महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-56, verse-46

आस्थाय कौशिकान्मार्गानुत्पतन्स पुनः पुनः ।
गदानिपातं प्रज्ञाय भीमसेनमवञ्चयत् ॥४६॥

46. āsthāya kauśikānmārgānutpatansa punaḥ punaḥ ,
gadānipātaṁ prajñāya bhīmasenamavañcayat.

46. āsthāya kauśikān mārgān utpatan saḥ punaḥ
punaḥ gadānipātam prajñāya bhīmasenam avañcayāt

46. saḥ kauśikān mārgān āsthāya punaḥ punaḥ utpatan
gadānipātam prajñāya bhīmasenam avañcayāt

46. Resorting to subtle maneuvers and springing up again and again, he (Duryodhana), perceiving the mace's impact, evaded Bhimasena.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having taken up, having adopted

• कौशिकान् (kauśikān) - skillful tactics/maneuvers (skillful, clever, tricky, artful)

• मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths, ways, tactics, maneuvers

• उत्पतन् (utpatan) - leaping up, springing up, flying up

• सः (saḥ) - Duryodhana (he, that one)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• गदानिपातम् (gadānipātam) - mace-blow, impact of the mace

• प्रज्ञाय (prajñāya) - having known, having understood, having perceived, having discerned

• भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena (name of a Pandava prince)

• अवञ्चयात् (avañcayāt) - he deceived, he evaded, he tricked

Words meanings and morphology

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having taken up, having adopted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

कौशिकान् (kauśikān) - skillful tactics/maneuvers (skillful, clever, tricky, artful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kauśika

kauśika - of Kauśika, skillful, artful, cunning

Derived from 'kuśika', referring to Viśvāmitra or his lineage, known for their skill/cunning.

Note: Qualifies 'mārgān'.

मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths, ways, tactics, maneuvers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course, method, tactic

Note: Object of 'āsthāya'.

उत्पतन् (utpatan) - leaping up, springing up, flying up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpatat

utpatat - leaping up, springing up, flying up

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' with prefix 'ut'.

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (Duryodhana).

सः (saḥ) - Duryodhana (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Duryodhana, subject of 'avañcayāt'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'punaḥ punaḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the repetition 'punaḥ punaḥ'.

गदानिपातम् (gadānipātam) - mace-blow, impact of the mace

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gadānipāta

gadānipāta - fall of a mace, mace-blow, impact of a mace

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gadā+nipāta)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• nipāta – falling, descent, blow, impact
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'pat' with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prajñāya'.

प्रज्ञाय (prajñāya) - having known, having understood, having perceived, having discerned

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'jñā' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena (name of a Pandava prince)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (name of a Pandava prince)

Note: Object of 'avañcayāt'.

अवञ्चयात् (avañcayāt) - he deceived, he evaded, he tricked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of vañc

Root: vañc (class 1)