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6,45

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-45, verse-28

ततः शतसहस्रेण सौभद्रं प्रपितामहः ।
अवाकिरदमेयात्मा शराणां नतपर्वणाम् ॥२८॥
28. tataḥ śatasahasreṇa saubhadraṁ prapitāmahaḥ ,
avākiradameyātmā śarāṇāṁ nataparvaṇām.
28. tataḥ śatasahasreṇa saubhadram prapitāmahaḥ
avākirat ameyātmā śarāṇām nataparvaṇām
28. tataḥ ameyātmā prapitāmahaḥ nataparvaṇām
śarāṇām śatasahasreṇa saubhadram avākirat
28. Then, the great-grandfather (prapitāmaha) Bhishma, of immeasurable spirit (ameyātmā), overwhelmed Abhimanyu with a hundred thousand arrows with depressed joints (nataparvaṇām).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards
  • शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - with a hundred thousand
  • सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu (son of Subhadra)
  • प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - Bhishma, as the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas. (the great-grandfather)
  • अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered, scattered, overwhelmed
  • अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - of immeasurable spirit, of unbounded soul
  • शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of arrows
  • नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - Refers to well-made, swift arrows, often implying that the joint (parvan) near the fletching is smoothly depressed for stability or aerodynamics. (of bent-jointed (arrows), with depressed nocks)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards
(indeclinable)
Adverbial derivative from 'tad' (that)
शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - with a hundred thousand
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śatasahasra
śatasahasra - a hundred thousand, a lakh
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+sahasra)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
  • sahasra – thousand
    numeral (neuter)
सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu (son of Subhadra)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saubhadra
saubhadra - son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu)
Taddhita derivative from Subhadrā (सुभद्रा + aṇ)
प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - Bhishma, as the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas. (the great-grandfather)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha
prapitāmaha - great-grandfather
Compound
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pra+pitāmaha)
  • pra – before, forth, very
    indeclinable
    Prefix
  • pitāmaha – grandfather (father's father)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered, scattered, overwhelmed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ
Imperfect tense
From root kṛ (कृ, class 6, kirati) with upasarga ava (अव) + augment a (अ) + suffix t (त्).
Prefix: ava
Root: kṛ (class 6)
Note: Main verb.
अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - of immeasurable spirit, of unbounded soul
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ameyātman
ameyātman - whose self is immeasurable, of boundless spirit/mind
Compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ameya+ātman)
  • ameya – immeasurable, immense, incomprehensible
    adjective (masculine)
    Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negative)
    From root mā (मा) with prefix a (अ) and suffix ya (य)
    Prefix: a
    Root: mā (class 2)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of arrows
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
Root: śṛ (class 9)
नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - Refers to well-made, swift arrows, often implying that the joint (parvan) near the fletching is smoothly depressed for stability or aerodynamics. (of bent-jointed (arrows), with depressed nocks)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nataparvan
nataparvan - having bent or depressed joints/knots (said of arrows indicating good craftsmanship)
Compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nata+parvan)
  • nata – bent, bowed, humble
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root nam (नम्) + kta (क्त) suffix
    Root: nam (class 1)
  • parvan – knot, joint, section; festival day
    noun (neuter)