महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-45, verse-65

महिषं चाष्टभिः पद्मैर्वृतं संख्ये निजघ्निवान् ।
त्रिपादं चायुतशतैर्जघान दशभिर्वृतम् ॥६५॥

65. mahiṣaṁ cāṣṭabhiḥ padmairvṛtaṁ saṁkhye nijaghnivān ,
tripādaṁ cāyutaśatairjaghāna daśabhirvṛtam.

65. mahiṣam ca aṣṭabhiḥ padmaiḥ vṛtam saṅkhye nijaghnivān
| tripādam ca āyutaśataiḥ jaghāna daśabhiḥ vṛtam

65. ca saṅkhye aṣṭabhiḥ padmaiḥ vṛtam mahiṣam nijaghnivān
ca daśabhiḥ āyutaśataiḥ vṛtam tripādam jaghāna

65. And in battle, he struck down Mahiṣa, who was surrounded by eight *padmas* (a huge numerical unit). He also struck down Tripāda, who was encompassed by ten *ayutaśatas* (hundreds of ten thousands).

Words meanings summery:

• महिषम् (mahiṣam) - Mahiṣa (a demon)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अष्टभिः (aṣṭabhiḥ) - by eight

• पद्मैः (padmaiḥ) - by eight padmas (numerical unit) (by lotuses, by padmas (a large number, 10^14))

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle (in battle, in enumeration, in number)

• निजघ्निवान् (nijaghnivān) - he struck down (he who killed, he struck down)

• त्रिपादम् (tripādam) - Tripāda (a demon, lit. 'three-footed')

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• आयुतशतैः (āyutaśataiḥ) - by ayutaśatas (numerical unit) (by hundreds of ten thousands)

• जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck down, he slew

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

Words meanings and morphology

महिषम् (mahiṣam) - Mahiṣa (a demon)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, a demon by this name (Mahiṣāsura)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अष्टभिः (aṣṭabhiḥ) - by eight

(numeral)

पद्मैः (padmaiḥ) - by eight padmas (numerical unit) (by lotuses, by padmas (a large number, 10^14))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus, a large number (10^14)

वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover, surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle (in battle, in enumeration, in number)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṅkhyā

saṅkhyā - number, enumeration, battle, encounter

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

निजघ्निवान् (nijaghnivān) - he struck down (he who killed, he struck down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nijaghnivat

nijaghnivat - who has killed, having struck down

Perfect Active Participle

derived from root 'han' with prefix 'ni', perfect active participle

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

त्रिपादम् (tripādam) - Tripāda (a demon, lit. 'three-footed')

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tripāda

tripāda - three-footed, name of a demon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+pāda)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

आयुतशतैः (āyutaśataiḥ) - by ayutaśatas (numerical unit) (by hundreds of ten thousands)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of āyutaśata

āyutaśata - hundred thousand (100 x 10,000 = 1,000,000)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āyuta+śata)

• āyuta – ten thousand, a myriad
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck down, he slew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of han

perfect active

root 'han' in perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: han (class 2)

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten

(numeral)

वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover, surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)