महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-141, verse-24

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सुदुःसहां शरैर्घोरैर्दिव्यास्त्रप्रतिमन्त्रितैः ।
व्यधमत्स महातेजा महाभ्राणीव मारुतः ॥२४॥

24. suduḥsahāṁ śarairghorairdivyāstrapratimantritaiḥ ,
vyadhamatsa mahātejā mahābhrāṇīva mārutaḥ.

24. su-duḥsahām śaraiḥ ghoraiḥ divyāstra-pratimantritaiḥ
vyadhamat saḥ mahātejāḥ mahābhrāṇi iva mārutaḥ

24. saḥ mahātejāḥ divyāstra-pratimantritaiḥ ghoraiḥ
sharaiḥ su-duḥsahām vyadhamat mārutaḥ mahābhrāṇi iva

24. That greatly energetic (mahātejāḥ) warrior, with dreadful arrows consecrated by divine weapons (divyāstra) that were extremely difficult to withstand, scattered the extremely difficult-to-endure [enemy force], just as the wind (māruta) disperses great clouds.

Words meanings summery:

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सु-दुःसहाम् (su-duḥsahām) - the enemy force, which was very difficult to endure (very difficult to endure, unbearable)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by terrible, dreadful

दिव्यास्त्र-प्रतिमन्त्रितैः (divyāstra-pratimantritaiḥ) - by arrows consecrated by divine weapons (divyāstra) (by those consecrated by divine weapons/mantras)

व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered, blew away, dispersed

सः (saḥ) - that warrior (Aśvatthāmā, implied) (he, that)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly energetic warrior (greatly energetic, very powerful)

महाभ्राणि (mahābhrāṇi) - great clouds

इव (iva) - like, as

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind

Words meanings and morphology

सु-दुःसहाम् (su-duḥsahām) - the enemy force, which was very difficult to endure (very difficult to endure, unbearable)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of su-duḥsaha

su-duḥsaha - very difficult to bear, extremely hard to endure, insufferable

Compound of `su` (good/intensive) + `duḥsaha` (difficult to bear). `duḥsaha` is derived from `dur` (bad/difficult) + root `sah` (to bear) with suffix `kha`.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+duḥsaha)

su – good, well, very, excellent
indeclinable
duḥsaha – difficult to bear, hard to endure, insufferable
adjective (masculine)
From `dur` (bad, difficult) + root `sah` (to bear).
Prefix: dur
Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied feminine noun like `senām` (army).

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

From root `śṛ` (to hurt, break).

Root: śṛ (class 9)

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, awful, fearful

Note: Agrees with `śaraiḥ`.

दिव्यास्त्र-प्रतिमन्त्रितैः (divyāstra-pratimantritaiḥ) - by arrows consecrated by divine weapons (divyāstra) (by those consecrated by divine weapons/mantras)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of divyāstra-pratimantrita

divyāstra-pratimantrita - consecrated/enchanted by divine weapons/spells

Bahuvrīhi compound describing something which has been consecrated by `divyāstra`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divyāstra+pratimantrita)

divyāstra – divine weapon
noun (neuter)
Tatpuruṣa compound: `divya` (divine) + `astra` (weapon).
pratimantrita – consecrated, enchanted, invoked with mantras
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from prefix `prati` + root `mantr` (to advise, invoke) + suffix `kta` (for past passive participle).
Prefix: prati
Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `śaraiḥ`.

व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered, blew away, dispersed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

From root `dhmā` (to blow) with prefix `vi`. `a` augment for imperfect tense.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhmā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that warrior (Aśvatthāmā, implied) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it