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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-23

विस्फार्य च महच्चापमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम् ।
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन दुर्योधनमरिंदमम् ॥२३॥
23. visphārya ca mahaccāpamindrāśanisamasvanam ,
abhidudrāva vegena duryodhanamariṁdamam.
23. visphārya ca mahat cāpam indrāśanismasvanam
abhidudrāva vegena duryodhanam ariṃdamam
23. ca mahat indrāśanismasvanam cāpam visphārya,
vegena ariṃdamam duryodhanam abhidudrāva
23. And having fully drawn his great bow, sounding like Indra's thunderbolt, he swiftly rushed towards Duryodhana, the subduer of enemies.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having stretched, having drawn (a bow)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • महत् (mahat) - great, mighty
  • चापम् (cāpam) - bow
  • इन्द्राशनिस्मस्वनम् (indrāśanismasvanam) - sounding like Indra's thunderbolt
  • अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - he rushed towards, he attacked
  • वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly
  • दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana (proper noun)
  • अरिंदमम् (ariṁdamam) - epithet for Duryodhana (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having stretched, having drawn (a bow)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed with prefix 'vi' and suffix -ya.
Prefix: vi
Root: sphā (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
महत् (mahat) - great, mighty
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, mighty, important
From √mah (to be great)
Root: mah (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'cāpam'.
चापम् (cāpam) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa
cāpa - bow
Note: Object of 'visphārya'. Although 'cāpa' is commonly masculine, it is treated as neuter here due to agreement with 'mahat'.
इन्द्राशनिस्मस्वनम् (indrāśanismasvanam) - sounding like Indra's thunderbolt
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of indrāśanismasvana
indrāśanismasvana - having the sound of Indra's thunderbolt
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (indra+aśani+sama+svana)
  • indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • aśani – thunderbolt
    noun (feminine)
  • sama – like, equal, similar
    adjective
  • svana – sound, noise
    noun (masculine)
    From √svan (to sound)
    Root: svan (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'cāpam'.
अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - he rushed towards, he attacked
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of dru
Root: dru (class 1)
Note: Reduplicated perfect form with prefix 'abhi'.
वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega
vega - speed, velocity, impulse
From √vij (to move rapidly)
Root: vij (class 6)
Note: Instrumental of manner.
दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana (proper noun)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava prince, 'hard to fight/conquer')
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Object of 'abhidudrāva'.
अरिंदमम् (ariṁdamam) - epithet for Duryodhana (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama
ariṁdama - subduer of enemies
From 'ari' (enemy) and 'dam' (to subdue) with agentive suffix.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)
  • ari – enemy, foe
    noun (masculine)
  • dama – subduing, taming
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun from √dam
    Root: dam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'duryodhanam'.