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9,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-16, verse-48

तां सर्वशक्त्या प्रहितां स शक्तिं युधिष्ठिरेणाप्रतिवार्यवीर्याम् ।
प्रतिग्रहायाभिननर्द शल्यः सम्यग्घुतामग्निरिवाज्यधाराम् ॥४८॥
48. tāṁ sarvaśaktyā prahitāṁ sa śaktiṁ; yudhiṣṭhireṇāprativāryavīryām ,
pratigrahāyābhinanarda śalyaḥ; samyagghutāmagnirivājyadhārām.
48. tām sarvaśaktyā prahitām saḥ śaktim
yudhiṣṭhireṇa aprativāryavīryām
| pratigrahāya abhinanarda śalyaḥ
samyak ghutām agniḥ iva ājyadhārām
48. saḥ śalyaḥ yudhiṣṭhireṇa sarvaśaktyā
prahitām aprativāryavīryām tām
śaktim pratigrahāya samyak ghutām
ājyadhārām agniḥ iva abhinanarda
48. King Śalya accepted that divine weapon (śakti), which was discharged by Yudhiṣṭhira with all his might (sarvaśakti) and possessed irresistible power, just as fire accepts an offering of ghee poured perfectly.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ताम् (tām) - that (divine weapon) (her, that)
  • सर्वशक्त्या (sarvaśaktyā) - with all his might (with all power, with all might, with full energy)
  • प्रहिताम् (prahitām) - discharged (by Yudhiṣṭhira) (sent forth, discharged, dispatched)
  • सः (saḥ) - he (Śalya) (he, that)
  • शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the divine weapon (śakti) (power, might, energy, divine power (śakti), weapon (śakti))
  • युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa) - by Yudhiṣṭhira
  • अप्रतिवार्यवीर्याम् (aprativāryavīryām) - possessing irresistible power (of irresistible valor/power, whose might cannot be resisted)
  • प्रतिग्रहाय (pratigrahāya) - for accepting (the weapon) (for receiving, for accepting)
  • अभिननर्द (abhinanarda) - accepted (with a challenge/roar, implying defiance or readiness) (roared, shouted, exulted, accepted with a roar/challenge)
  • शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (the king) (Śalya (proper name), dart, spear)
  • सम्यक् (samyak) - perfectly (properly, rightly, perfectly, completely)
  • घुताम् (ghutām) - poured (as an offering) (poured, offered)
  • अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))
  • इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)
  • आज्यधाराम् (ājyadhārām) - an offering of ghee (stream of ghee, flow of butter)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (divine weapon) (her, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to śaktim.
सर्वशक्त्या (sarvaśaktyā) - with all his might (with all power, with all might, with full energy)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarvaśakti
sarvaśakti - all power, all might, omnipotence
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+śakti)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    adjective (masculine)
  • śakti – power, might, energy, divine power (śakti), weapon (śakti)
    noun (feminine)
प्रहिताम् (prahitām) - discharged (by Yudhiṣṭhira) (sent forth, discharged, dispatched)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prahita
prahita - sent, despatched, thrown, cast
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √hā (to abandon, send) with prefix pra- and suffix -kta (past passive participle)
Prefix: pra
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies tām śaktim.
सः (saḥ) - he (Śalya) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Śalya.
शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the divine weapon (śakti) (power, might, energy, divine power (śakti), weapon (śakti))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, might, energy, divine power (śakti), weapon (śakti)
Note: Object of the verb abhinanarda and qualified by tām, prahitām, aprativāryavīryām.
युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa) - by Yudhiṣṭhira
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)
Note: Agent of prahitām.
अप्रतिवार्यवीर्याम् (aprativāryavīryām) - possessing irresistible power (of irresistible valor/power, whose might cannot be resisted)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aprativāryavīrya
aprativāryavīrya - of irresistible valor, whose power cannot be obstructed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+prativārya+vīrya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • prativārya – to be obstructed, to be resisted
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive
    Derived from root √vṛ (to cover, choose, obstruct) with prefix prati- and suffix -ṇya (gerundive)
    Prefix: prati
    Root: vṛ (class 9)
  • vīrya – valor, power, might, energy
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies tām śaktim.
प्रतिग्रहाय (pratigrahāya) - for accepting (the weapon) (for receiving, for accepting)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of pratigraha
pratigraha - acceptance, reception, taking
Prefix: prati
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Expresses purpose.
अभिननर्द (abhinanarda) - accepted (with a challenge/roar, implying defiance or readiness) (roared, shouted, exulted, accepted with a roar/challenge)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of abhinand
Root √nad (to roar) with prefix abhi-. Here the meaning implies a defiant acceptance.
Prefix: abhi
Root: nad (class 1)
Note: The meaning "accepted" is derived from the context of receiving the weapon, combined with the root's "roar" or "exult" which suggests a defiant or challenging acceptance.
शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (the king) (Śalya (proper name), dart, spear)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śalya
śalya - Śalya (a proper name), dart, spear
Note: Subject of abhinanarda.
सम्यक् (samyak) - perfectly (properly, rightly, perfectly, completely)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies ghutām.
घुताम् (ghutām) - poured (as an offering) (poured, offered)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ghuta
ghuta - poured, offered in a sacrifice
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √hu (to offer, sacrifice) with suffix -kta (past passive participle)
Root: hu (class 3)
Note: Qualifies ājyadhārām.
अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, the god of fire
Note: Subject in the simile.
इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates a simile.
आज्यधाराम् (ājyadhārām) - an offering of ghee (stream of ghee, flow of butter)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ājyadhārā
ājyadhārā - stream of clarified butter (ghee)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ājya+dhārā)
  • ājya – clarified butter, ghee
    noun (neuter)
  • dhārā – stream, flow, current
    noun (feminine)
Note: Object of 'accepts' (implied for fire).