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6,109

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-36

अथेतरे महेष्वासाः पञ्च पञ्च शिलीमुखान् ।
भीमसेनं समुद्दिश्य प्रेषयामासुरोजसा ॥३६॥
36. athetare maheṣvāsāḥ pañca pañca śilīmukhān ,
bhīmasenaṁ samuddiśya preṣayāmāsurojasā.
36. atha itare maheṣvāsāḥ pañca pañca śilīmukhān
bhīmasenam samuddiśya preṣayāmāsuḥ ojasā
36. atha itare maheṣvāsāḥ bhīmasenam samuddiśya
pañca pañca śilīmukhān ojasā preṣayāmāsuḥ
36. Then, the other great archers, having aimed at Bhimasena, hurled five arrows (śilīmukhān) each with great might.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon, therefore)
  • इतरे (itare) - the others (the others, other)
  • महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers (great archers, mighty bowmen)
  • पञ्च (pañca) - five (each) (five)
  • पञ्च (pañca) - five (each) (five)
  • शिलीमुखान् (śilīmukhān) - arrows (arrows, sharp-pointed objects)
  • भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena (Bhimasena (name of a Pandava prince))
  • समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - having aimed at (having aimed at, having directed towards, with reference to)
  • प्रेषयामासुः (preṣayāmāsuḥ) - they hurled (they sent forth, they hurled, they dispatched)
  • ओजसा (ojasā) - with great might (with might, with power, with vigor)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon, therefore)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction or particle.
इतरे (itare) - the others (the others, other)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of itara
itara - other, different
Note: Refers to other warriors.
महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers (great archers, mighty bowmen)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa
maheṣvāsa - a great archer, mighty bowman
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+iṣvāsa)
  • mahat – great, large, mighty
    adjective (neuter)
  • iṣvāsa – bow, archer
    noun (masculine)
Note: Appositive to itare.
पञ्च (pañca) - five (each) (five)
(numeral)
Note: Acts as an adjective for śilīmukhān.
पञ्च (pañca) - five (each) (five)
(numeral)
Note: Repetition 'pañca pañca' indicates 'five each'.
शिलीमुखान् (śilīmukhān) - arrows (arrows, sharp-pointed objects)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śilīmukha
śilīmukha - arrow, bee (lit. 'rock-faced' or 'point-faced')
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śilī+mukha)
  • śilī – stone, rock, point
    noun (feminine)
  • mukha – face, mouth, tip, point
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of the verb preṣayāmāsuḥ.
भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena (Bhimasena (name of a Pandava prince))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena
bhīmasena - Bhimasena (the second of the Pandava princes, known for his strength)
Note: Object of samuddiśya.
समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - having aimed at (having aimed at, having directed towards, with reference to)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
gerund/absolutive formed with prefix 'sam-ud-' and root 'diś'
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Precedes the main verb.
प्रेषयामासुः (preṣayāmāsuḥ) - they hurled (they sent forth, they hurled, they dispatched)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of preṣay
perfect tense
periphrastic perfect, 3rd person plural active (from causative of 'iṣ')
Prefix: pra
Root: iṣ (class 4)
Note: Periphrastic perfect form.
ओजसा (ojasā) - with great might (with might, with power, with vigor)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ojas
ojas - might, power, strength, vigor
Note: Indicates the manner of action.