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7,29

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-25

अम्भसस्तस्य नाशार्थमादित्यास्त्रमथार्जुनः ।
प्रायुङ्क्ताम्भस्ततस्तेन प्रायशोऽस्त्रेण शोषितम् ॥२५॥
25. ambhasastasya nāśārthamādityāstramathārjunaḥ ,
prāyuṅktāmbhastatastena prāyaśo'streṇa śoṣitam.
25. ambhasaḥ tasya nāśa artham āditya astram atha arjunaḥ
| prāyuṅkta ambhaḥ tataḥ tena prāyaśaḥ astreṇa śoṣitam
25. atha arjunaḥ tasya ambhasaḥ nāśa artham āditya astram
prāyuṅkta tataḥ tena astreṇa ambhaḥ prāyaśaḥ śoṣitam
25. Then, to destroy that water, Arjuna deployed the Āditya (Sun) weapon. Consequently, most of the water was dried up by that weapon.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - of that water (referring to the floods from the previous verse) (of water, from water)
  • तस्य (tasya) - of that (water) (of that, of him, his)
  • नाश (nāśa) - destruction (of the water) (destruction, ruin, loss)
  • अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose of (destruction) (for the sake of, for the purpose of, meaning, object)
  • आदित्य (āditya) - sun, solar (describing the weapon) (sun, pertaining to the Ādityas (solar deities))
  • अस्त्रम् (astram) - (the) weapon (of the sun) (weapon, missile)
  • अथ (atha) - then, next (then, next, now)
  • अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (name)
  • प्रायुङ्क्त (prāyuṅkta) - discharged (the weapon) (he employed, he discharged)
  • अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - (the) water (which appeared in the previous verse) (water)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - consequently, thereafter (from that, then, thereafter, consequently)
  • तेन (tena) - by that (Āditya) weapon (by that, with that, by him)
  • प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly (mostly, generally, for the most part)
  • अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by the weapon (the Āditya weapon) (by a weapon, with a weapon)
  • शोषितम् (śoṣitam) - dried up (referring to the water) (dried, dried up, made dry)

Words meanings and morphology

अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - of that water (referring to the floods from the previous verse) (of water, from water)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of ambhas
ambhas - water
तस्य (tasya) - of that (water) (of that, of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tat
tat - that, it
नाश (nāśa) - destruction (of the water) (destruction, ruin, loss)
(noun)
masculine, singular of nāśa
nāśa - destruction, loss, ruin
From root `naś` (to perish, disappear)
Root: naś (class 4)
अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose of (destruction) (for the sake of, for the purpose of, meaning, object)
(indeclinable)
Used as an indeclinable suffix with a noun (like `nāśa`) in the accusative to express purpose
Root: ṛ (class 3)
Note: Used as an adverbial accusative to indicate purpose or 'for the sake of'.
आदित्य (āditya) - sun, solar (describing the weapon) (sun, pertaining to the Ādityas (solar deities))
(adjective)
neuter, singular of āditya
āditya - sun, son of Aditi, solar deity
अस्त्रम् (astram) - (the) weapon (of the sun) (weapon, missile)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile
Root: as (class 4)
Note: Forms a compound `ādityāstra`.
अथ (atha) - then, next (then, next, now)
(indeclinable)
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a name), white, silver
प्रायुङ्क्त (prāyuṅkta) - discharged (the weapon) (he employed, he discharged)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past (aorist) (luṅ) of yuj
Aorist
3rd person singular, root `yuj` (7th class) with prefix `pra`. `luṅ` (aorist).
Prefix: pra
Root: yuj (class 7)
अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - (the) water (which appeared in the previous verse) (water)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ambhas
ambhas - water
Note: Acts as the subject of the passive participle `śoṣitam`.
ततः (tataḥ) - consequently, thereafter (from that, then, thereafter, consequently)
(indeclinable)
Ablative adverb derived from `tat`.
तेन (tena) - by that (Āditya) weapon (by that, with that, by him)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tat
tat - that, it
प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly (mostly, generally, for the most part)
(indeclinable)
Adverb formed with suffix `śas`.
अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by the weapon (the Āditya weapon) (by a weapon, with a weapon)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile
Root: as (class 4)
शोषितम् (śoṣitam) - dried up (referring to the water) (dried, dried up, made dry)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śoṣita
śoṣita - dried, made dry, parched
Past Passive Participle
From causal `śuṣ` (to dry)
Root: śuṣ (class 4)