महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-57, verse-63

शरैः प्रचिच्छेद तवात्मजस्य ध्वजं धनुश्च प्रचकर्त नर्दतः ।
जघान चाश्वान्कृतवर्मणः शुभान्ध्वजं च चिच्छेद ततः प्रतापवान् ॥६३॥

63. śaraiḥ praciccheda tavātmajasya; dhvajaṁ dhanuśca pracakarta nardataḥ ,
jaghāna cāśvānkṛtavarmaṇaḥ śubhā;ndhvajaṁ ca ciccheda tataḥ pratāpavān.

63. śaraiḥ praciccheda tava ātmajasya
dhvajaṃ dhanuḥ ca pracakarta nardataḥ
jaghāna ca aśvān kṛtavarmaṇaḥ śubhān
dhvajaṃ ca ciccheda tataḥ pratāpavān

63. pratāpavān śaraiḥ tava ātmajasya dhvajaṃ ca dhanuḥ praciccheda,
nardataḥ ca pracakarta,
kṛtavarmaṇaḥ śubhān aśvān ca jaghāna,
dhvajaṃ ca tataḥ ciccheda

63. The mighty one shattered your son's banner and bow with his arrows, and he completely cut down the roaring warrior. He also struck down the fine horses of Kṛtavarman and then cut down his banner as well.

Words meanings summery:

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - he cut off, he pierced, he shattered

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• आत्मजस्य (ātmajasya) - of your son (of the son, of the offspring)

• ध्वजं (dhvajaṁ) - banner, flag

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• च (ca) - and

• प्रचकर्त (pracakarta) - he cut apart, he hacked to pieces

• नर्दतः (nardataḥ) - of the roaring enemy (of the roaring one, roaring)

• जघान (jaghāna) - he struck, he slew, he killed

• च (ca) - and

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

• कृतवर्मणः (kṛtavarmaṇaḥ) - of Kṛtavarman

• शुभान् (śubhān) - auspicious, beautiful, fine

• ध्वजं (dhvajaṁ) - banner, flag

• च (ca) - and

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced, he shattered

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty hero (majestic, mighty, powerful, glorious)

Words meanings and morphology

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - he cut off, he pierced, he shattered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of chid

Prefix: pra

Root: chid (class 7)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

आत्मजस्य (ātmajasya) - of your son (of the son, of the offspring)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, offspring

ātman (self) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

ध्वजं (dhvajaṁ) - banner, flag

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, standard, flag

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रचकर्त (pracakarta) - he cut apart, he hacked to pieces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛt (class 6)

नर्दतः (nardataḥ) - of the roaring enemy (of the roaring one, roaring)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nardat

nardat - roaring, shouting

Present active participle

from root nard

Root: nard (class 1)

Note: Can also be interpreted as accusative plural or ablative singular depending on exact syntax.

जघान (jaghāna) - he struck, he slew, he killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

कृतवर्मणः (kṛtavarmaṇaḥ) - of Kṛtavarman

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtavarman

kṛtavarman - Kṛtavarman (proper name)

शुभान् (śubhān) - auspicious, beautiful, fine

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, bright, beautiful, fine

ध्वजं (dhvajaṁ) - banner, flag

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, standard, flag

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced, he shattered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of chid

Root: chid (class 7)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty hero (majestic, mighty, powerful, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - majestic, powerful, glorious

pratāpa + vat

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