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9,20

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-20, verse-18

निकृत्तं तद्धनुःश्रेष्ठमपास्य शिनिपुंगवः ।
अन्यदादत्त वेगेन शैनेयः सशरं धनुः ॥१८॥
18. nikṛttaṁ taddhanuḥśreṣṭhamapāsya śinipuṁgavaḥ ,
anyadādatta vegena śaineyaḥ saśaraṁ dhanuḥ.
18. nikṛttam tat dhanuḥśreṣṭham apāsya śinipuṅgavaḥ
anyat ādatta vegena śaineyaḥ saśaram dhanuḥ
18. śinipuṅgavaḥ śaineyaḥ tat nikṛttam dhanuḥśreṣṭham
apāsya vegena saśaram anyat dhanuḥ ādatta
18. Having cast aside that excellent broken bow, the foremost of the Shinis (Satyaki) quickly took up another bow, one equipped with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निकृत्तम् (nikṛttam) - cut, severed, broken
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - excellent bow, best of bows
  • अपास्य (apāsya) - having cast away, having thrown aside
  • शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - Satyaki (foremost of the Shinis, excellent bull among Shinis (Satyaki))
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
  • आदत्त (ādatta) - took, received, grasped
  • वेगेन (vegena) - quickly, with speed, by force
  • शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - Satyaki (son of Shini (Satyaki))
  • सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrows, accompanied by arrows
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

Words meanings and morphology

निकृत्तम् (nikṛttam) - cut, severed, broken
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nikṛtta
nikṛtta - cut off, severed, broken
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛt with prefix ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: kṛt (class 6)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - excellent bow, best of bows
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanuḥśreṣṭha
dhanuḥśreṣṭha - excellent bow, best bow
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+śreṣṭha)
  • dhanus – bow
    noun (neuter)
  • śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
    adjective
अपास्य (apāsya) - having cast away, having thrown aside
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Formed from root as (to throw) with prefix apa.
Prefix: apa
Root: as (class 4)
शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - Satyaki (foremost of the Shinis, excellent bull among Shinis (Satyaki))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śinipuṅgava
śinipuṅgava - foremost of the Shinis, leader of Shinis
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śini+puṅgava)
  • śini – Shini (ancestor's name)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • puṅgava – bull, excellent one, chief
    noun (masculine)
अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another
आदत्त (ādatta) - took, received, grasped
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect past (laṅ) of dā
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
वेगेन (vegena) - quickly, with speed, by force
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega
vega - speed, velocity, force
शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - Satyaki (son of Shini (Satyaki))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaineya
śaineya - son of Shini
Patronymic from Śini.
सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrows, accompanied by arrows
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saśara
saśara - with arrows
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow