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7,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-17, verse-17

ततः सुबाहुस्त्रिंशद्भिरद्रिसारमयैर्दृढैः ।
अविध्यदिषुभिर्गाढं किरीटे सव्यसाचिनम् ॥१७॥
17. tataḥ subāhustriṁśadbhiradrisāramayairdṛḍhaiḥ ,
avidhyadiṣubhirgāḍhaṁ kirīṭe savyasācinam.
17. tataḥ subāhuḥ triṃśadbhiḥ adrisāramayaiḥ dṛḍhaiḥ
avidhyat iṣubhiḥ gāḍham kirīṭe savyasācinam
17. tataḥ subāhuḥ triṃśadbhiḥ adrisāramayaiḥ dṛḍhaiḥ
iṣubhiḥ savyasācinam kirīṭe gāḍham avidhyat
17. Then Subahu deeply pierced Arjuna (savyasācin) on his helmet with thirty strong arrows made of rock-essence.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
  • सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subahu (proper name)
  • त्रिंशद्भिः (triṁśadbhiḥ) - with thirty
  • अद्रिसारमयैः (adrisāramayaiḥ) - made of rock-essence, rock-solid
  • दृढैः (dṛḍhaiḥ) - strong, firm, hard
  • अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced, struck
  • इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows
  • गाढम् (gāḍham) - deeply, severely, firmly
  • किरीटे (kirīṭe) - on the helmet, on the diadem
  • सव्यसाचिनम् (savyasācinam) - Arjuna (the ambidextrous one)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
(indeclinable)
Indeclinable adverb derived from 'tad' (that)
सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subahu (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of subāhu
subāhu - Subahu (a proper name, lit. 'one with good arms')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bāhu)
  • su – good, well, excellent
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
त्रिंशद्भिः (triṁśadbhiḥ) - with thirty
(numeral)
Note: Used here with implied 'arrows'.
अद्रिसारमयैः (adrisāramayaiḥ) - made of rock-essence, rock-solid
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of adrisāramaya
adrisāramaya - made of rock-essence, rock-solid
Derived with the taddhita suffix '-maya' from 'adrisāra'
Note: Qualifies 'arrows' (iṣubhiḥ).
दृढैः (dṛḍhaiḥ) - strong, firm, hard
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dṛḍha
dṛḍha - firm, strong, hard, solid
Past Passive Participle
From root 'dṛh' (to be firm)
Root: dṛh (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'arrows' (iṣubhiḥ).
अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced, struck
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vidh
Root: vyadh (class 4)
इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of iṣu
iṣu - arrow
गाढम् (gāḍham) - deeply, severely, firmly
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gāḍha
gāḍha - deep, firm, intense, severe
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gāh' (to plunge, enter deeply)
Root: gāh (class 1)
Note: Used adverbially here to modify 'avidhyat'.
किरीटे (kirīṭe) - on the helmet, on the diadem
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kirīṭa
kirīṭa - helmet, diadem, crown
सव्यसाचिनम् (savyasācinam) - Arjuna (the ambidextrous one)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of savyasācin
savyasācin - ambidextrous, one who can shoot with left hand (an epithet of Arjuna)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (savya+sācin)
  • savya – left (hand)
    adjective
  • sācin – one who shoots (an arrow)
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun
    From root 'sāc' (to shoot)
    Root: sāc