महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-24

उभयोः सेनयोर्वीरास्तदा हाहाकृतोऽभवन् ।
भृशं मर्मण्यभिहतावुभावास्तां सुविह्वलौ ॥२४॥

24. ubhayoḥ senayorvīrāstadā hāhākṛto'bhavan ,
bhṛśaṁ marmaṇyabhihatāvubhāvāstāṁ suvihvalau.

24. ubhayoḥ senayoḥ vīrāḥ tadā hāhākṛtāḥ abhavan
bhṛśam marmaṇi abhihatau ubhau āstām suvihvalau

24. tadā ubhayoḥ senayoḥ vīrāḥ hāhākṛtāḥ abhavan,
ubhau bhṛśam marmaṇi abhihatau suvihvalau āstām

24. Then the warriors of both armies cried out in dismay, as both heroes, struck deeply in their vital spots, lay completely overwhelmed.

Words meanings summery:

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both, of the two

• सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two armies

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• हाहाकृताः (hāhākṛtāḥ) - uttering cries of alas, filled with dismay

• अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, deeply, intensely

• मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - in the vital spots, in vulnerable points

• अभिहतौ (abhihatau) - struck, smitten, hit

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - were

• सुविह्वलौ (suvihvalau) - greatly agitated, thoroughly overwhelmed, deeply distressed

Words meanings and morphology

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both, of the two

(adjective)

Genitive, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both, of both

सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two armies

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of senā

senā - army, host, troop

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

हाहाकृताः (hāhākṛtāḥ) - uttering cries of alas, filled with dismay

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hāhākṛta

hāhākṛta - filled with cries of alas, lamenting, dismayed

Past Passive Participle

formed from hāhā + kṛ

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hāhā+kṛta)

• hāhā – exclamation of grief or wonder, alas
  indeclinable
• kṛta – made, done
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, deeply, intensely

(adverb)

मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - in the vital spots, in vulnerable points

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of marman

marman - vital part, vulnerable spot, secret place

अभिहतौ (abhihatau) - struck, smitten, hit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhihata

abhihata - struck, beaten, hit

Past Passive Participle

from abhi + han

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

आस्ताम् (āstām) - were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सुविह्वलौ (suvihvalau) - greatly agitated, thoroughly overwhelmed, deeply distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of suvihvala

suvihvala - completely bewildered or distressed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vihvala)

• su – well, very
  indeclinable
• vihvala – agitated, bewildered, overwhelmed
  adjective

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