महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-60

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ततोऽन्तरिक्षादपतद्गतासुः स राक्षसेन्द्रो भुवि भिन्नदेहः ।
अवाक्शिराः स्तब्धगात्रो विजिह्वो घटोत्कचो महदास्थाय रूपम् ॥६०॥

60. tato'ntarikṣādapatadgatāsuḥ; sa rākṣasendro bhuvi bhinnadehaḥ ,
avākśirāḥ stabdhagātro vijihvo; ghaṭotkaco mahadāsthāya rūpam.

60. tataḥ antarikṣāt apatat gatāsuḥ
saḥ rākṣasendraḥ bhuvi bhinnadehaḥ
| avākśirāḥ stabdhagātraḥ vijihvaḥ
ghaṭotkacaḥ mahat āsthāya rūpam

60. tataḥ,
saḥ rākṣasendraḥ ghaṭotkacaḥ mahat rūpam āsthāya,
gatāsuḥ bhinnadehaḥ avākśirāḥ stabdhagātraḥ vijihvaḥ (san),
antarikṣāt bhuvi apatat.

60. Then, that king of demons, Ghaṭotkaca, having assumed a gigantic form, fell from the sky to the earth—lifeless, with a shattered body, head downwards, with stiff limbs, and tongueless.

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently, after that (then, thence, afterwards)

अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - falling from the sky (from the atmosphere, from the sky)

अपतत् (apatat) - he fell (fell, dropped down)

गतासुः (gatāsuḥ) - having lost his life (lifeless, dead, whose life has departed)

सः (saḥ) - that (demon king) (that (masculine), he)

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - the king of demons (Ghaṭotkaca) (king of demons, chief of demons)

भुवि (bhuvi) - onto the ground (on the earth, in the world)

भिन्नदेहः (bhinnadehaḥ) - his body shattered (with a shattered body, whose body is broken)

अवाक्शिराः (avākśirāḥ) - with his head facing down (head downwards, whose head is bowed)

स्तब्धगात्रः (stabdhagātraḥ) - his limbs rigid (with stiff limbs, rigid-bodied)

विजिह्वः (vijihvaḥ) - his tongue hanging out or cut off (tongueless, with hanging tongue)

घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghaṭotkaca (the specific demon king) (Ghaṭotkaca (proper noun))

महत् (mahat) - a gigantic (form) (great, large, vast, mighty)

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed (a form) (having stood upon, having resorted to, having assumed)

रूपम् (rūpam) - a (great) form (form, shape, appearance, nature)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently, after that (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - falling from the sky (from the atmosphere, from the sky)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - atmosphere, sky, mid-region

Note: Indicates origin of movement.

अपतत् (apatat) - he fell (fell, dropped down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect Tense

From root `pat` (to fall) with prefix `a` (augment). 3rd person singular, imperfect active.

Root: pat (class 1)

गतासुः (gatāsuḥ) - having lost his life (lifeless, dead, whose life has departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatāsu

gatāsu - lifeless, dead, whose breath has gone

Bahuvrīhi compound: `gata` (gone) + `asu` (breath, life).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+asu)

gata – gone, departed, past
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `gam` (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
asu – breath, life, vital air
noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `rākṣasendraḥ` (Ghaṭotkaca).

सः (saḥ) - that (demon king) (that (masculine), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - the king of demons (Ghaṭotkaca) (king of demons, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - king of demons, chief of demons

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

rākṣasa – demon, goblin, an evil being
noun (masculine)
Root: rakṣ
indra – Indra (king of gods), chief, best
noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `apatat`.

भुवि (bhuvi) - onto the ground (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhu

bhu - earth, ground, world, place

From root `bhū` (to be, exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

भिन्नदेहः (bhinnadehaḥ) - his body shattered (with a shattered body, whose body is broken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinnadeha

bhinnadeha - having a shattered or broken body

Bahuvrīhi compound: `bhinna` (broken) + `deha` (body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+deha)

bhinna – broken, split, pierced
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `bhid` (to split, break).
Root: bhid (class 7)
deha – body, form, person
noun (masculine)
Root: dih

Note: Qualifies `rākṣasendraḥ`.

अवाक्शिराः (avākśirāḥ) - with his head facing down (head downwards, whose head is bowed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avākśiras

avākśiras - head downwards, bowed head, inverted

Bahuvrīhi compound: `avāc` (downwards) + `śiras` (head).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avāc+śiras)

avāc – downwards, south, inferior
indeclinable
śiras – head, top, peak
noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `rākṣasendraḥ`.

स्तब्धगात्रः (stabdhagātraḥ) - his limbs rigid (with stiff limbs, rigid-bodied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stabdhagātra

stabdhagātra - with stiff limbs, having a rigid body

Bahuvrīhi compound: `stabdha` (stiff) + `gātra` (limb, body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (stabdha+gātra)

stabdha – stiff, rigid, motionless, paralysed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `stambh` (to stiffen, make rigid).
Root: stambh (class 5)
gātra – limb, body, member
noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `rākṣasendraḥ`.

विजिह्वः (vijihvaḥ) - his tongue hanging out or cut off (tongueless, with hanging tongue)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijihva

vijihva - tongueless, without tongue, having a hanging tongue

Bahuvrīhi compound: `vi` (without) + `jihvā` (tongue).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+jihva)