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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-8, verse-10

अश्मसारमयं नूनं हृदयं सुदृढं मम ।
यच्छ्रुत्वा निहतं द्रोणं शतधा न विदीर्यते ॥१०॥
10. aśmasāramayaṁ nūnaṁ hṛdayaṁ sudṛḍhaṁ mama ,
yacchrutvā nihataṁ droṇaṁ śatadhā na vidīryate.
10. aśmasāramayam nūnam hṛdayam sudṛḍham mama yat
śrutvā nihatam droṇam śatadhā na vidīryate
10. nūnam mama hṛdayam aśmasāramayam sudṛḍham yat
droṇam nihatam śrutvā śatadhā na vidīryate
10. Indeed, my heart must be made of diamond, exceedingly strong, for it does not break into a hundred pieces even after hearing that Droṇa has been slain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अश्मसारमयम् (aśmasāramayam) - made of diamond, adamantine, hard as rock
  • नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely
  • हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart
  • सुदृढम् (sudṛḍham) - very firm, exceedingly strong, very hard
  • मम (mama) - my, mine
  • यत् (yat) - which (neuter nominative)
  • श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
  • निहतम् (nihatam) - slain, killed
  • द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa (accusative)
  • शतधा (śatadhā) - in a hundred ways, into a hundred pieces
  • (na) - not, no
  • विदीर्यते (vidīryate) - it breaks apart, it splits, it is torn

Words meanings and morphology

अश्मसारमयम् (aśmasāramayam) - made of diamond, adamantine, hard as rock
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśmasāramaya
aśmasāramaya - made of diamond, hard as stone, adamantine
formed from aśman + sāra + maya
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśman+sāra+maya)
  • aśman – stone, rock, thunderbolt
    noun (masculine)
  • sāra – essence, core, strength, diamond
    noun (masculine/neuter)
  • maya – made of, consisting of
    suffix
    Kṛt suffix indicating material or abundance
नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya
hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul
सुदृढम् (sudṛḍham) - very firm, exceedingly strong, very hard
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sudṛḍha
sudṛḍha - very firm, very strong, exceedingly hard
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+dṛḍha)
  • su – good, well, very, excellent
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard, fixed
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root dṛh
    Root: dṛh (class 1)
मम (mama) - my, mine
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me (first person pronoun)
यत् (yat) - which (neuter nominative)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what (relative pronoun)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
(indeclinable)
absolutive
formed with suffix -tvā from root śru
Root: śru (class 5)
निहतम् (nihatam) - slain, killed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata
nihata - killed, slain, struck down
Past Passive Participle
formed from root han with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa (accusative)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - Droṇa (name of a teacher of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas)
शतधा (śatadhā) - in a hundred ways, into a hundred pieces
(indeclinable)
formed from śata with suffix -dhā
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विदीर्यते (vidīryate) - it breaks apart, it splits, it is torn
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (Laṭ) of vidīr
passive form of root dṛ with prefix vi, present stem dīrya-
Prefix: vi
Root: dṛ (class 1)