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9,28

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-28, verse-4

प्रगृहीतायुधान्बाहून्योधानामभिधावताम् ।
भल्लैश्चिच्छेद बीभत्सुः शिरांस्यपि हयानपि ॥४॥
4. pragṛhītāyudhānbāhūnyodhānāmabhidhāvatām ,
bhallaiściccheda bībhatsuḥ śirāṁsyapi hayānapi.
4. pragṛhīta-āyudhān bāhūn yodhānām abhidhāvatām |
bhallaiḥ ciccheda bībhatsuḥ śirāṃsi api hayān api
4. bībhatsuḥ bhallaiḥ pragṛhīta-āyudhān abhidhāvatām
yodhānām bāhūn śirāṃsi api hayān api ciccheda
4. Bībhatsu (Arjuna), with his arrows, severed the arms of those warriors who were rushing forward with weapons in hand; he also cut off their heads and even their horses.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रगृहीत-आयुधान् (pragṛhīta-āyudhān) - Qualifies the warriors. (holding weapons, having taken up weapons)
  • बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms
  • योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors
  • अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - Qualifies the warriors (yodhānām). (of those rushing forward)
  • भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - Specific type of arrow used in battle. (with arrows, by means of darts)
  • चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off, he severed
  • बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - A name of Arjuna, meaning 'one who abhors (foul deeds of war)' (Bībhatsu (Arjuna))
  • शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • हयान् (hayān) - The horses of the warriors. (horses)
  • अपि (api) - also, even

Words meanings and morphology

प्रगृहीत-आयुधान् (pragṛhīta-āyudhān) - Qualifies the warriors. (holding weapons, having taken up weapons)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pragṛhīta-āyudha
pragṛhīta-āyudha - having taken up weapons, holding weapons
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pragṛhīta+āyudha)
  • pragṛhīta – grasped, taken, held
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Root grah (to seize) with upasarga pra + kta suffix
    Prefix: pra
    Root: grah (class 9)
  • āyudha – weapon, implement
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies the implied 'yodhān'.
बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bāhu
bāhu - arm
Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.
योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yodha
yodha - warrior, soldier
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Possession: 'arms of the warriors'.
अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - Qualifies the warriors (yodhānām). (of those rushing forward)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of abhidhāvat
abhidhāvat - rushing towards, attacking
Present Active Participle
Root dhāv (to run) with upasarga abhi + śatṛ suffix
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhāv (class 1)
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'yodhānām'.
भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - Specific type of arrow used in battle. (with arrows, by means of darts)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla
bhalla - arrow, dart
Note: Instrument of action for 'ciccheda'.
चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off, he severed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid
Perfect active third person singular
Root chid (to cut), perfect tense, parasmaipada
Root: chid (class 7)
Note: Predicate verb.
बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - A name of Arjuna, meaning 'one who abhors (foul deeds of war)' (Bībhatsu (Arjuna))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bībhatsu
bībhatsu - Bībhatsu (a name of Arjuna), disgusted, abhorring
Desiderative, used as a proper noun/adjective
Desiderative of root badh (to bind) or bhī (to fear), or from bibhatsa (disgust)
Note: Subject of 'ciccheda'.
शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras
śiras - head
Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes 'śirāṃsi'.
हयान् (hayān) - The horses of the warriors. (horses)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
Root: hi (class 5)
Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes 'hayān'.