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7,10

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-10, verse-12

जरासंधं महाबाहुमुपायेन जनार्दनः ।
परेण घातयामास पृथगक्षौहिणीपतिम् ॥१२॥
12. jarāsaṁdhaṁ mahābāhumupāyena janārdanaḥ ,
pareṇa ghātayāmāsa pṛthagakṣauhiṇīpatim.
12. jarāsaṃdham mahābāhum upāyena janārdanaḥ
pareṇa ghātayāmāsa pṛthak akṣauhiṇīpatim
12. janārdanaḥ upāyena pareṇa mahābāhum pṛthak
akṣauhiṇīpatim jarāsaṃdham ghātayāmāsa
12. Janārdana, the mighty-armed (mahābāhu), through a stratagem (upāya), caused Jarāsandha, the lord of many akṣauhiṇīs, to be killed by another.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जरासंधम् (jarāsaṁdham) - Jarāsandha (a king's name)
  • महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed
  • उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by a stratagem, by a trick
  • जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (a name for Krishna/Vishnu)
  • परेण (pareṇa) - through another person (referring to Bhīma) (by another, through another)
  • घातयामास (ghātayāmāsa) - caused to be killed, slew
  • पृथक् (pṛthak) - each (akṣauhiṇī) separately, implying multiple (separately, distinctly, individually)
  • अक्षौहिणीपतिम् (akṣauhiṇīpatim) - lord who commanded many akṣauhiṇīs (lord of an akṣauhiṇī (large army division))

Words meanings and morphology

जरासंधम् (jarāsaṁdham) - Jarāsandha (a king's name)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jarāsaṃdha
jarāsaṁdha - Jarāsandha (a powerful king of Magadha, adversary of Krishna)
महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by a stratagem, by a trick
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of upāya
upāya - means, expedient, stratagem, method, approach
जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (a name for Krishna/Vishnu)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana
janārdana - Janārdana (a name of Krishna or Vishnu, meaning 'agitator of men' or 'giver of boons to men')
परेण (pareṇa) - through another person (referring to Bhīma) (by another, through another)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of para
para - other, another, supreme, distant
घातयामास (ghātayāmāsa) - caused to be killed, slew
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ghātayāmāsa
Causative perfect
Formed from the causative stem of root han (to strike, kill) + perfect auxiliary āmāsa.
Root: han (class 2)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - each (akṣauhiṇī) separately, implying multiple (separately, distinctly, individually)
(indeclinable)
Note: Acts as an adverb modifying 'akṣauhiṇīpatim', indicating multiple akṣauhiṇīs.
अक्षौहिणीपतिम् (akṣauhiṇīpatim) - lord who commanded many akṣauhiṇīs (lord of an akṣauhiṇī (large army division))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣauhiṇīpati
akṣauhiṇīpati - lord of an akṣauhiṇī (a complete army division)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣauhiṇī+pati)
  • akṣauhiṇī – an akṣauhiṇī (a large division of an army, consisting of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 horses, and 109,350 foot-soldiers)
    noun (feminine)
  • pati – lord, master, husband
    noun (masculine)