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8,14

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-15

अणकैश्च शिलाधौतैर्वज्राशनिविषोपमैः ।
शरैर्निजघ्निवान्पार्थो महेन्द्र इव दानवान् ॥१५॥
15. aṇakaiśca śilādhautairvajrāśaniviṣopamaiḥ ,
śarairnijaghnivānpārtho mahendra iva dānavān.
15. aṇakaiḥ ca śilādhautaiḥ vajrāśaniviṣopamaiḥ
śaraiḥ nijaghnivān pārthaḥ mahendraḥ iva dānavān
15. pārthaḥ aṇakaiḥ ca śilādhautaiḥ vajrāśaniviṣopamaiḥ
śaraiḥ dānavān mahendraḥ iva nijaghnivān
15. Arjuna struck down [the enemies] with sharp arrows, sharpened on stone and resembling thunderbolts, lightning, and poison, just as the great Indra slew the Dānavas (demons).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अणकैः (aṇakaiḥ) - with small/sharp/subtle (arrows)
  • (ca) - and
  • शिलाधौतैः (śilādhautaiḥ) - with those sharpened on stone
  • वज्राशनिविषोपमैः (vajrāśaniviṣopamaiḥ) - comparable to thunderbolts, lightning, and poison
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
  • निजघ्निवान् (nijaghnivān) - he struck down, killed
  • पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)
  • महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - the great Indra
  • इव (iva) - like, as
  • दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

अणकैः (aṇakaiḥ) - with small/sharp/subtle (arrows)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of aṇaka
aṇaka - small, minute, subtle
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शिलाधौतैः (śilādhautaiḥ) - with those sharpened on stone
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śilādhauta
śilādhauta - sharpened on stone
Past Passive Participle
Compound: śilā (stone) + dhauta (washed/sharpened, P.P.P. of √dhāv)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+dhauta)
  • śilā – stone, rock
    noun (feminine)
  • dhauta – washed, cleansed, purified, sharpened
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from √dhāv (धाव्)
    Root: dhāv (class 1)
वज्राशनिविषोपमैः (vajrāśaniviṣopamaiḥ) - comparable to thunderbolts, lightning, and poison
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vajrāśaniviṣopama
vajrāśaniviṣopama - comparable to vajra (thunderbolt), aśani (lightning), and viṣa (poison)
Compound type : upama-dvandva-tatpuruṣa (vajra+aśani+viṣa+upama)
  • vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
    noun (masculine)
  • aśani – lightning, thunderbolt
    noun (masculine/feminine)
  • viṣa – poison
    noun (neuter)
  • upama – similar, comparable, equal
    adjective
    Derived from upa + mā (मा)
    Prefix: upa
    Root: mā (class 2)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow
निजघ्निवान् (nijaghnivān) - he struck down, killed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nijaghnivat
nijaghnivat - having struck down, having killed
Past Active Participle
Past active participle (kvip form) of √han (हन्) with prefix ni (नि)
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā, an epithet of Arjuna
Derived from Pṛthā + aṇ
महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - the great Indra
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendra
mahendra - the great Indra, an epithet of Indra
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+indra)
  • mahā – great, mighty
    adjective
  • indra – Indra (king of gods)
    proper noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas (demons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - a Dānava (demon, son of Danu)