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8,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-59

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय हेमपृष्ठं दुरासदम् ।
कर्णं विव्याध विंशत्या सारथिं च त्रिभिः शरैः ॥५९॥
59. athānyaddhanurādāya hemapṛṣṭhaṁ durāsadam ,
karṇaṁ vivyādha viṁśatyā sārathiṁ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ.
59. atha anyat dhanuḥ ādāya hemapṛṣṭham durāsadam
karṇam vivyādha viṃśatyā sārathim ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ
59. atha anyat hemapṛṣṭham durāsadam dhanuḥ ādāya viṃśatyā
śaraiḥ karṇam ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ sārathim vivyādha
59. Then, having taken up another formidable, gold-backed bow, he (Nakula) struck Karna with twenty arrows and his charioteer with three arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized
  • हेमपृष्ठम् (hemapṛṣṭham) - gold-backed, having a golden back
  • दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - formidable, difficult to approach, unassailable
  • कर्णम् (karṇam) - The warrior Karna (Karna (proper noun); ear)
  • विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck
  • विंशत्या (viṁśatyā) - with twenty
  • सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer
  • (ca) - and
  • त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Derived from root dā with prefix ā- and suffix -ya
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
हेमपृष्ठम् (hemapṛṣṭham) - gold-backed, having a golden back
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of hemapṛṣṭha
hemapṛṣṭha - gold-backed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (heman+pṛṣṭha)
  • heman – gold
    noun (neuter)
  • pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
    noun (neuter)
दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - formidable, difficult to approach, unassailable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of durāsada
durāsada - difficult of access, unassailable, formidable
Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (dur+āsada)
  • dur – bad, difficult (prefix)
    indeclinable
  • āsada – approachable, attainable (past passive participle of ā + sad)
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root sad with prefix ā-
    Prefix: ā
    Root: sad
कर्णम् (karṇam) - The warrior Karna (Karna (proper noun); ear)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - ear; Karna
विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vyādh
Root: vyadh (class 4)
विंशत्या (viṁśatyā) - with twenty
(numeral)
सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sārathi
sārathi - charioteer
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three
(numeral)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow