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8,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-16, verse-9

धनूंषि बाणान्परिघानसितोमरपट्टिशान् ।
मुसलानि भुशुण्डीश्च शक्तिऋष्टिपरश्वधान् ॥९॥
9. dhanūṁṣi bāṇānparighānasitomarapaṭṭiśān ,
musalāni bhuśuṇḍīśca śaktiṛṣṭiparaśvadhān.
9. dhanūṃṣi bāṇān parighān asitomarapaṭṭiśān
musalāni bhūśuṇḍīḥ ca śaktiṛṣṭiparaśvadhān
9. (They carried) dhanūṃṣi,
bāṇān,
parighān,
asitomarapaṭṭiśān,
musalāni,
bhūśuṇḍīḥ ca,
śaktiṛṣṭiparaśvadhān.
9. They carried bows, arrows, iron clubs, black javelins and sharp-edged spears, maces, *bhuśuṇḍīs*, as well as spears, lances, and battle-axes.

Words meanings summery:

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  • धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows
  • बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows
  • परिघान् (parighān) - iron clubs, bolts, bars
  • असितोमरपट्टिशान् (asitomarapaṭṭiśān) - black spears/javelins and sharp-edged spears
  • मुसलानि (musalāni) - maces, clubs, pestles
  • भूशुण्डीः (bhūśuṇḍīḥ) - bhūśuṇḍīs (a type of missile or firearm)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • शक्तिऋष्टिपरश्वधान् (śaktiṛṣṭiparaśvadhān) - spears, lances, and battle-axes

Words meanings and morphology

धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of dhanus
dhanus - bow
Note: Object of an implied verb of carrying/wielding.
बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa
bāṇa - arrow
Note: Object of an implied verb.
परिघान् (parighān) - iron clubs, bolts, bars
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of parigha
parigha - iron club, bolt, bar, obstacle
From pari-han (to strike around)
Prefix: pari
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Object of an implied verb.
असितोमरपट्टिशान् (asitomarapaṭṭiśān) - black spears/javelins and sharp-edged spears
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of asitomarapaṭṭiśa
asitomarapaṭṭiśa - black spears/javelins and sharp-edged spears (pattiśas)
Compound type : dvandva (asitōmara+paṭṭiśa)
  • asitōmara – black javelin/spear
    noun (masculine)
    From asita (black) and tomara (javelin)
  • paṭṭiśa – a sharp-edged weapon, spear, javelin
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object of an implied verb.
मुसलानि (musalāni) - maces, clubs, pestles
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of musala
musala - mace, club, pestle
Note: Object of an implied verb.
भूशुण्डीः (bhūśuṇḍīḥ) - bhūśuṇḍīs (a type of missile or firearm)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of bhūśuṇḍī
bhūśuṇḍī - a kind of weapon, missile or firearm (similar to a musket or pistol in later texts, but here more of a projectile weapon)
Note: Object of an implied verb.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शक्तिऋष्टिपरश्वधान् (śaktiṛṣṭiparaśvadhān) - spears, lances, and battle-axes
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śaktiṛṣṭiparaśvadha
śaktiṛṣṭiparaśvadha - spears, lances, and battle-axes
Compound type : dvandva (śakti+ṛṣṭi+paraśvadha)
  • śakti – spear, lance, javelin
    noun (feminine)
  • ṛṣṭi – a lance, spear
    noun (feminine)
  • paraśvadha – axe, battle-axe
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object of an implied verb.