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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-146, verse-43

तन्निधाय धनुर्नीडे द्रोणः क्षत्रियमर्दनः ।
आददेऽन्यद्धनुः शूरो वेगवत्सारवत्तरम् ॥४३॥
43. tannidhāya dhanurnīḍe droṇaḥ kṣatriyamardanaḥ ,
ādade'nyaddhanuḥ śūro vegavatsāravattaram.
43. tat nidhāya dhanuḥ nīḍe droṇaḥ kṣatriyamardanaḥ
ādade anyat dhanuḥ śūraḥ vegavat sāravattaram
43. kṣatriyamardanaḥ śūraḥ droṇaḥ tat dhanuḥ nīḍe
nidhāya vegavat sāravattaram anyat dhanuḥ ādade
43. Having placed that bow in its quiver, Drona, the destroyer of warriors, the hero, took up another bow that was swift and exceedingly powerful.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत् (tat) - that, it
  • निधाय (nidhāya) - having placed, having put down
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • नीडे (nīḍe) - in the quiver (for the bow) (in the nest, in the quiver, in the stand)
  • द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona
  • क्षत्रियमर्दनः (kṣatriyamardanaḥ) - destroyer of warriors
  • आददे (ādade) - he took up, he grasped
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, brave
  • वेगवत् (vegavat) - swift, rapid, fast
  • सारवत्तरम् (sāravattaram) - exceedingly strong, more powerful, more excellent

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
निधाय (nidhāya) - having placed, having put down
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root dhā with prefix ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow
नीडे (nīḍe) - in the quiver (for the bow) (in the nest, in the quiver, in the stand)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of nīḍa
nīḍa - nest, abode, resting place, stand, quiver
द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - Drona (a proper name, particularly the teacher of the Kauravas and Pandavas)
क्षत्रियमर्दनः (kṣatriyamardanaḥ) - destroyer of warriors
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyamardana
kṣatriyamardana - destroyer of kṣatriyas/warriors
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+mardana)
  • kṣatriya – warrior, member of the kṣatriya class
    noun (masculine)
  • mardana – crushing, destroying, destroyer
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root mṛd (to crush).
    Root: mṛd (class 9)
आददे (ādade) - he took up, he grasped
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of ādā
Root dā (to give/take) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow
शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, brave
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra
śūra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior
वेगवत् (vegavat) - swift, rapid, fast
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vegavat
vegavat - swift, rapid, fast, quick
Derived from vega (speed) with -vat suffix.
सारवत्तरम् (sāravattaram) - exceedingly strong, more powerful, more excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sāravattara
sāravattara - more substantial, more powerful, more excellent (comparative of sāravat)
Comparative form of sāravat, meaning 'possessing strength/essence'.