महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-13, verse-31

धृष्टकेतुः कृपेनास्ताञ्छित्त्वा बहुविधाञ्शरान् ।
कृपं विव्याध सप्तत्या लक्ष्म चास्याहरत्त्रिभिः ॥३१॥

31. dhṛṣṭaketuḥ kṛpenāstāñchittvā bahuvidhāñśarān ,
kṛpaṁ vivyādha saptatyā lakṣma cāsyāharattribhiḥ.

31. dhṛṣṭaketuḥ kṛpena āstān chitṭvā bahuvidhān śarān
kṛpaṃ vivyādha saptatyā lakṣma ca asya aharat tribhiḥ

31. dhṛṣṭaketuḥ kṛpena āstān bahuvidhān śarān chitṭvā
kṛpaṃ saptatyā vivyādha ca asya lakṣma tribhiḥ aharat

31. Dhristaketu, having cut down the many kinds of arrows (śara) released by Kripa, then pierced Kripa with seventy (arrows) and struck down his banner with three (arrows).

Words meanings summery:

• धृष्टकेतुः (dhṛṣṭaketuḥ) - Dhristaketu

• कृपेन (kṛpena) - by Kripa

• आस्तान् (āstān) - released, discharged (arrows)

• छित्ट्वा (chitṭvā) - having cut, having severed

• बहुविधान् (bahuvidhān) - of many kinds, various

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• कृपं (kṛpaṁ) - Kripa

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced

• सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy

• लक्ष्म (lakṣma) - banner, emblem

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - Refers to Kripa. (his)

• अहरत् (aharat) - struck down, carried away

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

Words meanings and morphology

धृष्टकेतुः (dhṛṣṭaketuḥ) - Dhristaketu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭaketu

dhṛṣṭaketu - Dhristaketu, name of a warrior

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛṣṭa+ketu)

• dhṛṣṭa – bold, audacious
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √dhṛṣ (to be bold, daring)
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)
• ketu – banner, flag, sign
  noun (masculine)

कृपेन (kṛpena) - by Kripa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kripa, name of a warrior and sage

आस्तान् (āstān) - released, discharged (arrows)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āsta

āsta - thrown, cast, discharged

Past Passive Participle

from root √as (to throw, cast) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively here, referring to 'arrows'.

छित्ट्वा (chitṭvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root √chid (to cut)

Root: chid (class 7)

बहुविधान् (bahuvidhān) - of many kinds, various

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many kinds, various, manifold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun (masculine)

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

कृपं (kṛpaṁ) - Kripa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kripa, name of a warrior and sage

विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vyadh

Root: vyadh (class 4)

सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saptati

saptati - seventy

Note: Implied 'seventy arrows'.

लक्ष्म (lakṣma) - banner, emblem

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣman

lakṣman - mark, sign, banner, characteristic

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - Refers to Kripa. (his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

अहरत् (aharat) - struck down, carried away

(verb)

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

Root: hṛ (class 1)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(numeral)

Note: Implied 'three arrows'.

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