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9,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-16, verse-73

तन्निकृत्तं धनुः श्रेष्ठमपास्य शिनिपुंगवः ।
अन्यदादत्त वेगेन वेगवत्तरमायुधम् ॥७३॥
73. tannikṛttaṁ dhanuḥ śreṣṭhamapāsya śinipuṁgavaḥ ,
anyadādatta vegena vegavattaramāyudham.
73. tat nikṛttam dhanuḥ śreṣṭham apāsya śinipuṅgavaḥ
anyat ādatta vegena vegavattaram āyudham
73. śinipuṅgavaḥ tat nikṛttam śreṣṭham dhanuḥ apāsya,
vegena anyat vegavattaram āyudham ādatta.
73. Having cast aside that excellent, severed bow, Satyaki (śinipuṅgava) swiftly took up another, even swifter weapon.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत् (tat) - that
  • निकृत्तम् (nikṛttam) - cut off, severed
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, excellent
  • अपास्य (apāsya) - having thrown away, having cast aside
  • शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - Satyaki, who belonged to the Sini clan (the bull among the Sinis, chief of the Sinis)
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
  • आदत्त (ādatta) - took up, grasped
  • वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly
  • वेगवत्तरम् (vegavattaram) - swifter, more swift
  • आयुधम् (āyudham) - bow (weapon, implement)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
निकृत्तम् (nikṛttam) - cut off, severed
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nikṛtta
nikṛtta - cut off, severed, broken
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'kṛt' with prefix 'ni'
Prefix: ni
Root: kṛt (class 6)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanuṣ
dhanuṣ - bow
श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha
śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme
Superlative degree of 'praśasya' or 'śrī'
अपास्य (apāsya) - having thrown away, having cast aside
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Derived from root 'as' with prefix 'apa'
Prefix: apa
Root: as (class 4)
शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - Satyaki, who belonged to the Sini clan (the bull among the Sinis, chief of the Sinis)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śinipuṅgava
śinipuṅgava - best of the Sinis, chief of the Sini clan
Compound type : Tatpurusha (śini+puṅgava)
  • śini – Sini (name of an ancient hero, ancestor of Satyaki)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • puṅgava – bull, eminent man, chief
    noun (masculine)
अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
आदत्त (ādatta) - took up, grasped
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, Imperfect (Laṅ) of dā
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega
vega - speed, velocity, impulse
वेगवत्तरम् (vegavattaram) - swifter, more swift
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vegavattara
vegavattara - more swift, having greater speed
Comparative form of 'vegavat' (possessing speed) using suffix -tara
आयुधम् (āyudham) - bow (weapon, implement)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āyudha
āyudha - weapon, implement, tool