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7,172

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-34

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम कृत्स्नामक्षौहिणीं हताम् ।
अनभिज्ञेयरूपां च प्रदग्धामस्त्रमायया ॥३४॥
34. tatrādbhutamapaśyāma kṛtsnāmakṣauhiṇīṁ hatām ,
anabhijñeyarūpāṁ ca pradagdhāmastramāyayā.
34. tatra adbhutam apaśyāma kṛtsnām akṣauhiṇīm hatām
anabhijñeya-rūpām ca pradagdhām astramāyayā
34. tatra adbhutam apaśyāma kṛtsnām akṣauhiṇīm hatām
ca anabhijñeya-rūpām astramāyayā pradagdhām
34. There we witnessed an astonishing sight: the entire akṣauhiṇī army, slaughtered and charred beyond recognition by the magical power of weapons.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place, then)
  • अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - an astonishing sight (a wonder, marvelous, astonishing)
  • अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we witnessed (we saw, we perceived)
  • कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - the entire (entire, whole, complete)
  • अक्षौहिणीम् (akṣauhiṇīm) - the akṣauhiṇī army (an akṣauhiṇī (a large division of an army))
  • हताम् (hatām) - slaughtered (slain, killed, destroyed)
  • अनभिज्ञेय-रूपाम् (anabhijñeya-rūpām) - charred beyond recognition (whose form is unrecognizable, of unrecognizable appearance)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • प्रदग्धाम् (pradagdhām) - charred (burnt up, consumed by fire)
  • अस्त्रमायया (astramāyayā) - by the magical power of weapons (by the illusion/magic of weapons)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place, then)
(indeclinable)
derived from the pronominal stem tad
अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - an astonishing sight (a wonder, marvelous, astonishing)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta
adbhuta - marvelous, wonderful, astonishing, a miracle
अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we witnessed (we saw, we perceived)
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
Imperfect Active
Imperfect 1st person plural active of the root dṛś (stem paśya)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - the entire (entire, whole, complete)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛtsna
kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all
Note: Agrees with akṣauhiṇīm.
अक्षौहिणीम् (akṣauhiṇīm) - the akṣauhiṇī army (an akṣauhiṇī (a large division of an army))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of akṣauhiṇī
akṣauhiṇī - a specific large division of an army (consisting of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 horses, and 109,350 infantry)
हताम् (hatām) - slaughtered (slain, killed, destroyed)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of han
han - to strike, to kill, to destroy
Past Passive Participle
From root √han. Declines as an adjective.
Root: han (class 2)
अनभिज्ञेय-रूपाम् (anabhijñeya-rūpām) - charred beyond recognition (whose form is unrecognizable, of unrecognizable appearance)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anabhijñeya-rūpa
anabhijñeya-rūpa - of unrecognizable form, having a form not to be known
Compound: an- + abhijñeya + rūpa
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+abhijñeya+rūpa)
  • an – not, non
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • abhijñeya – to be recognized, recognizable
    participle (neuter)
    Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
    From √jñā with prefix abhi-. -eya suffix.
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
प्रदग्धाम् (pradagdhām) - charred (burnt up, consumed by fire)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dah
dah - to burn, to consume by fire
Past Passive Participle
From root √dah with prefix pra-. Declines as an adjective.
Prefix: pra
Root: dah (class 1)
अस्त्रमायया (astramāyayā) - by the magical power of weapons (by the illusion/magic of weapons)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of astramāyā
astramāyā - the illusion of weapons, magical power of missiles
Compound: astra + māyā
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+māyā)
  • astra – missile, weapon (especially one discharged from a bow or thrown)
    noun (neuter)
    Root: as (class 4)
  • māyā – illusion, magic, supernatural power, artifice (māyā)
    noun (feminine)
    Root: mā (class 2)