महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-47

पिपीलिकापुटं राजन्यथामृद्नान्नरो रुषा ।
तथा सा कौरवी सेना मृदिता तेन भारत ॥४७॥

47. pipīlikāpuṭaṁ rājanyathāmṛdnānnaro ruṣā ,
tathā sā kauravī senā mṛditā tena bhārata.

47. pipīlikāpuṭam rājan yathā amṛdnāt naraḥ ruṣā
tathā sā kauravī senā mṛditā tena bhārata

47. rājan bhārata yathā naraḥ ruṣā pipīlikāpuṭam
amṛdnāt tathā tena sā kauravī senā mṛditā

47. O King (rājan), just as a man angrily crushes an anthill, so too, O Bhārata, was that Kaurava army crushed by him.

Words meanings summery:

• पिपीलिकापुटम् (pipīlikāpuṭam) - an anthill, a nest of ants

• राजन् (rājan) - Vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O King)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• अमृद्नात् (amṛdnāt) - crushed, trampled, oppressed

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• रुषा (ruṣā) - with anger, in wrath, indignantly

• तथा (tathā) - so too, in that manner, thus

• सा (sā) - Refers to the Kaurava army. (that, she, that one)

• कौरवी (kauravī) - The army of the Kauravas. (belonging to the Kurus, Kaurava)

• सेना (senā) - army, host, troops

• मृदिता (mṛditā) - The Kaurava army was crushed. (crushed, trampled, destroyed)

• तेन (tena) - By the Pāṇḍava mentioned in the previous verse. (by him, by that one)

• भारत (bhārata) - Vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

Words meanings and morphology

पिपीलिकापुटम् (pipīlikāpuṭam) - an anthill, a nest of ants

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pipīlikāpuṭa

pipīlikāpuṭa - anthill, nest of ants

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pipīlikā+puṭa)

• pipīlikā – ant
  noun (feminine)
• puṭa – a fold, cavity, hollow; receptacle, nest, sheath
  noun (masculine)

राजन् (rājan) - Vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

अमृद्नात् (amṛdnāt) - crushed, trampled, oppressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of mṛd

Imperfect active

3rd singular active imperfect form. The initial `a` is the augment for past tense.

Root: mṛd (class 9)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ (class 1)

रुषा (ruṣā) - with anger, in wrath, indignantly

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ruṣ

ruṣ - anger, wrath, rage

From root `ruṣ` (to be angry).

Root: ruṣ (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - so too, in that manner, thus

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - Refers to the Kaurava army. (that, she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one; he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `senā`.

कौरवी (kauravī) - The army of the Kauravas. (belonging to the Kurus, Kaurava)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus; relating to the Kurus

Derived from `Kuru`.

Note: Agrees with `senā`.

सेना (senā) - army, host, troops

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troops, battle array

मृदिता (mṛditā) - The Kaurava army was crushed. (crushed, trampled, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛdita

mṛdita - crushed, trampled, destroyed, oppressed

Past Passive Participle

From root `mṛd` (to crush).

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `senā`.

तेन (tena) - By the Pāṇḍava mentioned in the previous verse. (by him, by that one)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one; he, she, it

भारत (bhārata) - Vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata; an Indian

Derived from `Bharata`.