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6,73

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-73, verse-59

तौ च दृष्ट्वा महेष्वासानभिमन्युपुरोगमान् ।
बभूवतुर्मुदा युक्तौ निघ्नन्तौ तव वाहिनीम् ॥५९॥
59. tau ca dṛṣṭvā maheṣvāsānabhimanyupurogamān ,
babhūvaturmudā yuktau nighnantau tava vāhinīm.
59. tau ca dṛṣṭvā maheṣvāsān abhimanyupurogamān
babhūvatuḥ mudā yuktau nighnantau tava vāhinīm
59. tau ca abhimanyupurogamān maheṣvāsān dṛṣṭvā
mudā yuktau babhūvatuḥ tava vāhinīm nighnantau
59. And those two (Dhrishtadyumna and Bhima), having seen the great archers led by Abhimanyu, became filled with joy, striking down your army.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तौ (tau) - those two
  • (ca) - and, also
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
  • महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers (accusative)
  • अभिमन्युपुरोगमान् (abhimanyupurogamān) - led by Abhimanyu, having Abhimanyu as their chief
  • बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they two became
  • मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily
  • युक्तौ (yuktau) - endowed with, joined with, connected
  • निघ्नन्तौ (nighnantau) - striking down, killing, destroying
  • तव (tava) - your, of yours
  • वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army, host

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Nominative dual masculine of 'tad', referring to Dhrishtadyumna and Bhima.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with the 'ktvā' suffix.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers (accusative)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa
maheṣvāsa - great archer, one who has a great bow
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+iṣvāsa)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective
  • iṣvāsa – archer, bowman (one who has an arrow-bow)
    noun (masculine)
    From 'iṣu' (arrow) and 'āsa' (sitting, being, or from 'as' to throw, hence one who uses an arrow).
Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.
अभिमन्युपुरोगमान् (abhimanyupurogamān) - led by Abhimanyu, having Abhimanyu as their chief
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of abhimanyupurogama
abhimanyupurogama - led by Abhimanyu
Compound type : bahuvrihi (abhimanyu+puras+gama)
  • abhimanyu – Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • puras – in front, before, ahead
    indeclinable
  • gama – going, moving, leading
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
    Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Compound adjective modifying 'maheṣvāsān'.
बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they two became
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū
Perfect tense, active voice
Root 'bhū' (class 1) in perfect tense.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Third person dual perfect active of 'bhū'.
मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mudā
mudā - joy, delight, pleasure
Note: Instrumental singular of 'mudā'.
युक्तौ (yuktau) - endowed with, joined with, connected
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of yukta
yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in, appropriate
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'yuj' (to join, connect) with the 'kta' (PPP) suffix.
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Past Passive Participle modifying 'tau', agreeing with 'mudā' in instrumental sense.
निघ्नन्तौ (nighnantau) - striking down, killing, destroying
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of nighnat
nighnat - striking down, killing, slaying
Present Active Participle
Derived from prefix 'ni' and root 'han' (to strike, kill) with the 'śatṛ' suffix.
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Present Active Participle modifying 'tau'.
तव (tava) - your, of yours
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Genitive singular of 'yuṣmad' (you), referring to Dhritarashtra.
वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army, host
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vāhinī
vāhinī - army, host, division of an army
Note: Object of 'nighnantau'.