महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-42, verse-47

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स विध्वस्तैः शरैर्घोरैर्द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ।
रथमारुरुहे वीरो धनंजयशरार्दितः ।
प्रगृह्य च धनुः श्रेष्ठं पार्थं विव्याध सायकैः ॥४७॥

47. sa vidhvastaiḥ śarairghorairdroṇaputraḥ pratāpavān ,
rathamāruruhe vīro dhanaṁjayaśarārditaḥ ,
pragṛhya ca dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṁ pārthaṁ vivyādha sāyakaiḥ.

47. saḥ vidhvastaiḥ śaraiḥ ghoraiḥ droṇaputraḥ
pratāpavān ratham āruruhe vīraḥ
dhanaṁjayaśarārditaḥ pragṛhya ca dhanuḥ
śreṣṭham pārtham vivyādha sāyakaiḥ

47. saḥ pratāpavān vīraḥ droṇaputraḥ dhanaṁjayaśarārditaḥ ghoraiḥ śaraiḥ vidhvastaiḥ ratham āruruhe,
ca śreṣṭham dhanuḥ pragṛhya,
sāyakaiḥ pārtham vivyādha

47. That mighty hero, Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman), who was afflicted and overcome by terrible arrows from Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna), mounted his chariot. And, grasping his excellent bow, he pierced Pārtha (Arjuna) with his own arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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सः (saḥ) - he, that

विध्वस्तैः (vidhvastaiḥ) - shattered, destroyed, overcome

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by terrible, by dreadful (arrows)

द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, valorous, powerful

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

आरुरुहे (āruruhe) - ascended, mounted

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

धनंजयशरार्दितः (dhanaṁjayaśarārditaḥ) - afflicted by Arjuna's arrows

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, having seized

च (ca) - and

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - excellent, best

पार्थम् (pārtham) - Pārtha (Arjuna)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

विध्वस्तैः (vidhvastaiḥ) - shattered, destroyed, overcome

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vidhvasta

vidhvasta - shattered, destroyed, overcome

past passive participle

from root dhvaṃs with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by terrible, by dreadful (arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce

द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - son of Droṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇa+putra)

droṇa – Droṇa (a teacher of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas)
proper noun (masculine)
putra – son
noun (masculine)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, valorous, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, valorous, powerful

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

आरुरुहे (āruruhe) - ascended, mounted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ruh

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: (Ātmanepada form)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man

धनंजयशरार्दितः (dhanaṁjayaśarārditaḥ) - afflicted by Arjuna's arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanaṁjayaśarārdita

dhanaṁjayaśarārdita - afflicted by Dhanaṁjaya's arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanaṁjaya+śara+ardita)

dhanaṁjaya – Arjuna (conqueror of wealth)
proper noun (masculine)
śara – arrow
noun (masculine)
ardita – afflicted, tormented
adjective
past passive participle
from root ard
Root: ard (class 1)

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root grah with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow