महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-101, verse-20

अवतार्य च शूलाग्रात्तच्छूलं निश्चकर्ष ह ।
अशक्नुवंश्च निष्क्रष्टुं शूलं मूले स चिच्छिदे ॥२०॥

20. avatārya ca śūlāgrāttacchūlaṁ niścakarṣa ha ,
aśaknuvaṁśca niṣkraṣṭuṁ śūlaṁ mūle sa cicchide.

20. avatārya ca śūlāgrāt tat śūlaṃ niścakṣarṣa ha
aśaknuvan ca niṣkraṣṭuṃ śūlaṃ mūle sa cicchide

20. And after descending from the tip of the stake, he indeed tried to pull that stake out. Unable to extract the stake, he cut it at its base.

Words meanings summery:

• अवतार्य (avatārya) - having caused to descend, having been taken down, having alighted

• च (ca) - and, also

• शूलाग्रात् (śūlāgrāt) - from the tip of the stake

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• शूलम् (śūlam) - stake, spear

• निश्चक्षर्ष (niścakṣarṣa) - he pulled out, he extracted, he dragged out

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

• अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - being unable, not being capable

• च (ca) - and, also

• निष्क्रष्टुं (niṣkraṣṭuṁ) - to pull out, to extract

• शूलम् (śūlam) - stake, spear

• मूले (mūle) - at the base, at the root, at the foot

• स (sa) - he, that one

• चिच्छिदे (cicchide) - he cut, he cleft, he broke

Words meanings and morphology

अवतार्य (avatārya) - having caused to descend, having been taken down, having alighted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root tṝ with upasarga ava, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: ava

Root: tṝ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शूलाग्रात् (śūlāgrāt) - from the tip of the stake

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śūlāgra

śūlāgra - tip of a stake, point of a spear

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūla+agra)

• śūla – stake, spear, dart
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, front, summit, chief
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as an adjective for 'śūlaṃ'.

शूलम् (śūlam) - stake, spear

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - stake, spear, dart, spike

निश्चक्षर्ष (niścakṣarṣa) - he pulled out, he extracted, he dragged out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of niṣkṛṣ

Past Tense (Perfect)

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Formed from root kṛṣ with upasarga nis.

Prefix: nis

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - being unable, not being capable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśaknuvat

aśaknuvat - unable, incapable, powerless

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from root śak (to be able) with negative prefix 'a' and present active participle suffix.

Prefix: a

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (the sage).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निष्क्रष्टुं (niṣkraṣṭuṁ) - to pull out, to extract

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root kṛṣ with upasarga nis.

Prefix: nis

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

शूलम् (śūlam) - stake, spear

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - stake, spear, dart, spike

मूले (mūle) - at the base, at the root, at the foot

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, base, foundation, origin, beginning

स (sa) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage Māṇḍavya.

चिच्छिदे (cicchide) - he cut, he cleft, he broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of chid

Past Tense (Perfect)

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: chid (class 7)