महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-27, verse-14

अल्पावशिष्टे सैन्ये तु कौरवेयान्महाहवे ।
प्रहृष्टाः पाण्डवा भूत्वा निन्यिरे यमसादनम् ॥१४॥

14. alpāvaśiṣṭe sainye tu kauraveyānmahāhave ,
prahṛṣṭāḥ pāṇḍavā bhūtvā ninyire yamasādanam.

14. alpa-avaśiṣṭe sainye tu kauraveyān mahāhave
prahṛṣṭāḥ pāṇḍavā bhūtvā ninyire yma-sadanam

14. tu mahāhave alpāvaśiṣṭe sainye pāṇḍavāḥ
prahṛṣṭāḥ bhūtvā kauraveyān yamasadanam ninyire

14. When only a small fraction of the army remained on that great battlefield, the Pāṇḍavas were overjoyed and sent the Kauravas to the abode of death.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्प-अवशिष्टे (alpa-avaśiṣṭe) - little-remaining, barely remaining

• सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army, in the military force

• तु (tu) - and, but, indeed

• कौरवेयान् (kauraveyān) - the descendants of Kuru, the opposing warriors (the Kauravas)

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

• प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly rejoiced, overjoyed, elated

• पाण्डवा (pāṇḍavā) - the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• निन्यिरे (ninyire) - they led, they carried, they dispatched

• यम-सदनम् (yama-sadanam) - death, destruction (abode of Yama, realm of death)

Words meanings and morphology

अल्प-अवशिष्टे (alpa-avaśiṣṭe) - little-remaining, barely remaining

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of alpa-avaśiṣṭa

alpa-avaśiṣṭa - scantily remaining, barely left

tatpurusha compound of alpa and avaśiṣṭa

Compound type : tatpurusha (alpa+avaśiṣṭa)

• alpa – small, little, slight
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• avaśiṣṭa – left over, remaining
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śiṣ with ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army, in the military force

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, troops

तु (tu) - and, but, indeed

(indeclinable)

कौरवेयान् (kauraveyān) - the descendants of Kuru, the opposing warriors (the Kauravas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kauraveya

kauraveya - descendant of Kuru

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, great war

karmadhāraya compound of mahat and āhava

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+āhava)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• āhava – battle, combat
  noun (masculine)
  from root hū with ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hve (class 1)

प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - greatly rejoiced, overjoyed, elated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - overjoyed, exceedingly pleased

Past Passive Participle

from root hṛṣ with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

पाण्डवा (pāṇḍavā) - the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund of root bhū with -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: absolutive / gerund

निन्यिरे (ninyire) - they led, they carried, they dispatched

(verb)

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

lit perfect (third person plural)

Root: nī (class 1)

यम-सदनम् (yama-sadanam) - death, destruction (abode of Yama, realm of death)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yama-sadana

yama-sadana - abode of Yama

tatpurusha compound of yama and sadana

Compound type : tatpurusha (yama+sadana)

• yama – Yama, god of death
  proper noun (masculine)
• sadana – seat, abode, house
  noun (neuter)
  from root sad
  Root: sad (class 1)

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