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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-32

कौन्तेयेनाग्रतः सृष्टा न्यपतन्पृष्ठतः शराः ।
तूर्णात्तूर्णतरं ह्यश्वास्तेऽवहन्वातरंहसः ॥३२॥
32. kaunteyenāgrataḥ sṛṣṭā nyapatanpṛṣṭhataḥ śarāḥ ,
tūrṇāttūrṇataraṁ hyaśvāste'vahanvātaraṁhasaḥ.
32. kaunteyena agrataḥ sṛṣṭāḥ nyapatan pṛṣṭhataḥ śarāḥ
tūrṇāt tūrṇataram hi aśvāḥ te avahan vātarāṃhasaḥ
32. kaunteyena agrataḥ sṛṣṭāḥ śarāḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ nyapatan
hi te vātarāṃhasaḥ aśvāḥ tūrṇāt tūrṇataram avahan
32. Arrows, released by the son of Kunti (Arjuna) from the front, seemed to fall from behind (due to their speed and impact). Indeed, his horses, swifter even than swiftness itself, carried him with the velocity of the wind.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कौन्तेयेन (kaunteyena) - by Arjuna (by the son of Kunti)
  • अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - from the front, in front, ahead
  • सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - released (arrows) (released, discharged, created)
  • न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - they fell down, they descended
  • पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, from the back
  • शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows
  • तूर्णात् (tūrṇāt) - from the swift, than the swift
  • तूर्णतरम् (tūrṇataram) - swifter, more swiftly
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
  • अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses
  • ते (te) - those horses (they, those)
  • अवहन् (avahan) - they carried, they bore
  • वातरांहसः (vātarāṁhasaḥ) - referring to the horses (having the speed of wind, wind-swift)

Words meanings and morphology

कौन्तेयेन (kaunteyena) - by Arjuna (by the son of Kunti)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kunti; an epithet of Arjuna, Karna, Bhima, etc.
Patronymic from Kunti
अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - from the front, in front, ahead
(indeclinable)
Tasil suffix from 'agra' (front)
सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - released (arrows) (released, discharged, created)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛṣṭa
sṛṣṭa - released, discharged, created, produced
Past Passive Participle
From root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) + kta suffix
Root: sṛj (class 6)
न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - they fell down, they descended
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat
From root 'pat' (class 1) with prefix 'ni'
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, from the back
(indeclinable)
Tasil suffix from 'pṛṣṭha' (back)
शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
तूर्णात् (tūrṇāt) - from the swift, than the swift
(adjective)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tūrṇa
tūrṇa - swift, quick, rapid
Past passive participle of 'tvar' (to hurry)
Root: tvar (class 1)
तूर्णतरम् (tūrṇataram) - swifter, more swiftly
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tūrṇatara
tūrṇatara - swifter, more rapid
Comparative degree of 'tūrṇa' (swift)
Note: Used adverbially.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
ते (te) - those horses (they, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
अवहन् (avahan) - they carried, they bore
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vah
From root 'vah' (class 1)
Root: vah (class 1)
वातरांहसः (vātarāṁhasaḥ) - referring to the horses (having the speed of wind, wind-swift)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vātarāṃhas
vātarāṁhas - having the speed of wind, swift as wind
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāta+raṃhas)
  • vāta – wind, air
    noun (masculine)
  • raṃhas – speed, velocity, impetus
    noun (neuter)