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9,12

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-12, verse-13

तांश्च सर्वान्महेष्वासान्पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिः शरैः ।
विव्याध तरसा राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥१३॥
13. tāṁśca sarvānmaheṣvāsānpañcabhiḥ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ ,
vivyādha tarasā rājaṁstadadbhutamivābhavat.
13. tān ca sarvān maheṣvāsān pañcabhiḥ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ
vivyādha tarasā rājan tat adbhutam iva abhavat
13. ca rājan tarasā tān sarvān maheṣvāsān pañcabhiḥ
pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ vivyādha tat adbhutam iva abhavat
13. And, O King, he powerfully struck all those great archers (maheṣvāsas) with five arrows each. That seemed marvelous.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तान् (tān) - those
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every
  • महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers (maheṣvāsas)
  • पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five arrows (with five)
  • पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five arrows each (with five (each))
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows
  • विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck
  • तरसा (tarasā) - with force, speedily, powerfully
  • राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)
  • तत् (tat) - that event/action (that)
  • अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, marvelous, amazing thing
  • इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were
  • अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers (maheṣvāsas)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa
maheṣvāsa - great archer, a mighty bowman
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+iṣvāsa)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • iṣvāsa – archer, bowman, one who throws arrows
    noun (masculine)
पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five arrows (with five)
(numeral adjective)
पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five arrows each (with five (each))
(numeral adjective)
Note: Repetition of 'pañcabhiḥ' implies 'five each' or 'five by five'.
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vyādh
Root: vyadh (class 4)
तरसा (tarasā) - with force, speedily, powerfully
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras
taras - force, power, speed, energy
Note: Used adverbially.
राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
तत् (tat) - that event/action (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, marvelous, amazing thing
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta
adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, marvelous, strange
इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were
(indeclinable)
अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)