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7,31

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-10

महाबलानतिरथान्वीरान्समरशोभिनः ।
बाह्यं मृत्युभयं कृत्वा तावकाः पाण्डवान्ययुः ॥१०॥
10. mahābalānatirathānvīrānsamaraśobhinaḥ ,
bāhyaṁ mṛtyubhayaṁ kṛtvā tāvakāḥ pāṇḍavānyayuḥ.
10. mahābalān atirathān vīrān samaraśobhinaḥ bāhyam
mṛtyubhayam kṛtvā tāvakāḥ pāṇḍavān anyayuḥ
10. tāvakāḥ samaraśobhinaḥ bāhyam mṛtyubhayam kṛtvā
mahābalān atirathān vīrān pāṇḍavān anyayuḥ
10. Your (Kaurava) warriors, shining in battle, casting aside all fear of external death, attacked the Pandavas, who were immensely powerful, great charioteers, and heroes.

Words meanings summery:

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  • महाबलान् (mahābalān) - very powerful, exceedingly strong
  • अतिरथान् (atirathān) - great charioteers, supreme warriors
  • वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave men, warriors
  • समरशोभिनः (samaraśobhinaḥ) - shining in battle, splendid in combat
  • बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external, outward
  • मृत्युभयम् (mṛtyubhayam) - fear of death
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having set aside, having rendered external (having done, having made)
  • तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) sons, the Kauravas (your people, your sons, your men)
  • पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pandavas
  • अन्ययुः (anyayuḥ) - they attacked, they went against, they fought

Words meanings and morphology

महाबलान् (mahābalān) - very powerful, exceedingly strong
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābala
mahābala - very powerful, mighty, strong
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • bala – strength, power, might, force
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'pāṇḍavān'.
अतिरथान् (atirathān) - great charioteers, supreme warriors
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of atiratha
atiratha - a warrior who can fight an army of chariots (atiratha), a great charioteer
Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+ratha)
  • ati – over, beyond, exceeding
    indeclinable
  • ratha – chariot, car, warrior on a chariot
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'pāṇḍavān'.
वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave men, warriors
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vīra
vīra - hero, brave, warrior, man
Note: Modifies 'pāṇḍavān'.
समरशोभिनः (samaraśobhinaḥ) - shining in battle, splendid in combat
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samaraśobhin
samaraśobhin - shining in battle, splendid in combat, glorious in war
Agent noun/adjective
Derived from 'samara' (battle) and the agentive suffix '-in' attached to the root 'śubh' (to shine).
Compound type : tatpurusha (samara+śobhin)
  • samara – battle, war, combat
    noun (masculine)
  • śobhin – shining, beautiful, splendid
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/adjective
    Derived from √śubh 'to shine' with the agentive suffix -in.
    Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'tāvakāḥ'.
बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - external, outward
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhya
bāhya - external, outside, foreign, related to the outside
Derived from 'bahis' (outside) + suffix 'ya'.
Note: Modifies 'mṛtyubhayam'.
मृत्युभयम् (mṛtyubhayam) - fear of death
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛtyubhaya
mṛtyubhaya - fear of death, dread of dying
Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛtyu+bhaya)
  • mṛtyu – death, demise
    noun (masculine)
    Root: mṛ (class 1)
  • bhaya – fear, dread, danger
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having set aside, having rendered external (having done, having made)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Formed with suffix '-ktvā'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) sons, the Kauravas (your people, your sons, your men)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tāvaka
tāvaka - your, belonging to you, your people
Derived from 'tava' (your) + suffix 'aka'.
Note: Subject of the sentence.
पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pandavas
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pandavas
Patronymic from 'Pāṇḍu'.
Note: Object of 'anyayuḥ'.
अन्ययुः (anyayuḥ) - they attacked, they went against, they fought
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anu-yā
imperfect (laṅ)
3rd person plural imperfect of √yā (to go) with prefix 'anu'. In battle contexts, it means 'to attack'.
Prefix: anu
Root: yā (class 2)