महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-26

महोदरं महेष्वासं नाराचेन स्तनान्तरे ।
विव्याध समरे राजन्स हतो न्यपतद्भुवि ॥२६॥

26. mahodaraṁ maheṣvāsaṁ nārācena stanāntare ,
vivyādha samare rājansa hato nyapatadbhuvi.

26. mahodaram maheṣvāsam nārācena stanāntare
vivyādha samare rājan saḥ hataḥ nyapatat bhuvi

26. rājan samare saḥ nārācena mahodaram maheṣvāsam
stanāntare vivyādha hataḥ bhuvi nyapatat

26. O king, in battle, he pierced Mahodara, the great archer, in the chest with an iron arrow. Struck, he fell to the ground.

26. הו מלך, בקרב הוא פילח את מַהוֹדַרַה, הקשת הדגול, בחץ ברזל (נָארָאצ׳ַה) בין החזה, ומַהוֹדַרַה נפל מת על האדמה.

Words meanings summery:

• महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (proper noun)

• महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - referring to Mahodara (great archer, one with a great bow)

• नाराचेन (nārācena) - by an iron arrow

• स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the space between the breasts, in the chest

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, struck

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to Mahodara (he)

• हतः (hataḥ) - Having been struck (by the arrow) (struck, killed)

• न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell down

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - Mahodara (a name, literally 'great-bellied')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - referring to Mahodara (great archer, one with a great bow)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - one with a great bow; a great archer

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Mahodara.

नाराचेन (nārācena) - by an iron arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, dart

स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the space between the breasts, in the chest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of stanāntara

stanāntara - space between the breasts, chest region

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (stana+antara)

• stana – breast
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interval, space, interior
  noun (neuter)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vyadh

perfect active (liṭ)

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Prefix: vi

Root: vyadh (class 4)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

सः (saḥ) - Referring to Mahodara (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Represents the subject of the second clause.

हतः (hataḥ) - Having been struck (by the arrow) (struck, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - struck, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with `saḥ`.

न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √pat

imperfect active (laṅ)

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

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