महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-167, verse-36

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ततः शस्त्रं समुत्सृज्य निर्ममो गतचेतनः ।
आसीत्स विह्वलो राजन्यथा दृष्टस्त्वया विभुः ॥३६॥

36. tataḥ śastraṁ samutsṛjya nirmamo gatacetanaḥ ,
āsītsa vihvalo rājanyathā dṛṣṭastvayā vibhuḥ.

36. tataḥ śastram samutsṛjya nirmamaḥ gatacetanaḥ
āsīt saḥ vihvalaḥ rājan yathā dṛṣṭaḥ tvayā vibhuḥ

36. rājan tataḥ śastram samutsṛjya nirmamaḥ gatacetanaḥ
saḥ vibhuḥ vihvalaḥ āsīt yathā tvayā dṛṣṭaḥ

36. Then, abandoning his weapons, he became dispassionate and lost his senses. O King, that great warrior became bewildered, just as he was seen by you.

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon, arms

समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

निर्ममः (nirmamaḥ) - Droṇa's state after hearing the false news. (selfless, without ego, without attachment)

गतचेतनः (gatacetanaḥ) - Droṇa's state of mental shock. (with consciousness gone, unconscious, bewildered)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, became

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Droṇa. (he, that)

विह्वलः (vihvalaḥ) - Droṇa's mental state. (bewildered, agitated, confused, distressed)

राजन् (rājan) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed

त्वया (tvayā) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (by you)

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - Refers to Droṇa. (mighty, powerful, lord, great one)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon, arms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, arms, implement

From root `śas` (to cut, to kill).

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Object of 'samutsṛjya'.

समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `sṛj` (to let go, to abandon) with prefixes `sam-` and `ut-`.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

निर्ममः (nirmamaḥ) - Droṇa's state after hearing the false news. (selfless, without ego, without attachment)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmama

nirmama - free from egoism, devoid of 'mine', unselfish, indifferent

Compound of `nir` (without) + `mama` (mine).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+mama)

nir – without, out of, negative prefix
indeclinable
mama – mine, my
pronoun

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

गतचेतनः (gatacetanaḥ) - Droṇa's state of mental shock. (with consciousness gone, unconscious, bewildered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatacetana

gatacetana - having lost consciousness, bewildered

Compound: `gata` (gone) + `cetana` (consciousness).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+cetana)

gata – gone, departed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `gam` (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
cetana – consciousness, sensation
noun (feminine)
From root `cit` (to perceive).
Root: cit (class 1)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, became

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

Third person singular imperfect of `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Droṇa. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.

विह्वलः (vihvalaḥ) - Droṇa's mental state. (bewildered, agitated, confused, distressed)