महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-28

भुजावुच्छ्रित्य शस्त्रं च शब्देन महता ततः ।
अभ्यद्रवन्महाराज दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः ॥२८॥

28. bhujāvucchritya śastraṁ ca śabdena mahatā tataḥ ,
abhyadravanmahārāja duryodhanapurogamāḥ.

28. bhujau ucchritya śastram ca śabdena mahatā
tataḥ abhyadravan mahārāja duryodhana-purogamāḥ

28. mahārāja tataḥ duryodhana-purogamāḥ bhujau
ucchritya śastram ca mahatā śabdena abhyadravan

28. O great king, led by Duryodhana, they raised their arms and weapons and rushed forward with a mighty roar.

Words meanings summery:

• भुजौ (bhujau) - two arms

• उच्छ्रित्य (ucchritya) - having raised, having lifted up

• शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon

• च (ca) - and

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, with a roar

• महता (mahatā) - by great, by mighty

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - they rushed towards, they attacked

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• दुर्योधन-पुरोगमाः (duryodhana-purogamāḥ) - those who have Duryodhana preceding them, led by Duryodhana

Words meanings and morphology

भुजौ (bhujau) - two arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand

उच्छ्रित्य (ucchritya) - having raised, having lifted up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From ud + sri with assimilation, functioning as a gerund

Prefix: ud

Root: śri (class 1)

शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śastra

śastra - weapon, implement

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, with a roar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, roar

महता (mahatā) - by great, by mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - they rushed towards, they attacked

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+rājan)

• mahant – great
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

दुर्योधन-पुरोगमाः (duryodhana-purogamāḥ) - those who have Duryodhana preceding them, led by Duryodhana

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of duryodhana-purogama

duryodhana-purogama - having Duryodhana at the head, led by Duryodhana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (duryodhana+purogama)

• duryodhana – Duryodhana (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• purogama – going before, leading, predecessor
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: puras
  Root: gam (class 1)

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