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8,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-18, verse-72

कृतवर्मा महाराज पार्षतं निशितैः शरैः ।
रणे विव्याध सप्तत्या स्वर्णपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ॥७२॥
72. kṛtavarmā mahārāja pārṣataṁ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
raṇe vivyādha saptatyā svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ.
72. kṛtavarmā mahārāja pārṣataṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ raṇe
vivyādha saptatyā svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ
72. mahārāja kṛtavarmā raṇe pārṣataṃ niśitaiḥ
svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ saptatyā śaraiḥ vivyādha
72. O great king, Kṛtavarmā pierced Pārṣata in battle with seventy sharp arrows, which had golden shafts and were honed on stone.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā (a prominent warrior on the Kaurava side)
  • महाराज (mahārāja) - An address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king who is being narrated the events of the battle. (O great king)
  • पार्षतं (pārṣataṁ) - Refers to Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna, the son of Drupada, who was born from the sacrificial fire (Pṛṣata's son). (Pārṣata (Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna))
  • निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharpened, with keen
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
  • रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield
  • विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, wounded, struck
  • सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy, by seventy
  • स्वर्णपुङ्खैः (svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-feathered (arrows), with golden-shafted
  • शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - with rock-sharpened (arrows), honed on stone

Words meanings and morphology

कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā (a prominent warrior on the Kaurava side)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavarman
kṛtavarman - one whose armor is made, Kṛtavarman (proper noun)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+varman)
  • kṛta – done, made, performed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • varman – armor, shield, protective covering
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vṛ (class 5)
महाराज (mahārāja) - An address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king who is being narrated the events of the battle. (O great king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja
mahārāja - great king, emperor
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
    Stem of mahat (great)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    From root rāj (to rule, shine)
    Root: rāj (class 1)
पार्षतं (pārṣataṁ) - Refers to Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna, the son of Drupada, who was born from the sacrificial fire (Pṛṣata's son). (Pārṣata (Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pārṣata
pārṣata - son of Pṛṣata; Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna (proper noun)
Descendant of Pṛṣata.
निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharpened, with keen
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita
niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted, sharp
Past Passive Participle
Derived from ni-śi (to sharpen)
Prefix: ni
Root: śi (class 7)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed, a kind of grass
From root śṛ (to crush, tear)
Root: śṛ (class 9)
रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict, clamor
From root raṇ (to sound, shout, rejoice)
Root: raṇ (class 1)
विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, wounded, struck
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vyadh
Perfect Active
Root vyadh, 3rd person singular, perfect active
Root: vyadh (class 4)
सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy, by seventy
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of saptati
saptati - seventy
Feminine noun ending in -ti, for numbers.
Note: Used as an adjective specifying the number of arrows.
स्वर्णपुङ्खैः (svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-feathered (arrows), with golden-shafted
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of svarṇapuṅkha
svarṇapuṅkha - having golden feathers/shafts (of an arrow)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svarṇa+puṅkha)
  • svarṇa – gold, golden
    noun (neuter)
    Root: svṛ (class 10)
  • puṅkha – feather, shaft (of an arrow), tail-end
    noun (masculine)
शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - with rock-sharpened (arrows), honed on stone
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śilāśita
śilāśita - sharpened on stone, rock-sharpened
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+śita)
  • śilā – rock, stone, slab
    noun (feminine)
  • śita – sharpened, keen, whetted
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root śi (to sharpen)
    Root: śi (class 7)