महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-25, verse-19

स तु राजन्धनुश्छित्त्वा पाण्डवस्य महामृधे ।
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं विंशत्या समवाकिरत् ॥१९॥

19. sa tu rājandhanuśchittvā pāṇḍavasya mahāmṛdhe ,
athainaṁ chinnadhanvānaṁ viṁśatyā samavākirat.

19. sa tu rājan dhanuḥ chittvā pāṇḍavasya mahāmṛdhe
atha enam chinna-dhanvānam viṃśatyā samavākirat

19. rājan sa tu mahāmṛdhe pāṇḍavasya dhanuḥ chittvā
atha enam chinna-dhanvānam viṃśatyā samavākirat

19. O King, he severed the bow of the son of Pandu in the great battle and then showered him, whose bow was now broken, with twenty arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Śrutarvā) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - then, and (but, and, indeed, moreover)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

• पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the son of Pandu, of Bhima

• महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle, in the great war

• अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

• एनम् (enam) - him (Bhima) (him, this one)

• छिन्न-धन्वानम् (chinna-dhanvānam) - having a broken bow

• विंशत्या (viṁśatyā) - by twenty, with twenty

• समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - he showered, he pelted, he covered completely

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (Śrutarvā) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

तु (tu) - then, and (but, and, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root chid with ktvā suffix

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: gerund / absolutive

पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the son of Pandu, of Bhima

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu

महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle, in the great war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāmṛdha

mahāmṛdha - great battle, great engagement

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+mṛdha)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• mṛdha – battle, fight, conflict
  noun (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (Bhima) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that

छिन्न-धन्वानम् (chinna-dhanvānam) - having a broken bow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of chinna-dhanvan

chinna-dhanvan - one whose bow is broken

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+dhanvan)

• chinna – cut, broken, severed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  root chid with ta suffix
  Root: chid (class 7)
• dhanvan – bow
  noun (neuter)

विंशत्या (viṁśatyā) - by twenty, with twenty

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of viṃśati

viṁśati - twenty

समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - he showered, he pelted, he covered completely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of samavākṛ

sam + ava + ā + kṛ

Prefixes: sam+ava+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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