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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-149, verse-14

घटोत्कचशरैर्नुन्ना तथैव कुरुवाहिनी ।
निशीथे प्राद्रवद्राजन्नुत्सृज्योल्काः सहस्रशः ॥१४॥
14. ghaṭotkacaśarairnunnā tathaiva kuruvāhinī ,
niśīthe prādravadrājannutsṛjyolkāḥ sahasraśaḥ.
14. ghaṭotkacaśaraiḥ nunnā tathā eva kuruvāhinī
niśīthe prādravat rājan utsṛjya ulkāḥ sahasraśaḥ
14. rājan tathā eva ghaṭotkacaśaraiḥ nunnā kuruvāhinī
niśīthe sahasraśaḥ ulkāḥ utsṛjya prādravat
14. O king, similarly, the Kuru army, driven by Ghaṭotkaca's arrows, fled in the dead of night, abandoning thousands of torches.

Words meanings summery:

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  • घटोत्कचशरैः (ghaṭotkacaśaraiḥ) - by Ghaṭotkaca's arrows
  • नुन्ना (nunnā) - driven, pushed, urged
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, so
  • एव (eva) - just, indeed, only
  • कुरुवाहिनी (kuruvāhinī) - the Kuru army
  • निशीथे (niśīthe) - in the middle of the night, at night, in the dead of night
  • प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - it fled, it ran away
  • राजन् (rājan) - O king
  • उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having left behind, having cast off
  • उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - torches, meteors, firebrands
  • सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

घटोत्कचशरैः (ghaṭotkacaśaraiḥ) - by Ghaṭotkaca's arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghaṭotkacaśara
ghaṭotkacaśara - arrow of Ghaṭotkaca
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghaṭotkaca+śara)
  • ghaṭotkaca – Ghaṭotkaca (son of Bhīma and Hiḍimbā)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
नुन्ना (nunnā) - driven, pushed, urged
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nunna
nunna - pushed, driven, urged
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root nud (to push, drive)
Root: nud (class 6)
Note: Agrees with 'kuruvāhinī'
तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, so
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - just, indeed, only
(indeclinable)
कुरुवाहिनी (kuruvāhinī) - the Kuru army
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kuruvāhinī
kuruvāhinī - the army of the Kurus
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+vāhinī)
  • kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king or his descendants)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • vāhinī – army, host, river
    noun (feminine)
निशीथे (niśīthe) - in the middle of the night, at night, in the dead of night
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of niśītha
niśītha - midnight, dead of night
प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - it fled, it ran away
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of drav
Imperfect 3rd singular active of root dru
Prefix: pra
Root: dru (class 1)
राजन् (rājan) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king
उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having left behind, having cast off
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root sṛj with prefix ut and suffix -ya
Prefix: ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - torches, meteors, firebrands
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of ulkā
ulkā - meteor, firebrand, torch
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
(indeclinable)
Derived from sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śas (distributive/adverbial)