महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-25, verse-5

ततो भीमो महाराज स्वरथं पुनरास्थितः ।
मुमोच निशितान्बाणान्पुत्राणां तव मर्मसु ॥५॥

5. tato bhīmo mahārāja svarathaṁ punarāsthitaḥ ,
mumoca niśitānbāṇānputrāṇāṁ tava marmasu.

5. tataḥ bhīmaḥ mahārāja sva-ratham punaḥ āsthitaḥ
mumoca niśitān bāṇān putrāṇām tava marmasu

5. mahārāja tataḥ bhīmaḥ sva-ratham punaḥ āsthitaḥ
tava putrāṇām marmasu niśitān bāṇān mumoca

5. Then, O great king (mahārāja), Bhīma remounted his chariot and unleashed sharp arrows into the vital spots of your sons.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• स्व-रथम् (sva-ratham) - his own chariot

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having mounted, having ascended, standing upon

• मुमोच (mumoca) - released, discharged, hurled

• निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp, whetted

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of your sons (of the sons)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• मर्मसु (marmasu) - in vulnerable points, in vital parts

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma, terrible, fearsome

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

mahat + rāja (tatpurusha)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+rāja)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

स्व-रथम् (sva-ratham) - his own chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva-ratha

sva-ratha - one's own chariot

sva + ratha (tatpurusha)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+ratha)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having mounted, having ascended, standing upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - mounted, ascended, standing upon

Past Passive Participle

ā + sthā + ta

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मुमोच (mumoca) - released, discharged, hurled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of muc

root muc in perfect tense

Root: muc (class 6)

निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, pointed

Past Passive Participle

ni + śā + ta

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 4)

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of your sons (of the sons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

मर्मसु (marmasu) - in vulnerable points, in vital parts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital part, vulnerable spot, core

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