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8,4

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-4, verse-18

श्रुतायुरपि चाम्बष्ठः क्षत्रियाणां धनुर्धरः ।
चरन्नभीतवत्संख्ये निहतः सव्यसाचिना ॥१८॥
18. śrutāyurapi cāmbaṣṭhaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṁ dhanurdharaḥ ,
carannabhītavatsaṁkhye nihataḥ savyasācinā.
18. śrutāyuḥ api ca ambaṣṭhaḥ kṣatriyāṇām dhanurdharaḥ
caran abhītavat saṅkhye nihataḥ savyasācinā
18. ca śrutāyuḥ api ambaṣṭhaḥ kṣatriyāṇām dhanurdharaḥ
abhītavat saṅkhye caran savyasācinā nihataḥ
18. And Shrutayu, who was also the Ambaṣṭha king and a renowned archer among the kṣatriyas, was killed fearlessly moving in battle by Savyasācin (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Shrutayu (proper name)
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अम्बष्ठः (ambaṣṭhaḥ) - The Ambaṣṭha king (Ambaṣṭha (name of a king or people))
  • क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas, of the warriors
  • धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - an archer, bow-bearer
  • चरन् (caran) - moving, acting, roaming
  • अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly, like one unafraid
  • सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in conflict
  • निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain, struck down
  • सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasācin (Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Shrutayu (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutāyu
śrutāyu - Shrutayu (name of a warrior)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अम्बष्ठः (ambaṣṭhaḥ) - The Ambaṣṭha king (Ambaṣṭha (name of a king or people))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ambaṣṭha
ambaṣṭha - An Ambaṣṭha (member of a certain caste, or the king of the Ambaṣṭhas)
क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas, of the warriors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior class, a kṣatriya, a noble
धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - an archer, bow-bearer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurdhara
dhanurdhara - bow-bearer, archer, one who holds a bow
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+dhara)
  • dhanus – bow
    noun (neuter)
  • dhara – bearing, holding, carrying, supporting
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
चरन् (caran) - moving, acting, roaming
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of carant
carant - moving, going, performing, acting
Present Active Participle
Derived from root car (to move, go)
Root: car (class 1)
अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly, like one unafraid
(indeclinable)
Formed from abhīta (unafraid) + vat (like)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+bhīta+vat)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • bhīta – frightened, afraid, terrified
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root bhī (to fear)
    Root: bhī (class 3)
  • vat – like, as, similar to
    indeclinable
    Suffix indicating similarity
सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in conflict
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṅkhya
saṅkhya - battle, fight, conflict, war
निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain, struck down
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata
nihata - killed, slain, struck down, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasācin (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of savyasācin
savyasācin - Savyasācin (an epithet of Arjuna, meaning 'one who can shoot with the left hand')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (savya+sācin)
  • savya – left, left-hand
    adjective (masculine)
  • sācin – drawing (a bow), shooting
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/Adjective from root sañj (to adhere, attach, shoot)
    Derived from root sañj + ṇin
    Root: sañj (class 1)