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9,15

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-15, verse-50

साश्वसूतध्वजरथान्रथिनः पातयन्बहून् ।
आक्रीडदेको बलवान्पवनस्तोयदानिव ॥५०॥
50. sāśvasūtadhvajarathānrathinaḥ pātayanbahūn ,
ākrīḍadeko balavānpavanastoyadāniva.
50. sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-rathān rathinaḥ pātayan
bahūn ākrīḍat ekaḥ balavān pavanaḥ toyadān iva
50. ekaḥ balavān (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-rathān
bahūn rathinaḥ pātayan pavanaḥ toyadān iva ākrīḍat
50. The powerful warrior, acting alone, striking down many chariot-warriors (rathin) complete with their horses, charioteers, banners, and chariots, toyed (with them) like the wind (god) with clouds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • स-अश्व-सूत-ध्वज-रथान् (sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-rathān) - complete with all their equipage (describing the chariot-warriors) (along with horses, charioteers, banners, and chariots)
  • रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - the enemy warriors fighting from chariots (charioteers, chariot-warriors)
  • पातयन् (pātayan) - actively bringing about the defeat/death of (causing to fall, striking down, felling)
  • बहून् (bahūn) - a large number of (many, numerous)
  • आक्रीडत् (ākrīḍat) - he easily dominated and destroyed (he played, he sported, he dealt playfully)
  • एकः (ekaḥ) - acting by himself, without assistance (one, single, alone)
  • बलवान् (balavān) - immensely strong (in battle) (powerful, strong, mighty)
  • पवनः (pavanaḥ) - the deity Vayu, personified as the wind (wind, air, wind god)
  • तोयदान् (toyadān) - objects of the wind's playful scattering (clouds)
  • इव (iva) - comparison (like, as if, as)

Words meanings and morphology

स-अश्व-सूत-ध्वज-रथान् (sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-rathān) - complete with all their equipage (describing the chariot-warriors) (along with horses, charioteers, banners, and chariots)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-ratha
sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-ratha - accompanied by horses, charioteers, banners, and chariots
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśva+sūta+dhvaja+ratha)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
    prefix 'sa-' indicating 'with'
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • sūta – charioteer, driver
    noun (masculine)
  • dhvaja – banner, standard
    noun (masculine)
  • ratha – chariot
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with rathinaḥ.
रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - the enemy warriors fighting from chariots (charioteers, chariot-warriors)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rathin
rathin - charioteer, one possessing a chariot, chariot-warrior
from ratha (chariot) + -in suffix (possessing)
Note: Object of the participle pātayan.
पातयन् (pātayan) - actively bringing about the defeat/death of (causing to fall, striking down, felling)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pat
pat - to fall, fly
Present Active Participle (Causative)
causative stem pāṭay- from root pat, with śatṛ suffix
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Yudhishthira).
बहून् (bahūn) - a large number of (many, numerous)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, numerous
Note: Agrees with rathinaḥ.
आक्रीडत् (ākrīḍat) - he easily dominated and destroyed (he played, he sported, he dealt playfully)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of krīḍ
root 'krīḍ' with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: krīḍ (class 1)
Note: The prefix 'a-' is for the imperfect tense, and 'ā' is an upasarga.
एकः (ekaḥ) - acting by himself, without assistance (one, single, alone)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, alone, unique
Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Yudhishthira).
बलवान् (balavān) - immensely strong (in battle) (powerful, strong, mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat
balavat - powerful, strong, mighty
possessive suffix -vat
Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Yudhishthira).
पवनः (pavanaḥ) - the deity Vayu, personified as the wind (wind, air, wind god)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana
pavana - wind, air, purifier, wind-god (Vayu)
Note: Used in a simile.
तोयदान् (toyadān) - objects of the wind's playful scattering (clouds)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of toyada
toyada - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toya+da)
  • toya – water
    noun (neuter)
  • da – giving, giver
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    from root dā (to give)
    Root: dā (class 1)
Note: Object of implicit 'play' or 'scatter' in the simile.
इव (iva) - comparison (like, as if, as)
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates a simile.