महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-26, verse-46

ततोऽस्य निशितैर्बाणैः सर्वान्हत्वा पदानुगान् ।
अभ्यगाद्भारतीं सेनां हतशेषां महारथः ॥४६॥

46. tato'sya niśitairbāṇaiḥ sarvānhatvā padānugān ,
abhyagādbhāratīṁ senāṁ hataśeṣāṁ mahārathaḥ.

46. tataḥ asyā niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ sarvān hatvā padānugān
abhyagāt bhāratīṃ senāṃ hataśeṣām mahārathaḥ

46. tataḥ mahārathaḥ niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ sarvān
padānugān hatvā hataśeṣām bhāratīṃ senāṃ abhyagāt

46. Then the great chariot-warrior, having slain all his followers with sharp arrows, attacked the remaining army of the Bharatas.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by the sharpened, by the sharp

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain, having killed

• पदानुगान् (padānugān) - followers, attendants, those following on foot

• अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached, attacked

• भारतीं (bhāratīṁ) - the army of the Bharatas (Kurus) (pertaining to the Bharatas, Bharata)

• सेनाम् (senām) - army, host

• हतशेषाम् (hataśeṣām) - having the remainder left after destruction, remaining

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior, great warrior

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by the sharpened, by the sharp

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, sharp

Past Passive Participle

ni + śā

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 4)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain, having killed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root han with suffix tvā

Root: han (class 2)

पदानुगान् (padānugān) - followers, attendants, those following on foot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of padānuga

padānuga - follower, attendant

pada + anuga

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+anuga)

• pada – foot, step
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – following, follower
  adjective (masculine)
  anu + gam
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhigam

abhi + gam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

भारतीं (bhāratīṁ) - the army of the Bharatas (Kurus) (pertaining to the Bharatas, Bharata)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Bharata

सेनाम् (senām) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host

हतशेषाम् (hataśeṣām) - having the remainder left after destruction, remaining

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hataśeṣa

hataśeṣa - having a remnant left over

hata + śeṣa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+śeṣa)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root han
  Root: han (class 2)
• śeṣa – remainder, rest
  noun (masculine)
  root śiṣ
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior, great warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great chariot-warrior

mahant + ratha

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahant+ratha)

• mahant – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

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