महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-19, verse-22

शिखण्डी तु ततः पश्चादर्जुनेनाभिरक्षितः ।
यत्तो भीष्मविनाशाय प्रययौ भरतर्षभ ॥२२॥

22. śikhaṇḍī tu tataḥ paścādarjunenābhirakṣitaḥ ,
yatto bhīṣmavināśāya prayayau bharatarṣabha.

22. śikhaṇḍī tu tataḥ paścāt arjunena abhirakṣitaḥ
yattaḥ bhīṣmavināśāya prāyayau bharatarṣabha

22. bharatarṣabha śikhaṇḍī tu tataḥ paścāt arjunena
abhirakṣitaḥ (san) bhīṣmavināśāya yattaḥ prāyayau

22. O best among the Bharatas, Shikhandi, protected by Arjuna, then advanced, intent on Bhishma's destruction.

22. אחריהם הלך שִׁיקְהַנְדִי, ואַרְג׳וּנַה שמר עליו, בנחישות להשמיד את בְּהִישְׁמַה, הו מיטב בני בְּהַרַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind

• अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

• अभिरक्षितः (abhirakṣitaḥ) - protected, guarded

• यत्तः (yattaḥ) - striving, engaged, intent, ready

• भीष्मविनाशाय (bhīṣmavināśāya) - for the destruction of Bhishma

• प्राययौ (prāyayau) - went forth, proceeded, advanced

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandi (proper name)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

(indeclinable)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, behind

(indeclinable)

अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (proper name)

अभिरक्षितः (abhirakṣitaḥ) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - protected, guarded

Past Passive Participle

from prefix abhi- + root rakṣ (to protect) + suffix -ta

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Śikhaṇḍī.

यत्तः (yattaḥ) - striving, engaged, intent, ready

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatta

yatta - striving, engaged, intent, ready

Past Passive Participle

from root yat (to strive) + suffix -ta

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Śikhaṇḍī.

भीष्मविनाशाय (bhīṣmavināśāya) - for the destruction of Bhishma

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhīṣmavināśa

bhīṣmavināśa - destruction of Bhishma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīṣma+vināśa)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vināśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  from prefix vi- + root naś (to perish)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

प्राययौ (prāyayau) - went forth, proceeded, advanced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prāyayā

Perfect Active

from prefix pra- + root yā (to go), perfect 3rd singular active

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Dhritarashtra.

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