महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-125, verse-24

गव्ये विषाणकोशे च चले रज्ज्ववलम्बिते ।
निचखान महावीर्यः सायकानेकविंशतिम् ॥२४॥

24. gavye viṣāṇakośe ca cale rajjvavalambite ,
nicakhāna mahāvīryaḥ sāyakānekaviṁśatim.

24. gavye viṣāṇakośe ca cale rajjvavalambite
nicakhāna mahāvīryaḥ sāyakān ekaviṃśatim

24. The greatly valiant one pierced twenty-one arrows into the moving, cowhide horn-case, which was suspended by a rope.

Words meanings summery:

• गव्ये (gavye) - in the (case) made of cowhide (in the cow-hide, relating to cows, made of cow products)

• विषाणकोशे (viṣāṇakośe) - in the horn-case

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• चले (cale) - in the moving (case) (in the moving, in the unsteady)

• रज्ज्ववलम्बिते (rajjvavalambite) - in the (case) suspended by a rope (in that which is suspended by a rope, in the rope-hung (target))

• निचखान (nicakhāna) - he dug into, he fixed, he pierced

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great strength/prowess, very valiant

• सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

• एकविंशतिम् (ekaviṁśatim) - twenty-one

Words meanings and morphology

गव्ये (gavye) - in the (case) made of cowhide (in the cow-hide, relating to cows, made of cow products)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gavya

gavya - relating to cows, bovine, cow-hide

Note: Locative singular masculine, modifying viṣāṇakośe.

विषाणकोशे (viṣāṇakośe) - in the horn-case

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣāṇakośa

viṣāṇakośa - horn-case, sheath for horns

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣāṇa+kośa)

• viṣāṇa – horn
  noun (neuter)
• kośa – sheath, case, treasury
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative singular masculine. Refers to a target used in archery practice, likely a container for horns.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

चले (cale) - in the moving (case) (in the moving, in the unsteady)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of cala

cala - moving, trembling, unsteady, fickle

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Locative singular masculine, modifying viṣāṇakośe.

रज्ज्ववलम्बिते (rajjvavalambite) - in the (case) suspended by a rope (in that which is suspended by a rope, in the rope-hung (target))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of rajjvavalambita

rajjvavalambita - suspended by a rope, hanging by a cord

Compound 'rajju' (rope) + 'avalambita' (suspended).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajju+avalambita)

• rajju – rope, cord, string
  noun (feminine)
• avalambita – suspended, hanging down, supported
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root lamb (to hang) with upasarga ava.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Locative singular masculine, modifying viṣāṇakośe. Formed by internal sandhi of rajju + avalambita.

निचखान (nicakhāna) - he dug into, he fixed, he pierced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of ni-khan

Perfect 3rd singular

From root khan (to dig) with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: khan (class 1)

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great strength/prowess, very valiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great strength, very valiant, mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• vīrya – strength, valor, prowess, virility
  noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, referring to the archer.

सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile

Root: si (class 4)

एकविंशतिम् (ekaviṁśatim) - twenty-one

(numeral)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+viṃśati)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (feminine)
• viṃśati – twenty
  numeral (feminine)

Note: Indeclinable numeral here, acting as an adjective for sāyakān. The form is accusative singular feminine (like matiṁ).