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9,12

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-12, verse-3

भीमसेनो रणे शल्यं शल्यभूतं पराक्रमे ।
एकेन विद्ध्वा बाणेन पुनर्विव्याध सप्तभिः ॥३॥
3. bhīmaseno raṇe śalyaṁ śalyabhūtaṁ parākrame ,
ekena viddhvā bāṇena punarvivyādha saptabhiḥ.
3. bhīmasenaḥ raṇe śalyam śalyabhūtam parākrame
ekena viddhvā bāṇena punaḥ vivyādha saptabhiḥ
3. raṇe parākrame śalyabhūtam śalyam bhīmasenaḥ
ekena bāṇena viddhvā punaḥ saptabhiḥ vivyādha
3. Bhīmasena, in battle, first pierced Shalya—who was a veritable thorn (śalya) to their prowess—with one arrow, and then again pierced him with seven.

Words meanings summery:

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  • भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena
  • रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war
  • शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya, the king of Madra (an antagonist in the Mahābhārata) (Shalya, a dart/spear/thorn)
  • शल्यभूतम् (śalyabhūtam) - having become a thorn, being like a dart (figuratively, a source of annoyance)
  • पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in prowess, in valor, in strength
  • एकेन (ekena) - by one
  • विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having struck
  • बाणेन (bāṇena) - by an arrow
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further
  • विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck
  • सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven

Words meanings and morphology

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena
bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (a Pāṇḍava brother)
रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, war, conflict
शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya, the king of Madra (an antagonist in the Mahābhārata) (Shalya, a dart/spear/thorn)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śalya
śalya - dart, spear, arrow; thorn; Shalya (proper noun)
शल्यभूतम् (śalyabhūtam) - having become a thorn, being like a dart (figuratively, a source of annoyance)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śalyabhūta
śalyabhūta - having become a thorn or dart-like (figurative: a source of annoyance/pain)
Past Passive Participle (bhūta)
Compound formed from 'śalya' and 'bhūta'. 'Bhūta' is the past passive participle of root bhū (to be, become).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śalya+bhūta)
  • śalya – dart, thorn, spear
    noun (neuter)
  • bhūta – become, been, existing
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root bhū.
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'śalyam'.
पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in prowess, in valor, in strength
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of parākrama
parākrama - prowess, valor, might, exertion
एकेन (ekena) - by one
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single
Note: Agrees with 'bāṇena'.
विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having struck
(indeclinable)
Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) form from root vyadh.
बाणेन (bāṇena) - by an arrow
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa
bāṇa - arrow
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further
(indeclinable)
विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of vyadh
Root: vyadh (class 4)
सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven
(adjective)
Instrumental, plural of saptan
saptan - seven
Note: Implies 'by seven arrows'.