महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-26, verse-49

तस्मिंस्तु निहते वीरे ततस्तस्य पदानुगाः ।
परिवव्रू रणे भीमं किरन्तो विशिखाञ्शितान् ॥४९॥

49. tasmiṁstu nihate vīre tatastasya padānugāḥ ,
parivavrū raṇe bhīmaṁ kiranto viśikhāñśitān.

49. tasmin tu nihate vīre tataḥ tasya padānugāḥ
parivavruḥ raṇe bhīmam kirantaḥ viśikhān śitān

49. tasmin tu vīre nihate tataḥ tasya padānugāḥ
raṇe śitān viśikhān kirantaḥ bhīmam parivavruḥ

49. When that brave warrior was slain, his followers then surrounded Bhima in battle, showering him with sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - that

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• निहते (nihate) - slain, killed, struck down

• वीरे (vīre) - brave warrior, hero

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• तस्य (tasya) - his

• पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers, attendants, those who follow the footsteps

• परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded, encircled

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima

• किरन्तः (kirantaḥ) - scattering, showering, discharging

• विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows

• शितान् (śitān) - sharp

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

निहते (nihate) - slain, killed, struck down

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nihatan

nihatan - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

ni + han to slay

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

वीरे (vīre) - brave warrior, hero

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave warrior, man

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers, attendants, those who follow the footsteps

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of padānuga

padānuga - follower, attendant

pada + anuga (following footsteps)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+anuga)

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

परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded, encircled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of parivṛ

pari + vṛ

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 9)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, fight

भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhima, terrible, formidable

किरन्तः (kirantaḥ) - scattering, showering, discharging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kirant

kirant - scattering, showering

Present Active Participle

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 6)

विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow, arrow without feathers

शितान् (śitān) - sharp

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharp, sharpened

Past Passive Participle

from root śi

Root: śi (class 4)

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