महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-155, verse-15

यत्रैव कृष्णेन रणे निर्जितः परवीरहा ।
तत्र भोजकटं नाम चक्रे नगरमुत्तमम् ॥१५॥

15. yatraiva kṛṣṇena raṇe nirjitaḥ paravīrahā ,
tatra bhojakaṭaṁ nāma cakre nagaramuttamam.

15. yatra eva kṛṣṇena raṇe nirjitaḥ paravīrahā
tatra bhojakaṭam nāma cakre nagaram uttamam

15. yatra eva raṇe kṛṣṇena paravīrahā nirjitaḥ tatra
(saḥ) uttamam bhojakaṭam nāma nagaram cakre

15. Just where the slayer of enemy heroes was defeated by Kṛṣṇa in battle, he then built an excellent city named Bhojakaṭa.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र एव (yatra eva) - just where, where indeed

• कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

• परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - Rukmi (slayer of enemy heroes)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• भोजकटम् (bhojakaṭam) - Bhojakaṭa (name of a city)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he built, he did

• नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र एव (yatra eva) - just where, where indeed

(indeclinable)

कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa; dark, black

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, defeated, subjugated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ji' (to conquer) with prefix 'nir'.

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'paravīrahā'.

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - Rukmi (slayer of enemy heroes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahan

paravīrahan - killer of enemy heroes

Compound noun formed from 'para' (enemy), 'vīra' (hero), and 'han' (killer/slayer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)

• para – enemy, other, foreign
  adjective (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to the person who was defeated by Kṛṣṇa, in this context, Rukmi.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

भोजकटम् (bhojakaṭam) - Bhojakaṭa (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojakaṭa

bhojakaṭa - name of a city

नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverbial particle to mean 'by name'.

चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he built, he did

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect tense

Root 'kṛ'. Perfect third person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Accusative object of 'cakre'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, supreme

Superlative degree of 'ud' (up, out).

Note: Agrees with 'nagaram'.