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9,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-16, verse-20

ततस्तु मद्राधिपतिः प्रहृष्टो धनुर्विकृष्य व्यसृजत्पृषत्कान् ।
द्वाभ्यां क्षुराभ्यां च तथैव राज्ञश्चिच्छेद चापं कुरुपुंगवस्य ॥२०॥
20. tatastu madrādhipatiḥ prahṛṣṭo; dhanurvikṛṣya vyasṛjatpṛṣatkān ,
dvābhyāṁ kṣurābhyāṁ ca tathaiva rājña;ściccheda cāpaṁ kurupuṁgavasya.
20. tataḥ tu madra-adhipatiḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ
dhanuḥ vikṛṣya vyasṛjat pṛṣatkān |
dvābhyām kṣurābhyām ca tathā eva
rājñaḥ ciccheda cāpam kuru-puṅgavasya
20. tataḥ tu prahṛṣṭaḥ madra-adhipatiḥ
dhanuḥ vikṛṣya pṛṣatkān vyasṛjat
ca tathā eva dvābhyām kṣurābhyām
kuru-puṅgavasya rājñaḥ cāpam ciccheda
20. Then, the greatly delighted lord of Madra, drawing his bow, released arrows. And with two razor-sharp arrows, he similarly cut the bow of King Yudhishthira, the foremost among the Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand
  • मद्र-अधिपतिः (madra-adhipatiḥ) - King Salya, ruler of the Madra kingdom (lord of Madra)
  • प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly delighted, joyful, pleased
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having drawn, having pulled
  • व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - he released, he discharged, he threw
  • पृषत्कान् (pṛṣatkān) - arrows, darts
  • द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two
  • क्षुराभ्याम् (kṣurābhyām) - with razor-arrows, with two razors
  • (ca) - and, also
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very
  • राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Yudhishthira (of the king)
  • चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed
  • चापम् (cāpam) - bow
  • कुरु-पुङ्गवस्य (kuru-puṅgavasya) - of King Yudhishthira, the best among the Kurus (of the foremost of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
मद्र-अधिपतिः (madra-adhipatiḥ) - King Salya, ruler of the Madra kingdom (lord of Madra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madra-adhipati
madra-adhipati - lord of Madra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madra+adhipati)
  • madra – name of a country and its people
    proper noun (neuter)
  • adhipati – lord, ruler, king
    noun (masculine)
प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly delighted, joyful, pleased
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prahṛṣṭa
prahṛṣṭa - greatly delighted, joyful, pleased
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root hṛṣ with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow
विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having drawn, having pulled
(indeclinable)
Gerund (absolutive)
Derived from root kṛṣ with prefix vi- and suffix -ya
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - he released, he discharged, he threw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyasṛjat
Imperfect Active
3rd person singular imperfect active of root sṛj with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: sṛj (class 6)
पृषत्कान् (pṛṣatkān) - arrows, darts
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pṛṣatka
pṛṣatka - arrow, dart
द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two
(adjective)
Instrumental, dual of dvi
dvi - two
क्षुराभ्याम् (kṣurābhyām) - with razor-arrows, with two razors
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of kṣura
kṣura - razor, razor-sharp arrow
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very
(indeclinable)
राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Yudhishthira (of the king)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of ciccheda
Perfect Active
3rd person singular perfect active of root chid
Root: chid (class 7)
चापम् (cāpam) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of cāpa
cāpa - bow
कुरु-पुङ्गवस्य (kuru-puṅgavasya) - of King Yudhishthira, the best among the Kurus (of the foremost of the Kurus)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kuru-puṅgava
kuru-puṅgava - foremost of the Kurus, best of the Kurus
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+puṅgava)
  • kuru – the Kurus (a lunar dynasty)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent, best
    noun (masculine)