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7,13

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-13, verse-21

शतमायस्तु शकुनिः सहदेवं समाद्रवत् ।
सनियन्तृध्वजरथं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥२१॥
21. śatamāyastu śakuniḥ sahadevaṁ samādravat ,
saniyantṛdhvajarathaṁ vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.
21. śatamāyaḥ tu śakuniḥ sahadevam samādravat
saniyantṛdhvajaratham vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
21. tu śakuniḥ śatamāyaḥ sahadevam samādravat
niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ saniyantṛdhvajaratham vivyādha
21. But Śakuni, a master of a hundred illusions (māyā), charged at Sahadeva. He then struck Sahadeva's chariot, which included its charioteer and banner, with sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शतमायः (śatamāyaḥ) - Śakuni, who was known for his cunning and illusory tactics (having a hundred illusions/tricks)
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
  • शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni (proper name)
  • सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva (proper name)
  • समाद्रवत् (samādravat) - he rushed towards, attacked
  • सनियन्तृध्वजरथम् (saniyantṛdhvajaratham) - Sahadeva's chariot, complete with its charioteer and banner (chariot with its charioteer and banner)
  • विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, struck, wounded
  • निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharpened, keen, whetted
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

शतमायः (śatamāyaḥ) - Śakuni, who was known for his cunning and illusory tactics (having a hundred illusions/tricks)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śatamāya
śatamāya - skilled in a hundred tricks or illusions
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+māyā)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
  • māyā – illusion (māyā), deception, art, trick
    noun (feminine)
    Root: mā
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni
śakuni - Śakuni (maternal uncle of Duryodhana, known for gambling skills)
Note: Subject of samādravat and vivyādha.
सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva (proper name)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sahadeva
sahadeva - Sahadeva (the youngest of the Pāṇḍava brothers)
Note: Object of samādravat.
समाद्रवत् (samādravat) - he rushed towards, attacked
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samādravat
Imperfect Active
From root √dru (to run) with upasargas sam- + ā-
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dru (class 1)
सनियन्तृध्वजरथम् (saniyantṛdhvajaratham) - Sahadeva's chariot, complete with its charioteer and banner (chariot with its charioteer and banner)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saniyantṛdhvajaratha
saniyantṛdhvajaratha - having its charioteer and banner along with the chariot
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+niyantṛ+dhvaja+ratha)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
    Prefix meaning 'with'
  • niyantṛ – charioteer, controller, regulator
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun
    From root √yam (to control) with prefix ni-
    Prefix: ni
    Root: yam (class 1)
  • dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhvaj
  • ratha – chariot, car
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ram
Note: Modifies an implied 'ratham' (chariot), here acting as a noun in the accusative case.
विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, struck, wounded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vivyādha
Perfect Active
Perfect tense form of √vyadh (vyadhayati).
Root: vyadh (class 4)
निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharpened, keen, whetted
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita
niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted
Past Passive Participle
From root √śo (to sharpen) with upasarga ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: śo (class 4)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow
Root: śṛ