महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-26, verse-42

ततः शरं समादाय यमदण्डोपमं शितम् ।
सुशर्माणं समुद्दिश्य चिक्षेपाशु हसन्निव ॥४२॥

42. tataḥ śaraṁ samādāya yamadaṇḍopamaṁ śitam ,
suśarmāṇaṁ samuddiśya cikṣepāśu hasanniva.

42. tataḥ śaram samādāya yama-daṇḍa-upamam śitam
| suśarmāṇam samuddiśya cikṣepa āśu hasan iva

42. tataḥ śaram samādāya yama-daṇḍa-upamam śitam
suśarmāṇam samuddiśya āśu cikṣepa hasan iva

42. Then, smiling gently, he took up a sharp arrow resembling the rod of Yama, aimed it at Suśarmā, and swiftly released it.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• शरम् (śaram) - arrow

• समादाय (samādāya) - having taken up, having grasped

• यम-दण्ड-उपमम् (yama-daṇḍa-upamam) - resembling the rod of Yama

• शितम् (śitam) - sharp, whetted

• सुशर्माणम् (suśarmāṇam) - Suśarmā, the king of Prasthala (Suśarmā)

• समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - having aimed at, having directed towards

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he hurled, he shot, he released

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• हसन् (hasan) - smiling, laughing

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

शरम् (śaram) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

समादाय (samādāya) - having taken up, having grasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive

sam + ā + dā + ya

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

यम-दण्ड-उपमम् (yama-daṇḍa-upamam) - resembling the rod of Yama

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yama-daṇḍa-upama

yama-daṇḍa-upama - resembling the rod of Yama

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yama-daṇḍa+upama)

• yama-daṇḍa – the rod of Yama
  noun (masculine)
• upama – similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

शितम् (śitam) - sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śita

śita - sharp, whetted

Past Passive Participle

from śo

Root: śo (class 4)

सुशर्माणम् (suśarmāṇam) - Suśarmā, the king of Prasthala (Suśarmā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suśarman

suśarman - Suśarmā (proper name)

समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - having aimed at, having directed towards

(indeclinable)

absolutive

sam + ut + diś + ya

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: diś (class 6)

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he hurled, he shot, he released

(verb)

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

Root: kṣip (class 6)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(adverb)

Note: used adverbially

हसन् (hasan) - smiling, laughing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

from has

Root: has (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

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