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8,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-18

आचार्यपुत्रे निहते हस्तिशिक्षाविशारदे ।
अङ्गाः क्रुद्धा महामात्रा नागैर्नकुलमभ्ययुः ॥१८॥
18. ācāryaputre nihate hastiśikṣāviśārade ,
aṅgāḥ kruddhā mahāmātrā nāgairnakulamabhyayuḥ.
18. ācāryaputre nihate hastiśikṣāviśārade aṅgāḥ
kruddhāḥ mahāmātrāḥ nāgaiḥ nakulam abhyayuḥ
18. hastiśikṣāviśārade ācāryaputre nihate kruddhāḥ
aṅgāḥ mahāmātrāḥ nāgaiḥ nakulam abhyayuḥ
18. When the preceptor's son, skilled in elephant training, was killed, the enraged chief ministers of the Aṅgas advanced towards Nakula with their elephants.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आचार्यपुत्रे (ācāryaputre) - when the preceptor's son (to the teacher's son, in the teacher's son)
  • निहते (nihate) - when he was killed (in the killed, when killed, having been killed)
  • हस्तिशिक्षाविशारदे (hastiśikṣāviśārade) - skilled in elephant training, expert in elephant lore
  • अङ्गाः (aṅgāḥ) - the Aṅgas (people from the Aṅga kingdom)
  • क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - enraged, angry, furious
  • महामात्राः (mahāmātrāḥ) - chief ministers, high-ranking officers
  • नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by elephants, with elephants
  • नकुलम् (nakulam) - towards Nakula (one of the Pāṇḍavas) (Nakula (proper name), mongoose)
  • अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - they approached, they advanced

Words meanings and morphology

आचार्यपुत्रे (ācāryaputre) - when the preceptor's son (to the teacher's son, in the teacher's son)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ācāryaputra
ācāryaputra - teacher's son, preceptor's son
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ācārya+putra)
  • ācārya – teacher, preceptor
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: car (class 1)
  • putra – son
    noun (masculine)
Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.
निहते (nihate) - when he was killed (in the killed, when killed, having been killed)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of nihata
nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
Formed from √han with prefix ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Agrees with ācāryaputre. Part of a locative absolute construction.
हस्तिशिक्षाविशारदे (hastiśikṣāviśārade) - skilled in elephant training, expert in elephant lore
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of hastiśikṣāviśārada
hastiśikṣāviśārada - skilled in elephant training
Compound type : saptaṁī-tatpuruṣa (hastiśikṣā+viśārada)
  • hastin – elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • śikṣā – teaching, training, learning
    noun (feminine)
    Root: śikṣ (class 1)
  • viśārada – skilled, expert, clever
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: śārad
Note: Agrees with ācāryaputre. Part of a locative absolute construction.
अङ्गाः (aṅgāḥ) - the Aṅgas (people from the Aṅga kingdom)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅga
aṅga - aṅga (body part), the Aṅga kingdom/people
क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - enraged, angry, furious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kruddha
kruddha - enraged, angry, furious
Past Passive Participle
Formed from √krudh (to be angry)
Root: krudh (class 4)
Note: Agrees with mahāmātrāḥ.
महामात्राः (mahāmātrāḥ) - chief ministers, high-ranking officers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāmātra
mahāmātra - chief minister, high-ranking officer, superintendent of elephants
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+mātra)
  • mahat – great, large, chief
    adjective
  • mātra – measure, quantity, officer
    noun (masculine)
    Root: mā (class 2)
नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by elephants, with elephants
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - serpent, elephant, mountain
नकुलम् (nakulam) - towards Nakula (one of the Pāṇḍavas) (Nakula (proper name), mongoose)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nakula
nakula - mongoose, Nakula (proper name)
अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - they approached, they advanced
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of i
Imperfect active 3rd plural of √i with prefix abhi-
Prefix: abhi
Root: i (class 2)