महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-27, verse-34

छिन्ने धनुषि राजेन्द्र शकुनिः सौबलस्तदा ।
प्रगृह्य विपुलं खड्गं सहदेवाय प्राहिणोत् ॥३४॥

34. chinne dhanuṣi rājendra śakuniḥ saubalastadā ,
pragṛhya vipulaṁ khaḍgaṁ sahadevāya prāhiṇot.

34. chinne dhanuṣi rājendra śakuniḥ saubalas tadā
pragṛhya vipulaṃ khaḍgaṃ sahadevāya prāhiṇot

34. rājendra tadā chinne dhanuṣi saubalaḥ śakuniḥ
vipulaṃ khaḍgaṃ pragṛhya sahadevāya prāhiṇot

34. O king of men, when his bow was thus cut, Saubala Shakuni took up a massive sword and hurled it at Sahadeva.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्ने (chinne) - when (his bow) was cut (cut, broken, severed)

• धनुषि (dhanuṣi) - on the bow, in the bow

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king (addressing Yudhishthira or Dhritarashtra) (O king of kings, O lord of men)

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

• सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala (Shakuni)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up, having seized

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - massive, large (vast, huge, massive, extensive)

• खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword, scimitar

• सहदेवाय (sahadevāya) - to Sahadeva

• प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - hurled, launched (sent, hurled, directed, discharged)

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्ने (chinne) - when (his bow) was cut (cut, broken, severed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken

Past Passive Participle

from the root chid

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: participle modifying dhanuṣi

धनुषि (dhanuṣi) - on the bow, in the bow

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king (addressing Yudhishthira or Dhritarashtra) (O king of kings, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, lord of men

tatpurusha compound of rājan and indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - Shakuni (proper name)

सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala (Shakuni)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saubala

saubala - son of Subala

taddhita derivative from Subala

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

pra + gṛh with suffix ya

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

विपुलम् (vipulam) - massive, large (vast, huge, massive, extensive)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipula

vipula - vast, large, massive

Note: modifying khaḍgam

खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword, scimitar

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

सहदेवाय (sahadevāya) - to Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (proper name)

प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - hurled, launched (sent, hurled, directed, discharged)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (hyaṅ) of prahi

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

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