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4,52

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-17

स छिन्नधनुरादाय अथ शक्तिं प्रतापवान् ।
प्राहिणोत्पाण्डुपुत्राय प्रदीप्तामशनीमिव ॥१७॥
17. sa chinnadhanurādāya atha śaktiṁ pratāpavān ,
prāhiṇotpāṇḍuputrāya pradīptāmaśanīmiva.
17. sa chinnadhanuḥ ādāya atha śaktim pratāpavān
prāhiṇot pāṇḍuputrāya pradīptām aśanīm iva
17. Then, that mighty warrior (Kripa), whose bow was broken, took up a spear (śakti) and hurled it, blazing like a thunderbolt, at the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

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  • (sa) - that warrior (Kripa) (he, that)
  • छिन्नधनुः (chinnadhanuḥ) - Kripa, whose bow was broken (whose bow is broken, having a broken bow)
  • आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having picked up
  • अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now
  • शक्तिम् (śaktim) - a spear (śakti) (spear, power, energy, capability)
  • प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - that mighty warrior (Kripa) (mighty, powerful, valorous)
  • प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - he hurled, he sent forth
  • पाण्डुपुत्राय (pāṇḍuputrāya) - at Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu (to the son of Pāṇḍu)
  • प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing (spear) (blazing, burning, ignited)
  • अशनीम् (aśanīm) - a thunderbolt (thunderbolt, lightning)
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

(sa) - that warrior (Kripa) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
छिन्नधनुः (chinnadhanuḥ) - Kripa, whose bow was broken (whose bow is broken, having a broken bow)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of chinnadhanus
chinnadhanus - broken-bowed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+dhanus)
  • chinna – broken, cut, severed
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    from √chid (to cut, cleave)
    Root: chid (class 7)
  • dhanus – bow, weapon
    noun (neuter)
Note: compound qualifying 'sa'
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having picked up
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
from √dā (to give) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now
(indeclinable)
शक्तिम् (śaktim) - a spear (śakti) (spear, power, energy, capability)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, capability, spear, divine energy (śakti)
प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - that mighty warrior (Kripa) (mighty, powerful, valorous)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat
pratāpavat - possessing splendor, mighty, valorous
from pratāpa + -vat (possessive suffix)
Note: qualifies 'sa'
प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - he hurled, he sent forth
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of √hi
Prefix: pra
Root: hi (class 5)
पाण्डुपुत्राय (pāṇḍuputrāya) - at Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu (to the son of Pāṇḍu)
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍuputra
pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)
  • pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (a proper name)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • putra – son
    noun (masculine)
प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing (spear) (blazing, burning, ignited)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pradīpta
pradīpta - blazing, shining, inflamed
Past Passive Participle
from √dīp (to shine) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: dīp (class 4)
Note: qualifies 'śaktim'
अशनीम् (aśanīm) - a thunderbolt (thunderbolt, lightning)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aśanī
aśanī - thunderbolt, lightning
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)