महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-175, verse-18

ततः किल महावीर्यो भीष्मः शांतनवो नृपान् ।
अवाक्षिप्य महातेजास्तिस्रः कन्या जहार ताः ॥१८॥

18. tataḥ kila mahāvīryo bhīṣmaḥ śāṁtanavo nṛpān ,
avākṣipya mahātejāstisraḥ kanyā jahāra tāḥ.

18. tataḥ kila mahāvīryaḥ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ nṛpān
avākṣipya mahātejāḥ tisraḥ kanyāḥ jahāra tāḥ

18. tataḥ kila mahāvīryaḥ mahātejāḥ śāntanavaḥ
bhīṣmaḥ nṛpān avākṣipya tāḥ tisraḥ kanyāḥ jahāra

18. Then, it is said, the immensely powerful and glorious Bhishma, son of Shantanu, having repelled the kings, carried away those three maidens.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reportedly

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great prowess, immensely powerful

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu

• नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings

• अवाक्षिप्य (avākṣipya) - having repelled, having cast down, having thrown aside

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very glorious, very brilliant

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three (feminine)

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - maidens, girls, daughters

• जहार (jahāra) - carried away, seized, abducted

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reportedly

(indeclinable)

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great prowess, immensely powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great prowess, very powerful, heroic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• vīrya – heroism, prowess, energy, strength
  noun (neuter)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable, Bhishma (a proper name, son of Shantanu)

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Shantanu, son of Shantanu

Patronymic derivation from Shantanu

नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

From nṛ (man) + pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

अवाक्षिप्य (avākṣipya) - having repelled, having cast down, having thrown aside

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (lyap)

From root kṣip with prefix ava, forming an absolutive (gerund)

Prefix: ava

Root: kṣip (class 6)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very glorious, very brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor or energy, very glorious, majestic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three (feminine)

(numeral)

Note: Can also be nominative plural

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - maidens, girls, daughters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin

Note: Can also be nominative plural

जहार (jahāra) - carried away, seized, abducted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of jahāra

Perfect tense (Lit)

From root hṛ, perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Can also be nominative plural