महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-79, verse-36

ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजन्प्रहसन्निव भारत ।
तस्याश्वांश्चतुरः संख्ये पातयामास सायकैः ॥३६॥

36. tataḥ prāgjyotiṣo rājanprahasanniva bhārata ,
tasyāśvāṁścaturaḥ saṁkhye pātayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ.

36. tataḥ prāgjyotiṣaḥ rājan prahasan iva bhārata
tasya aśvān ca caturaḥ saṃkhye pātayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ

36. rājan bhārata tataḥ prāgjyotiṣaḥ prahasan iva
saṃkhye tasya ca caturaḥ aśvān sāyakaiḥ pātayāmāsa

36. Then, O King (rājan), O descendant of Bharata (bhārata), the king of Pragjyotisha, as if smiling, struck down his four horses in battle with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thence

• प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - Bhagadatta, the king of Pragjyotisha (the king of Pragjyotisha)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhritarashtra (the traditional listener of the Mahabharata narration) (O king)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhritarashtra (the traditional listener of the Mahabharata narration) (O descendant of Bharata)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Bhima's chariot or charioteer (his, of him)

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

• च (ca) - and

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in an encounter

• पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall, struck down

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thence

(indeclinable)

Ablative of tad, used adverbially.

प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - Bhagadatta, the king of Pragjyotisha (the king of Pragjyotisha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāgjyotiṣa

prāgjyotiṣa - a king or resident of Pragjyotisha (an ancient kingdom)

राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhritarashtra (the traditional listener of the Mahabharata narration) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'has' (to laugh) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhritarashtra (the traditional listener of the Mahabharata narration) (O descendant of Bharata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata, Indian

तस्य (tasya) - of Bhima's chariot or charioteer (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in an encounter

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, war, combat; number, reckoning

पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall, struck down

(verb)

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

Causative stem from the root 'pat' (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart