महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-34

इदं धनुर्लक्ष्यमिमे च बाणाः शृण्वन्तु मे पार्थिवाः सर्व एव ।
यन्त्रच्छिद्रेणाभ्यतिक्रम्य लक्ष्यं समर्पयध्वं खगमैर्दशार्धैः ॥३४॥

34. idaṁ dhanurlakṣyamime ca bāṇāḥ; śṛṇvantu me pārthivāḥ sarva eva ,
yantracchidreṇābhyatikramya lakṣyaṁ; samarpayadhvaṁ khagamairdaśārdhaiḥ.

34. idam dhanuḥ lakṣyam ime ca bāṇāḥ
śṛṇvantu me pārthivāḥ sarve eva
yantracchidreṇa abhyatikramya lakṣyam
samarpayadhvam khagamaiḥ daśārdhaiḥ

34. This is the bow, this is the target (lakṣya), and these are the arrows. All you kings (pārthiva), listen to me. Penetrate the target (lakṣya) by passing through the opening of the machine and strike it with these five 'sky-fliers' (khagama).

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim, mark

• इमे (ime) - these

• च (ca) - and

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

• शृण्वन्तु (śṛṇvantu) - let them hear, may they listen

• मे (me) - Listen to me. (my, to me, from me)

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, princes, rulers

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'all' (all of them). (indeed, only, certainly)

• यन्त्रच्छिद्रेण (yantracchidreṇa) - through the hole/opening of the machine/device

• अभ्यतिक्रम्य (abhyatikramya) - having passed through, having pierced, having overcome

• लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim

• समर्पयध्वम् (samarpayadhvam) - Let them successfully hit the target. (let them hit, deliver, present)

• खगमैः (khagamaiḥ) - The 'sky-goers' refer to the arrows used to hit the target. (with arrows (literally, 'sky-goers'))

• दशार्धैः (daśārdhaiḥ) - Refers to five arrows. (with five (literally, 'with halves of ten'))

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ and lakṣyam

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim, mark

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣya

lakṣya - target, aim, mark, object to be hit

Gerundive

Derived from √lakṣ (to perceive, to mark)

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with bāṇāḥ

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

शृण्वन्तु (śṛṇvantu) - let them hear, may they listen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of √śru

Imperative Active

Imperative 3rd person plural of √śru (class 5)

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - Listen to me. (my, to me, from me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Used here in the sense of 'from me' or 'my words'

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, princes, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, prince, ruler, earth-born

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

Note: Subject of śṛṇvantu

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with pārthivāḥ

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'all' (all of them). (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

यन्त्रच्छिद्रेण (yantracchidreṇa) - through the hole/opening of the machine/device

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yantracchidra

yantracchidra - hole in the machine, opening in the device

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yantra+chidra)

• yantra – machine, device, instrument
  noun (neuter)
• chidra – hole, opening, fault
  noun (neuter)

अभ्यतिक्रम्य (abhyatikramya) - having passed through, having pierced, having overcome

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from prefixes abhi + ati + √kram (to step, to go)

Prefixes: abhi+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣya

lakṣya - target, aim, object to be hit

Gerundive

Derived from √lakṣ (to perceive, to mark)

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Object of samarpayadhvam

समर्पयध्वम् (samarpayadhvam) - Let them successfully hit the target. (let them hit, deliver, present)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of √ṛ

Imperative Middle (causal)

Imperative 2nd person plural, middle voice, causal of √ṛ (to go), with prefixes sam + ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Addressed to the kings/archers

खगमैः (khagamaiḥ) - The 'sky-goers' refer to the arrows used to hit the target. (with arrows (literally, 'sky-goers'))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khagama

khagama - sky-goer, bird, arrow

Compound: kha (sky) + gama (goer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+gama)

• kha – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• gama – goer, moving
  noun (masculine)
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Instrument for hitting the target

दशार्धैः (daśārdhaiḥ) - Refers to five arrows. (with five (literally, 'with halves of ten'))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daśārdha

daśārdha - half of ten, five

Compound: daśa (ten) + ardha (half)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśa+ardha)

• daśa – ten
  numeral (masculine)
• ardha – half
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with khagamaiḥ