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9,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-18, verse-21

जानीतामद्य ज्येष्ठस्य पाण्डवस्य पराक्रमम् ।
मद्रराजं हतं श्रुत्वा देवैरपि सुदुःसहम् ॥२१॥
21. jānītāmadya jyeṣṭhasya pāṇḍavasya parākramam ,
madrarājaṁ hataṁ śrutvā devairapi suduḥsaham.
21. jānītām adya jyeṣṭhasya pāṇḍavasya parākramam
madrarājaṃ hataṃ śrutvā devaiḥ api sudussaham
21. adya devaiḥ api sudussaham madrarājaṃ hataṃ
śrutvā jyeṣṭhasya pāṇḍavasya parākramam jānītām
21. Today, let them learn of the prowess of the eldest Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira), upon hearing that the King of Madras, who was difficult for even the gods to withstand, has been slain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जानीताम् (jānītām) - let them (dual) know/understand
  • अद्य (adya) - today, now
  • ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the eldest
  • पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the eldest Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira) (of the Pāṇḍava)
  • पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, prowess, might, courage
  • मद्रराजं (madrarājaṁ) - King Śalya of Madras (the king of Madras)
  • हतं (hataṁ) - killed, slain
  • श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing
  • देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • सुदुस्सहम् (sudussaham) - King of Madras, who was very difficult for even the gods to withstand (very difficult to bear/resist, unendurable)

Words meanings and morphology

जानीताम् (jānītām) - let them (dual) know/understand
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
अद्य (adya) - today, now
(indeclinable)
ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the eldest
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, most excellent, senior
पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the eldest Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira) (of the Pāṇḍava)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava
पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, prowess, might, courage
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parākrama
parākrama - valor, prowess, courage, enterprise, strength
Prefix: parā
Root: kram (class 1)
मद्रराजं (madrarājaṁ) - King Śalya of Madras (the king of Madras)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of madrarāja
madrarāja - King of the Madra kingdom, Śalya
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madra+rājan)
  • madra – Madra (name of an ancient country and its people)
    noun (masculine)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
हतं (hataṁ) - killed, slain
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of hata
hata - killed, slain, destroyed, struck
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5)
देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, celestial being
Root: div (class 4)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
सुदुस्सहम् (sudussaham) - King of Madras, who was very difficult for even the gods to withstand (very difficult to bear/resist, unendurable)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sudussaha
sudussaha - very difficult to bear, insufferable, unconquerable
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dussaha)
  • su – good, well, easily, very (prefix for intensification)
    indeclinable
  • dussaha – difficult to bear, intolerable, insufferable, unyielding
    adjective
    Prefix: dus
    Root: sah (class 1)