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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-66, verse-5

गन्धर्व एष वै हन्ता कीचकानां दुरात्मनाम् ।
व्याघ्रानृक्षान्वराहांश्च हतवान्स्त्रीपुरे तव ॥५॥
5. gandharva eṣa vai hantā kīcakānāṁ durātmanām ,
vyāghrānṛkṣānvarāhāṁśca hatavānstrīpure tava.
5. gandharvaḥ eṣaḥ vai hantā kīcakānām durātmanām
vyāghrān ṛkṣān varāhān ca hatavān strīpure tava
5. Indeed, this Gandharva is the slayer of the wicked Kīcakas. He also killed tigers, bears, and boars in your women's quarter.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - (a disguised Bhīma, referred to as) a Gandharva (a celestial musician, a Gandharva)
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to Bhīma, disguised as Ballava) (this, he)
  • वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely
  • हन्ता (hantā) - killer, slayer
  • कीचकानाम् (kīcakānām) - of the Kīcakas (a group of brothers led by the general Kīcaka, slain by Bhīma) (of Kīcakas)
  • दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of the wicked Kīcakas (of the wicked-souled, of the evil ones)
  • व्याघ्रान् (vyāghrān) - tigers
  • ऋक्षान् (ṛkṣān) - bears
  • वराहान् (varāhān) - boars, wild pigs
  • (ca) - and, also
  • हतवान् (hatavān) - he has killed, one who has killed
  • स्त्रीपुरे (strīpure) - in your women's quarter (of the palace) (in the women's quarter, in the city of women)
  • तव (tava) - (King Virāṭa's) your (your, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - (a disguised Bhīma, referred to as) a Gandharva (a celestial musician, a Gandharva)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva
gandharva - celestial musician, demigod, a class of divine beings
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to Bhīma, disguised as Ballava) (this, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely
(indeclinable)
हन्ता (hantā) - killer, slayer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hantṛ
hantṛ - killer, slayer, destroyer
agent noun
derived from root "han" (to strike, kill) + agent suffix "-tṛ"
Root: han (class 2)
कीचकानाम् (kīcakānām) - of the Kīcakas (a group of brothers led by the general Kīcaka, slain by Bhīma) (of Kīcakas)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kīcaka
kīcaka - Kīcaka (name of a general in Virāṭa's army)
Note: Refers to Kīcaka and his 105 brothers (upakīcakas).
दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of the wicked Kīcakas (of the wicked-souled, of the evil ones)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of durātman
durātman - wicked-souled, evil-minded, vile, malicious
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+ātman)
  • dus – bad, difficult, ill
    prefix
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
Note: Agrees with "kīcakānām".
व्याघ्रान् (vyāghrān) - tigers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vyāghra
vyāghra - tiger
ऋक्षान् (ṛkṣān) - bears
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛkṣa
ṛkṣa - bear
वराहान् (varāhān) - boars, wild pigs
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of varāha
varāha - boar, wild pig, hog
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
conjunction
हतवान् (hatavān) - he has killed, one who has killed
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hatavat
hatavat - one who has killed, having killed
past active participle
root "han" (to kill) + suffix "-tavat"
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Functions as an adjective or predicate.
स्त्रीपुरे (strīpure) - in your women's quarter (of the palace) (in the women's quarter, in the city of women)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of strīpura
strīpura - women's quarter (of a palace), harem, city of women
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+pura)
  • strī – woman, wife
    noun (feminine)
  • pura – city, fortress, palace
    noun (neuter)
तव (tava) - (King Virāṭa's) your (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you