महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-55, verse-21

ततोऽभिपेतुर्बहवो राधेयस्य पदानुगाः ।
तांश्च गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तैः प्राहिणोद्यमसादनम् ॥२१॥

21. tato'bhipeturbahavo rādheyasya padānugāḥ ,
tāṁśca gāṇḍīvanirmuktaiḥ prāhiṇodyamasādanam.

21. tataḥ abhipetuḥ bahavaḥ rādheyasya padānugāḥ
tān ca gāṇḍīvanirmuktaiḥ prāhiṇot yamasādanam

21. Then, many followers of Radheya (Karṇa) rushed towards Arjuna. He sent those (followers) to the abode of Yama (death) with arrows released from his Gaṇḍīva bow.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - rushed towards (rushed towards, came near)

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous)

• राधेयस्य (rādheyasya) - of Radheya (Karṇa)

• पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers (followers, attendants)

• तान् (tān) - those (followers) (those (masc. plural))

• च (ca) - and

• गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तैः (gāṇḍīvanirmuktaiḥ) - with arrows released from Gaṇḍīva (released from Gaṇḍīva)

• प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent (them) (sent forth, dispatched)

• यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama (death) (abode of Yama, death)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - rushed towards (rushed towards, came near)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect, 3rd person plural, root √pat (class 1)

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Qualifies 'padānugāḥ'

राधेयस्य (rādheyasya) - of Radheya (Karṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rādheya

rādheya - son of Rādhā (Karṇa)

Derived from Rādhā + ḍhaka (patronymic affix)

पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers (followers, attendants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of padānuga

padānuga - follower, attendant

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'pada' (footstep) + 'anuga' (following). Literally, 'one who follows the footsteps'.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pada+anuga)

• pada – footstep, track, word
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – following, attendant
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √gam (to go) with 'anu' prefix.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those (followers) (those (masc. plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'prāhiṇot'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तैः (gāṇḍīvanirmuktaiḥ) - with arrows released from Gaṇḍīva (released from Gaṇḍīva)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gāṇḍīvanirmukta

gāṇḍīvanirmukta - released from Gaṇḍīva

Past Passive Participle

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'gāṇḍīva' (Arjuna's bow) + 'nirmukta' (released). 'nirmukta' is past passive participle of √muc with 'nis'.

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (gāṇḍīva+nirmukta)

• gāṇḍīva – Arjuna's bow
  proper noun (neuter)
• nirmukta – released, discharged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √muc (to release) with 'nis' prefix.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: muc (class 6)

प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent (them) (sent forth, dispatched)

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, root √hi (class 5). The 'a' is augment for past tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama (death) (abode of Yama, death)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yamasādana

yamasādana - abode of Yama, realm of death

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'yama' (god of death) + 'sādana' (abode).

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (yama+sādana)

• yama – Yama (god of death), restraint
  proper noun (masculine)
• sādana – abode, dwelling, causing to sit down
  noun (neuter)
  From √sad (to sit)
  Root: sad (class 1)