महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-55

ते निकृत्तायुधाः शूरा निर्विषा भुजगा इव ।
रथशक्तीः समुत्क्षिप्य भृशं सिंहा इवानदन् ॥५५॥

55. te nikṛttāyudhāḥ śūrā nirviṣā bhujagā iva ,
rathaśaktīḥ samutkṣipya bhṛśaṁ siṁhā ivānadan.

55. te nikṛttāyudhāḥ śūrāḥ nirviṣāḥ bhujagāḥ iva
rathaśaktīḥ samutkṣipya bhṛśam siṃhāḥ iva ānadan

55. te nikṛttāyudhāḥ śūrāḥ nirviṣāḥ bhujagāḥ iva
rathaśaktīḥ samutkṣipya bhṛśam siṃhāḥ iva ānadan

55. Those heroic warriors, with their weapons severed, became like venomless serpents; (but then) hurling their chariot-spears, they roared loudly like lions.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the three warriors whose bows were cut (they, those)

• निकृत्तायुधाः (nikṛttāyudhāḥ) - with severed weapons, having their weapons cut off

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, warriors, brave ones

• निर्विषाः (nirviṣāḥ) - venomless, powerless

• भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रथशक्तीः (rathaśaktīḥ) - chariot-spears, chariot weapons/powers

• समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - having hurled, having thrown up

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - loudly, vehemently, greatly

• सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आनदन् (ānadan) - they roared, they shouted

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the three warriors whose bows were cut (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

निकृत्तायुधाः (nikṛttāyudhāḥ) - with severed weapons, having their weapons cut off

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nikṛttāyudha

nikṛttāyudha - having severed weapons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nikṛtta+āyudha)

• nikṛtta – cut off, severed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'ni-' (prefix) + root 'kṛt' (to cut).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, warriors, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave

निर्विषाः (nirviṣāḥ) - venomless, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirviṣa

nirviṣa - venomless, without poison

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+viṣa)

• nis – out, forth, without (prefix)
  indeclinable
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhujaga

bhujaga - serpent, snake (literally 'going on its arm/body')

Formed from 'bhuja' (arm/body) + 'ga' (going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhuja+ga)

• bhuja – arm, hand, body
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving (suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

रथशक्तीः (rathaśaktīḥ) - chariot-spears, chariot weapons/powers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of rathaśakti

rathaśakti - chariot-spear, chariot weapon, power of the chariot

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+śakti)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• śakti – power, strength, spear, javelin
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - having hurled, having thrown up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from prefixes 'sam-' + 'ut-' + root 'kṣip' (to throw) + suffix '-ya'.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: kṣip (class 6)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - loudly, vehemently, greatly

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of 'bhṛśa' used as an adverb.

सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आनदन् (ānadan) - they roared, they shouted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of nad

Imperfect Active

Prefixed with 'ā-' (towards, loudly). 3rd person plural.

Prefix: ā

Root: nad (class 1)