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5,181

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-181, verse-11

ततोऽहमस्त्रं वायव्यं जामदग्न्ये प्रयुक्तवान् ।
प्रत्याजघ्ने च तद्रामो गुह्यकास्त्रेण भारत ॥११॥
11. tato'hamastraṁ vāyavyaṁ jāmadagnye prayuktavān ,
pratyājaghne ca tadrāmo guhyakāstreṇa bhārata.
11. tataḥ aham astram vāyavyam jāmadagnye prayuktavān
| pratiājaghne ca tat rāmaḥ guhyakāstreṇa bhārata
11. tataḥ aham jāmadagnye vāyavyam astram prayuktavān
ca rāmaḥ bhārata tat guhyakāstreṇa pratiājaghne
11. Then I employed the aerial weapon against Paraśurāma. And Rāma, O Bhārata, repelled that with the guhyaka weapon.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)
  • अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)
  • अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (weapon, missile)
  • वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - the aerial (weapon), relating to the wind god (relating to Vāyu (wind god), aerial, windy)
  • जामदग्न्ये (jāmadagnye) - against Paraśurāma (to the son of Jamadagni (Paraśurāma))
  • प्रयुक्तवान् (prayuktavān) - employed, discharged (having employed, one who employed, discharged)
  • प्रतिआजघ्ने (pratiājaghne) - repelled (repelled, struck back, countered)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • तत् (tat) - that (weapon) (that, it)
  • रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Paraśurāma, the opponent) (Rāma)
  • गुह्यकास्त्रेण (guhyakāstreṇa) - with the guhyaka weapon
  • भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing the listener) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
First person singular pronoun
अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (weapon, missile)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile, dart
From root as 'to throw'
Root: as (class 4)
वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - the aerial (weapon), relating to the wind god (relating to Vāyu (wind god), aerial, windy)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vāyavya
vāyavya - relating to Vāyu, aerial, windy
Derived from Vāyu
Note: Agrees with 'astram'.
जामदग्न्ये (jāmadagnye) - against Paraśurāma (to the son of Jamadagni (Paraśurāma))
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya
jāmadagnya - son of Jamadagni, Paraśurāma
Formed from Jamadagni + ṇya (patronymic suffix)
Note: Dative case, indicating the recipient or target of the action.
प्रयुक्तवान् (prayuktavān) - employed, discharged (having employed, one who employed, discharged)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prayukta-vat
prayukta - employed, used, discharged
Past Passive Participle
From pra + yuj (to join, employ) + kta (suffix for PPP)
Prefix: pra
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Agentive noun derived from past passive participle using 'kṛt' suffix '-vat'. Agrees with 'aham'.
प्रतिआजघ्ने (pratiājaghne) - repelled (repelled, struck back, countered)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prati-ā-han
Root verb in perfect tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.
Perfect (liṭ) tense, 3rd singular, Ātmanepada. Root han + prefixes prati and ā.
Prefixes: prati+ā
Root: han (class 2)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that (weapon) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Neuter singular accusative/nominative of 'tad'
रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Paraśurāma, the opponent) (Rāma)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rāma (name of several prominent figures, including Paraśurāma)
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'pratyājaghne'.
गुह्यकास्त्रेण (guhyakāstreṇa) - with the guhyaka weapon
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of guhyakāstra
guhyakāstra - weapon of the Guhyakas (a class of demigods/celestial beings)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guhyaka+astra)
  • guhyaka – a class of demigods, celestial beings, attendants of Kubera
    noun (masculine)
  • astra – weapon, missile, dart
    noun (neuter)
    Root: as (class 4)
Note: Means by which Rāma repelled the weapon.
भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing the listener) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name of Yudhiṣṭhira, Janamejaya, Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Patronymic from Bharata
Root: bhṛ (class 1)