महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-44, verse-54

कृतवर्मा ततो राजन्नुत्तमौजसमाहवे ।
हृदि विव्याध स तदा रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥५४॥

54. kṛtavarmā tato rājannuttamaujasamāhave ,
hṛdi vivyādha sa tadā rathopastha upāviśat.

54. kṛtavarmā tataḥ rājan uttamaujasam āhave
hṛdi vivyādha saḥ tadā rathopastha upāviśat

54. rājan tataḥ kṛtavarmā āhave uttamaujasam
hṛdi vivyādha tadā saḥ rathopastha upāviśat

54. O King, Kṛtavarmā then pierced Uttamaujas in the heart during the battle. At that moment, Uttamaujas collapsed onto his chariot seat.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• उत्तमौजसम् (uttamaujasam) - Uttamaujas

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck

• सः (saḥ) - He (Uttamaujas) (he)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• रथोपस्थ (rathopastha) - chariot seat

• उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down, took his seat

Words meanings and morphology

कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavarman

kṛtavarman - Kṛtavarman (a proper name)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

उत्तमौजसम् (uttamaujasam) - Uttamaujas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttamaujas

uttamaujas - Uttamaujas (a proper name, particularly a Pāṇḍava warrior)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, breast

विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vyādh

Root: vyādh (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - He (Uttamaujas) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

रथोपस्थ (rathopastha) - chariot seat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rathopastha

rathopastha - chariot seat, lap of the chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+upastha)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• upastha – lap, seat, proximity, private parts
  noun (neuter)

Note: Although the form is accusative singular, in context with 'upāviśat' (sat down), it functions to indicate location (onto the seat).

उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down, took his seat

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of viś

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

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