महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-45, verse-79

तान्निजघ्नुरतिक्रम्य कुमारानुचरा मृधे ।
बिभेद शक्त्या क्रौञ्चं च पावकिः परवीरहा ॥७९॥

79. tānnijaghnuratikramya kumārānucarā mṛdhe ,
bibheda śaktyā krauñcaṁ ca pāvakiḥ paravīrahā.

79. tān nijaghnuhu atikramya kumārānucarāḥ mṛdhe
bibheda śaktyā krauñcam ca pāvakiḥ paravīrahā

79. mṛdhe kumārānucarāḥ tān atikramya nijaghnuhu
ca paravīrahā pāvakiḥ śaktyā krauñcam bibheda

79. In battle, Kumara's (Kartikeya's) followers, having overwhelmed them, struck them down. And Pāvaki (Kartikeya), the slayer of enemy heroes, pierced Mount Krauñca with his śakti-weapon.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - the Daityas (demons) mentioned in the previous verse (them)

• निजघ्नुहु (nijaghnuhu) - struck down, killed

• अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having overcome, having surpassed, having gone beyond

• कुमारानुचराः (kumārānucarāḥ) - the followers of Kumara

• मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in conflict

• बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with the śakti-weapon, by power

• क्रौञ्चम् (krauñcam) - Mount Krauñca, a mythological mountain (Krauñca (a mountain))

• च (ca) - and

• पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - Kartikeya, the son of Agni (Pāvaki (son of Agni, i.e., Kartikeya))

• परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - the slayer of enemy heroes

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - the Daityas (demons) mentioned in the previous verse (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine accusative plural form of the demonstrative pronoun tad.

निजघ्नुहु (nijaghnuhu) - struck down, killed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √han

Perfect Tense

Reduplicated perfect 3rd plural form of √han with upasarga ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having overcome, having surpassed, having gone beyond

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √kram (to step, go) with upasarga ati-.

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

कुमारानुचराः (kumārānucarāḥ) - the followers of Kumara

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kumārānucara

kumārānucara - follower of Kumara

Compound type : tatpurusha (kumāra+anucara)

• kumāra – boy, youth, son; a name of Kartikeya
  proper noun (masculine)
• anucara – follower, attendant
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √car (to move, go) with upasargas anu-.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of nijaghnuhu.

मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mṛdh

mṛdh - battle, fight, conflict

बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √bhid

Perfect Tense

Reduplicated perfect 3rd singular form of √bhid.

Root: bhid (class 7)

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with the śakti-weapon, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power (śakti), strength, energy; a spear, javelin; the divine feminine principle (śakti)

क्रौञ्चम् (krauñcam) - Mount Krauñca, a mythological mountain (Krauñca (a mountain))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krauñca

krauñca - a curlew, heron; a mountain range

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - Kartikeya, the son of Agni (Pāvaki (son of Agni, i.e., Kartikeya))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaki

pāvaki - descendant of Pāvaka (Agni); a name of Kartikeya

Patronymic (Apātya) derivative of Pāvaka (Agni).

Note: Subject of bibheda.

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - the slayer of enemy heroes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahan

paravīrahan - slayer of enemy heroes

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+vīra+han)

• para – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• han – striking, killing; a killer
  agent noun (masculine)
  Primary Derivative (kṛt)
  Derived from the root √han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies pāvakiḥ.