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6,73

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-73, verse-49

मोहाविष्टांश्च ते पुत्रानपश्यत्स महारथः ।
ततः प्रज्ञास्त्रमादाय मोहनास्त्रं व्यशातयत् ॥४९॥
49. mohāviṣṭāṁśca te putrānapaśyatsa mahārathaḥ ,
tataḥ prajñāstramādāya mohanāstraṁ vyaśātayat.
49. mohāviṣṭān ca te putrān apaśyat saḥ mahārathaḥ
tataḥ prajñāstram ādāya mohanāstraṃ vyaśātayat
49. saḥ mahārathaḥ mohāviṣṭān ca te putrān apaśyat
tataḥ prajñāstram ādāya mohanāstraṃ vyaśātayat
49. He, that great charioteer, also saw your sons overcome by delusion. Then, taking up the weapon of wisdom, he destroyed the deluding weapon.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मोहाविष्टान् (mohāviṣṭān) - overcome by delusion, bewildered, confounded
  • (ca) - and, also
  • ते (te) - refers to Dhritarashtra (your, of you)
  • पुत्रान् (putrān) - Dhritarashtra's sons (the Kauravas) (sons)
  • अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
  • सः (saḥ) - referring to Drona (he, that)
  • महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - referring to Drona, who was a supreme warrior (great charioteer, mighty warrior)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon
  • प्रज्ञास्त्रम् (prajñāstram) - A divine weapon representing wisdom or insight, used to counter delusion. (weapon of wisdom, missile of knowledge)
  • आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having grasped, having assumed
  • मोहनास्त्रं (mohanāstraṁ) - the deluding weapon, the weapon causing unconsciousness
  • व्यशातयत् (vyaśātayat) - he destroyed, he counteracted, he nullified

Words meanings and morphology

मोहाविष्टान् (mohāviṣṭān) - overcome by delusion, bewildered, confounded
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mohāviṣṭa
mohāviṣṭa - overcome by delusion, bewildered, confounded
Compound of 'moha' (delusion) and 'āviṣṭa' (entered, possessed).
Compound type : tatpurusha (moha+āviṣṭa)
  • moha – delusion, bewilderment, infatuation (moha)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: muh (class 4)
  • āviṣṭa – entered, possessed, overcome, seized
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from the root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ā-' and suffix '-kta'.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: viś (class 6)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - refers to Dhritarashtra (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
पुत्रान् (putrān) - Dhritarashtra's sons (the Kauravas) (sons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of paś
The root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' as its present stem. Here it is the imperfect form.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - referring to Drona (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - referring to Drona, who was a supreme warrior (great charioteer, mighty warrior)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha
mahāratha - great charioteer, warrior of great might
Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ratha' (chariot/charioteer).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective
  • ratha – chariot, car; charioteer, warrior
    noun (masculine)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon
(indeclinable)
प्रज्ञास्त्रम् (prajñāstram) - A divine weapon representing wisdom or insight, used to counter delusion. (weapon of wisdom, missile of knowledge)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prajñāstra
prajñāstra - weapon of wisdom, missile of knowledge
Compound of 'prajñā' (wisdom) and 'astra' (weapon).
Compound type : tatpurusha (prajñā+astra)
  • prajñā – wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, insight
    noun (feminine)
    From 'pra-' and root 'jñā' (to know).
    Prefix: pra
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • astra – weapon, missile, dart
    noun (neuter)
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having grasped, having assumed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from the root 'dā' with prefix 'ā-' and suffix '-ya' (l-yap).
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
मोहनास्त्रं (mohanāstraṁ) - the deluding weapon, the weapon causing unconsciousness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mohanāstra
mohanāstra - deluding weapon, weapon causing unconsciousness
Compound of 'mohana' (deluding) and 'astra' (weapon).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mohana+astra)
  • mohana – deluding, bewildering, fascinating; a deluding substance
    adjective (neuter)
    Verbal noun/adjective
    Derived from the root 'muh' (to be bewildered) with suffix '-ana'.
    Root: muh (class 4)
  • astra – weapon, missile, dart
    noun (neuter)
व्यशातयत् (vyaśātayat) - he destroyed, he counteracted, he nullified
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vi-śātay
Causative
Causative stem 'śātay' formed from root 'śad' with prefix 'vi-'.
Prefix: vi
Root: śad (class 1)