महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-33

त्रासयंस्तलघोषेण क्षत्रियान्क्षत्रियर्षभः ।
राजीवलोचनं कर्णं सात्यकिः प्रत्यविध्यत ॥३३॥

33. trāsayaṁstalaghoṣeṇa kṣatriyānkṣatriyarṣabhaḥ ,
rājīvalocanaṁ karṇaṁ sātyakiḥ pratyavidhyata.

33. trāsayant talaghoṣeṇa kṣatriyān kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ
rājīvalocanam karṇam sātyakiḥ prati avyadhyata

33. kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ sātyakiḥ talaghoṣeṇa kṣatriyān
trāsayant rājīvalocanam karṇam prati avyadhyata

33. Satyaki, that best of warriors, terrifying the other warriors (kṣatriyas) with the sound of his palm, pierced the lotus-eyed Karna in return.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रासयन्त् (trāsayant) - terrifying, causing fear

• तलघोषेण (talaghoṣeṇa) - with the sound of the palm (slap)

• क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - the kshatriyas, warriors

• क्षत्रियर्षभः (kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ) - best of warriors, chief of kshatriyas

• राजीवलोचनम् (rājīvalocanam) - lotus-eyed

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in return

• अव्यध्यत (avyadhyata) - pierced, struck

Words meanings and morphology

त्रासयन्त् (trāsayant) - terrifying, causing fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trāsayat

trāsayat - terrifying, frightening

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Causative stem of √tras ('to tremble')

Root: tras (class 4)

तलघोषेण (talaghoṣeṇa) - with the sound of the palm (slap)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of talaghoṣa

talaghoṣa - sound of the palm, battle-cry made by striking the arm

Compound type : tatpurusha (tala+ghoṣa)

• tala – palm (of hand), flat surface
  noun (masculine)
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)

क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - the kshatriyas, warriors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior class, warrior

क्षत्रियर्षभः (kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ) - best of warriors, chief of kshatriyas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyarṣabha

kṣatriyarṣabha - bull among kshatriyas, excellent kshatriya, best of warriors

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)

• kṣatriya – warrior, member of the kshatriya class
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

राजीवलोचनम् (rājīvalocanam) - lotus-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājīvalocana

rājīvalocana - lotus-eyed (having eyes like a lotus)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājīva+locana)

• rājīva – blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a prominent warrior)

सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sātyaki

sātyaki - Satyaki (name of a Vrishni hero)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in return

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an upasarga with the verb 'avyadhyata'.

अव्यध्यत (avyadhyata) - pierced, struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of √vyadh

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Used with upasarga 'prati'.

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