महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-25

सा तु मुक्ता गदा गुर्वी कृपेण सुपरिष्कृता ।
अर्जुनेन शरैर्नुन्ना प्रतिमार्गमथागमत् ॥२५॥

25. sā tu muktā gadā gurvī kṛpeṇa supariṣkṛtā ,
arjunena śarairnunnā pratimārgamathāgamat.

25. sā tu muktā gadā gurvī kṛpeṇa supariṣkṛtā
arjunena śaraiḥ nunnā pratimārgam atha agamat

25. But that heavy, well-adorned mace, which had been released by Kṛpa, was then struck by Arjuna's arrows and returned along the path it had come.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• मुक्ता (muktā) - released, freed

• गदा (gadā) - mace, club

• गुर्वी (gurvī) - heavy, mighty

• कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kṛpa

• सुपरिष्कृता (supariṣkṛtā) - well-prepared, well-adorned, excellent

• अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• नुन्ना (nunnā) - pushed, struck, repelled

• प्रतिमार्गम् (pratimārgam) - along the path, in the opposite direction, back

• अथ (atha) - then, so, now

• अगमत् (agamat) - went, returned

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

मुक्ता (muktā) - released, freed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, freed, liberated

Past Passive Participle

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

गदा (gadā) - mace, club

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

गुर्वी (gurvī) - heavy, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of guru

guru - heavy, weighty, great, important

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kṛpa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kṛpa (name of a warrior)

सुपरिष्कृता (supariṣkṛtā) - well-prepared, well-adorned, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of supariṣkṛta

supariṣkṛta - well-prepared, well-adorned, perfected, excellent

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix 'su-' (well) + prefix 'pari-' (around, fully) + root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Prefixes: su+pari

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

नुन्ना (nunnā) - pushed, struck, repelled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nunna

nunna - pushed, struck, repelled

Past Passive Participle

Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

प्रतिमार्गम् (pratimārgam) - along the path, in the opposite direction, back

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+mārga)

• prati – towards, against, in return
  indeclinable
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then, so, now

(indeclinable)

अगमत् (agamat) - went, returned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)