महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-185, verse-9

स तेनाभिहतो वीरो ललाटे द्विजसत्तमः ।
अशोभत महाराज सशृङ्ग इव पर्वतः ॥९॥

9. sa tenābhihato vīro lalāṭe dvijasattamaḥ ,
aśobhata mahārāja saśṛṅga iva parvataḥ.

9. saḥ tena abhihataḥ vīraḥ lalāṭe dvijasattamaḥ
aśobhata mahārāja saśṛṅgaḥ iva parvataḥ

9. mahārāja tena abhihataḥ vīraḥ dvijasattamaḥ
lalāṭe saśṛṅgaḥ parvataḥ iva aśobhata saḥ

9. O great king, struck by him upon the forehead, that hero among brahmins shone brilliantly, just like a mountain with peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तेन (tena) - by him

• अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck, hit, attacked

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

• ललाटे (lalāṭe) - on the forehead

• द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - the best of brahmins (best of brahmins, preeminent among twice-born ones)

• अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, looked splendid

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• सशृङ्गः (saśṛṅgaḥ) - having peaks, horned, with summits

• इव (iva) - like, as

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

तेन (tena) - by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck, hit, attacked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhihata

abhihata - struck, hit, attacked

Past Passive Participle

abhi + han to strike

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

ललाटे (lalāṭe) - on the forehead

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lalāṭa

lalāṭa - forehead, brow

द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - the best of brahmins (best of brahmins, preeminent among twice-born ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of brahmins, best of twice-born ones

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – brahmin, bird, snake, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, looked splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (hyaṅ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, sovereign

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

सशृङ्गः (saśṛṅgaḥ) - having peaks, horned, with summits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saśṛṅga

saśṛṅga - having peaks, horned, possessing summits

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+śṛṅga)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śṛṅga – peak, summit, horn
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

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