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6,114

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-80

अभिहत्य शरौघैस्तं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।
न तस्यासीदनिर्भिन्नं गात्रेष्वङ्गुलमात्रकम् ॥८०॥
80. abhihatya śaraughaistaṁ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ,
na tasyāsīdanirbhinnaṁ gātreṣvaṅgulamātrakam.
80. abhihatya śaraughaiḥ tam śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ
na tasya āsīt anirbhinnam gātreṣu aṅgulamātrakam
80. śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ śaraughaiḥ tam abhihatya,
tasya gātreṣu aṅgulamātrakam anirbhinnam na āsīt
80. Having assailed him with thousands upon hundreds of arrow-showers, not even an inch of his body remained unpierced.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having assailed (having struck, having assailed, having beaten)
  • शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows (with hosts of arrows, with showers of arrows (instrumental plural))
  • तम् (tam) - him (Bhīṣma) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))
  • शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)
  • अथ (atha) - and then (and, then, moreover)
  • सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • तस्य (tasya) - his (body) (his, of him, its (genitive singular))
  • आसीत् (āsīt) - remained, existed (it was, there was (imperfect 3rd singular))
  • अनिर्भिन्नम् (anirbhinnam) - unpierced (unpierced, undivided, intact (neuter nominative singular))
  • गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on his body (on the limbs, on the body (locative plural))
  • अङ्गुलमात्रकम् (aṅgulamātrakam) - even an inch (even an inch, only an inch (neuter nominative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having assailed (having struck, having assailed, having beaten)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
prefix abhi + root han (to strike/kill) + suffix -ya after preceding upasarga
Prefix: abhi
Root: han (class 2)
शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows (with hosts of arrows, with showers of arrows (instrumental plural))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaraugha
śaraugha - multitude/host of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ogha)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
    noun (masculine)
तम् (tam) - him (Bhīṣma) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)
(indeclinable)
adverb formed from 'śata' (hundred) + suffix -śas
अथ (atha) - and then (and, then, moreover)
(indeclinable)
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)
(indeclinable)
adverb formed from 'sahasra' (thousand) + suffix -śas
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - his (body) (his, of him, its (genitive singular))
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
आसीत् (āsīt) - remained, existed (it was, there was (imperfect 3rd singular))
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as
root as, class 2. Impf. 3rd sg.
Root: as (class 2)
अनिर्भिन्नम् (anirbhinnam) - unpierced (unpierced, undivided, intact (neuter nominative singular))
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anirbhinna
anirbhinna - unpierced, unbroken, intact
past passive participle
neg. prefix a + prefix nir + root bhid (to break/pierce) + ppp suffix -ta
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nirbhinna)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • nirbhinna – pierced, broken
    adjective (neuter)
    past passive participle
    prefix nir + root bhid + ppp suffix -ta
    Prefix: nir
    Root: bhid (class 7)
Note: It functions as a predicate adjective to "aṅgulamātrakam" which is the subject.
गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on his body (on the limbs, on the body (locative plural))
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of gātra
gātra - limb, body
अङ्गुलमात्रकम् (aṅgulamātrakam) - even an inch (even an inch, only an inch (neuter nominative singular))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅgulamātraka
aṅgulamātraka - mere inch, only an inch
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅgula+mātraka)
  • aṅgula – finger, inch (as a measure)
    noun (neuter)
  • mātraka – mere, only, pertaining to measure
    adjective (neuter)
    suffix -ka added to mātra
Note: Here 'mātraka' implies 'only' or 'even'.