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8,39

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-39, verse-23

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
शैनेयं शरवर्षेण छादयामास भारत ॥२३॥
23. athānyaddhanurādāya droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān ,
śaineyaṁ śaravarṣeṇa chādayāmāsa bhārata.
23. atha anyat dhanuḥ ādāya Droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān
Śaineyam śaravarṣeṇa chādayām āsa Bhārata
23. Bhārata atha pratāpavān Droṇaputraḥ anyat
dhanuḥ ādāya Śaineyam śaravarṣeṇa chādayām āsa
23. O Bhārata, then Droṇa's powerful son (Aśvatthāman), taking another bow, enveloped Śaineya (Sātyaki) with a shower of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking up
  • द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Aśvatthāman (Droṇa's son)
  • प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious
  • शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Sātyaki (Śaineya)
  • शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows
  • छादयाम् (chādayām) - covered, enveloped
  • आस (āsa) - did, became
  • भारत (bhārata) - addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanuḥ
dhanuḥ - bow
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking up
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root 'dā' (to give, take) with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-ya'.
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Aśvatthāman (Droṇa's son)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of Droṇaputra
Droṇaputra - son of Droṇa, Aśvatthāman
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (Droṇa+putra)
  • Droṇa – Droṇa (a warrior teacher in the Mahābhārata)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • putra – son, child
    noun (masculine)
प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat
pratāpavat - powerful, glorious, majestic, splendid
Possessive suffix '-vat' added to 'pratāpa' (power, glory).
शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Sātyaki (Śaineya)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of Śaineya
Śaineya - descendant of Śini, Sātyaki
Patronymic from Śini.
शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)
  • śara – arrow, dart
    noun (masculine)
    Root: śṛ (class 1)
  • varṣa – rain, shower, year
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
छादयाम् (chādayām) - covered, enveloped
(verb)
perfect of chādayām
periphrastic perfect auxiliary part
Part of the periphrastic perfect 'chādayām āsa', formed from the causative stem 'chādaya' of root 'chad'.
Root: chad (class 1)
आस (āsa) - did, became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect 'chādayām āsa'.
भारत (bhārata) - addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of Bhārata
Bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Patronymic from Bharata.