महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-76, verse-7

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विमुक्तौ शस्त्रसंबाधाद्द्रोणानीकात्सुदुर्भिदात् ।
अदृश्येतां महात्मानौ कालसूर्याविवोदितौ ॥७॥

7. vimuktau śastrasaṁbādhāddroṇānīkātsudurbhidāt ,
adṛśyetāṁ mahātmānau kālasūryāvivoditau.

7. vimuktau śastrasaṃbādhāt droṇānīkāt sudurbhidāt
adṛśyetām mahātmānau kālasūryau iva uditau

7. mahātmānau śastrasaṃbādhāt sudurbhidāt droṇānīkāt
vimuktau uditau kālasūryau iva adṛśyetām

7. The two great souls (ātman), having been released from the multitude of weapons and from Droṇa's army, which was very difficult to pierce, appeared like the suns of destruction (kālasūrya) that have just risen.

Words meanings summery:

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विमुक्तौ (vimuktau) - released from the battle/danger (released, liberated, freed)

शस्त्रसंबाधात् (śastrasaṁbādhāt) - from the obstruction/multitude of weapons

द्रोणानीकात् (droṇānīkāt) - from Droṇa's army

सुदुर्भिदात् (sudurbhidāt) - (referring to Droṇa's army) (from that which is very difficult to pierce/break through)

अदृश्येताम् (adṛśyetām) - they appeared, they were seen

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - Refers to the two heroes (e.g., Arjuna and Bhima, or Krishna and Arjuna) (the two great souls, magnanimous ones)

कालसूर्यौ (kālasūryau) - the two suns of destruction, the two suns of time

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

उदितौ (uditau) - (just) risen (risen, ascended)

Words meanings and morphology

विमुक्तौ (vimuktau) - released from the battle/danger (released, liberated, freed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vimukta

vimukta - released, freed, liberated

Past Passive Participle

From prefix vi- + root muc (to release) + suffix kta

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

शस्त्रसंबाधात् (śastrasaṁbādhāt) - from the obstruction/multitude of weapons

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śastrasaṃbādha

śastrasaṁbādha - obstruction/multitude/crowd of weapons

Compound of śastra (weapon) and saṃbādha (crowd, obstruction)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+saṃbādha)

śastra – weapon, missile, sword
noun (neuter)
Root: śas
saṃbādha – crowd, multitude, obstruction, oppression
noun (masculine)
From prefix sam- + root badh (to bind, obstruct)
Prefix: sam
Root: badh (class 1)

द्रोणानीकात् (droṇānīkāt) - from Droṇa's army

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of droṇānīka

droṇānīka - Droṇa's army

Compound of Droṇa (proper noun) and anīka (army, host)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇa+anīka)

droṇa – Droṇa (name of a warrior, guru)
proper noun (masculine)
anīka – army, host, face, front
noun (neuter)

सुदुर्भिदात् (sudurbhidāt) - (referring to Droṇa's army) (from that which is very difficult to pierce/break through)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sudurbhida

sudurbhida - very difficult to pierce/break, impenetrable

Compound of su- (very, good) + dur- (difficult) + bhida (to break). Lit. 'very difficult to break'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durbhida)

su – good, well, very, excellent
indeclinable
durbhida – difficult to break, hard to penetrate
adjective (masculine/neuter)
From prefix dur- + root bhid (to break)
Prefix: dur
Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with droṇānīkāt.

अदृश्येताम् (adṛśyetām) - they appeared, they were seen

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect passive form

Root dṛś in passive voice, Imperfect Tense (Laṅ-lakāra), 3rd person dual. a- is augment.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The passive voice implies "they became visible" or "they were seen".

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - Refers to the two heroes (e.g., Arjuna and Bhima, or Krishna and Arjuna) (the two great souls, magnanimous ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great soul (ātman), noble-minded, magnanimous