महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-26, verse-50

ततस्तु निशितैर्बाणैस्तदनीकं वृकोदरः ।
इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शैः समन्तात्पर्यवाकिरत् ।
ततः क्षणेन तद्भीमो न्यहनद्भरतर्षभ ॥५०॥

50. tatastu niśitairbāṇaistadanīkaṁ vṛkodaraḥ ,
indrāśanisamasparśaiḥ samantātparyavākirat ,
tataḥ kṣaṇena tadbhīmo nyahanadbharatarṣabha.

50. tatas tu niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ tat anīkam
vṛkodaraḥ indrāśani-sama-sparśaiḥ
samantāt paryavākirat tataḥ kṣaṇena
tat bhīmaḥ nyahanat bharatarṣabha

50. bharatarṣabha tataḥ tu vṛkodaraḥ
indrāśani-sama-sparśaiḥ niśitaiḥ
bāṇaiḥ samantāt tat anīkam paryavākirat
tataḥ bhīmaḥ kṣaṇena tat nyahanat

50. O best of the Bharatas, Vrikodara then completely showered that army from all sides with sharp arrows that were equal in touch to Indra's thunderbolt, and Bhima struck them down in an instant.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon, from there

• तु (tu) - and, but, indeed

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by the sharp ones

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by the arrows

• तत् (tat) - that

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host

• वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (wolf-belly, epithet of Bhima)

• इन्द्राशनि-सम-स्पर्शैः (indrāśani-sama-sparśaiḥ) - by those whose touch is equal to Indra's thunderbolt

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, completely

• पर्यवाकिरत् (paryavākirat) - he showered completely, he covered

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

• तत् (tat) - that

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima

• न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - he struck down, he killed, he destroyed

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - and, but, indeed

(indeclinable)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by the sharp ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted

Past Passive Participle

ni + śo

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by the arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, troop, face

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (wolf-belly, epithet of Bhima)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-belly, Vrikodara (Bhima)

इन्द्राशनि-सम-स्पर्शैः (indrāśani-sama-sparśaiḥ) - by those whose touch is equal to Indra's thunderbolt

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of indrāśani-sama-sparśa

indrāśani-sama-sparśa - equal in touch to Indra's thunderbolt

Compound type : bahuvrihi (indrāśani+sama+sparśa)

• indrāśani – Indra's thunderbolt
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, like
  adjective (masculine)
• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, completely

(indeclinable)

पर्यवाकिरत् (paryavākirat) - he showered completely, he covered

(verb)

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

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: kṝ (class 6)

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhima, terrible

न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - he struck down, he killed, he destroyed

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of the Bharatas, bull among the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

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