महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-59

तथा स राक्षसश्रेष्ठः शरैः कृत्तः पुनः पुनः ।
संबभूव महाराज समवाप च यौवनम् ॥५९॥

59. tathā sa rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ śaraiḥ kṛttaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ,
saṁbabhūva mahārāja samavāpa ca yauvanam.

59. tathā saḥ rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ śaraiḥ kṛttaḥ punaḥ
punaḥ saṃbabhūva mahārāja samavāpa ca yauvanam

59. mahārāja tathā saḥ rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ śaraiḥ kṛttaḥ
punaḥ punaḥ saṃbabhūva ca yauvanam samavāpa

59. O great king, even though that chief of demons was repeatedly wounded by arrows, he would regenerate and regain his youth.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• राक्षसश्रेष्ठः (rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of demons, chief of demons

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• कृत्तः (kṛttaḥ) - cut, wounded, injured

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• संबभूव (saṁbabhūva) - Regenerated his form. (became, regenerated, came into being)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O great king)

• समवाप (samavāpa) - regained his youth. (obtained, regained)

• च (ca) - and

• यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, youthful vigor

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular form of 'tad'.

राक्षसश्रेष्ठः (rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of demons, chief of demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasaśreṣṭha

rākṣasaśreṣṭha - best of demons, chief of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+śreṣṭha)

• rākṣasa – demon
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative of praśasya (pra + śas).
  Root: śas (class 2)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

कृत्तः (kṛttaḥ) - cut, wounded, injured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtta

kṛtta - cut, divided, wounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛt (to cut).

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with the preceding 'punaḥ' to emphasize repetition.

संबभूव (saṁbabhūva) - Regenerated his form. (became, regenerated, came into being)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of sam-bhū

Perfect Active

Perfect tense (Lit) of the verb sam-√bhū (class 1, parasmāipada).

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

समवाप (samavāpa) - regained his youth. (obtained, regained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of sam-ava-āp

Perfect Active

Perfect tense (Lit) of the verb sam-ava-√āp (class 5, parasmāipada).

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: āp (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, youthful vigor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, juvenility, youthful age

Derived from 'yuvan' (young).

Note: Object of 'samavāpa'.