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7,9

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-9, verse-66

तस्य नप्तारमायान्तं शैब्यं कः समवारयत् ।
द्रोणायाभिमुखं यान्तं व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् ॥६६॥
66. tasya naptāramāyāntaṁ śaibyaṁ kaḥ samavārayat ,
droṇāyābhimukhaṁ yāntaṁ vyāttānanamivāntakam.
66. tasya naptāram āyāntam śaibyam kaḥ samavārayat
droṇāya abhimukham yāntam vyāttānanam iva antakam
66. kaḥ tasya naptāram śaibyam āyāntam droṇāya abhimukham
yāntam vyāttānanam iva antakam samavārayat
66. Who stopped that approaching grandson, Śaibya, as he advanced against Drona, moving like Death with a wide-open mouth?

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - of that (implied warrior or king) (his, its, of him, of it)
  • नप्तारम् (naptāram) - grandson, descendant
  • आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming, arriving
  • शैब्यम् (śaibyam) - Śaibya (a specific warrior, grandson of a king) (of the Śibi clan, a king of the Śibis, a warrior named Śaibya)
  • कः (kaḥ) - who, which
  • समवारयत् (samavārayat) - stopped, hindered, restrained, prevented
  • द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Drona, for Drona
  • अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - advancing towards (Drona) (facing, towards, in front of)
  • यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, moving, advancing
  • व्यात्ताननम् (vyāttānanam) - having an open mouth, wide-mouthed
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to
  • अन्तकम् (antakam) - Yama, the god of death (Death, the end, one who makes an end)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (implied warrior or king) (his, its, of him, of it)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
नप्तारम् (naptāram) - grandson, descendant
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of naptṛ
naptṛ - grandson, descendant, son's son, daughter's son
आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming, arriving
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt
āyānt - approaching, coming
present active participle
Derived from the root √yā (to go) with the prefix ā, forming the present participle stem.
Prefix: ā
Root: yā (class 2)
शैब्यम् (śaibyam) - Śaibya (a specific warrior, grandson of a king) (of the Śibi clan, a king of the Śibis, a warrior named Śaibya)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śaibya
śaibya - descendant of Śibi, pertaining to the Śibi country or king
कः (kaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
समवारयत् (samavārayat) - stopped, hindered, restrained, prevented
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sam-ava-√vṛ
causative
Imperfect 3rd person singular active of the causative stem of root √vṛ, with prefixes sam and ava.
Prefixes: sam+ava
Root: vṛ (class 5)
द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Drona, for Drona
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - Drona (name of a preceptor)
अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - advancing towards (Drona) (facing, towards, in front of)
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpurusha (abhi+mukha)
  • abhi – towards, against, over
    indeclinable
  • mukha – face, mouth, front
    noun (neuter)
Note: Used adverbially here.
यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, moving, advancing
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yānt
yānt - going, moving
present active participle
Derived from the root √yā (to go), forming the present participle stem.
Root: yā (class 2)
व्यात्ताननम् (vyāttānanam) - having an open mouth, wide-mouthed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vyāttānana
vyāttānana - having a wide-open mouth, with gaping mouth
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyātta+ānana)
  • vyātta – wide open, gaping
    adjective (neuter)
    past passive participle
    Past passive participle of root √ā + vi.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: ā (class 2)
  • ānana – mouth, face
    noun (neuter)
इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to
(indeclinable)
अन्तकम् (antakam) - Yama, the god of death (Death, the end, one who makes an end)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of antaka
antaka - one who makes an end, destroyer; Death, Yama
Derived from anta (end) + -ka suffix.