महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-218, verse-3

न च स्म किंचिच्छक्नोति भूतं निश्चरितुं ततः ।
संछाद्यमाने खगमैरस्यता सव्यसाचिना ॥३॥

3. na ca sma kiṁcicchaknoti bhūtaṁ niścarituṁ tataḥ ,
saṁchādyamāne khagamairasyatā savyasācinā.

3. na ca sma kiñcit śaknoti bhūtam niścaritum
tataḥ saṃchādyamāne khagaiḥ asyatā savyasācinā

3. And when (the forest) was being completely covered by arrows being shot by Savyasācin (Arjuna), no creature was able to escape from there.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्म (sma) - Used with śaknoti to indicate past tense: 'was able to'. (indeed, (particle indicating past tense with present verb))

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - Used with negation: 'not anything', i.e., 'nothing'. (anything, something)

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - creature, being, existent thing

• निश्चरितुम् (niścaritum) - to go out, to escape, to come forth

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence

• संछाद्यमाने (saṁchādyamāne) - Refers to the forest (vanam) being covered. This is a locative absolute construction. (while being completely covered, in the process of being completely concealed)

• खगैः (khagaiḥ) - In this context, 'khaga' refers to arrows, which fly through the sky, rather than birds. (by birds; by arrows (literally 'sky-goers'))

• अस्यता (asyatā) - By Savyasācin (Arjuna) who was shooting arrows. (by one who was shooting/throwing)

• सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - Savyasācin, a name for Arjuna, meaning 'one who can shoot with the left hand' or 'ambidextrous'. (by Savyasācin (Arjuna))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - Used with śaknoti to indicate past tense: 'was able to'. (indeed, (particle indicating past tense with present verb))

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - Used with negation: 'not anything', i.e., 'nothing'. (anything, something)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, whatever

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - creature, being, existent thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, ghost, past

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

निश्चरितुम् (niścaritum) - to go out, to escape, to come forth

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive from the root car (to move, go) with the prefix nis.

Prefix: nis

Root: car (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence

(indeclinable)

संछाद्यमाने (saṁchādyamāne) - Refers to the forest (vanam) being covered. This is a locative absolute construction. (while being completely covered, in the process of being completely concealed)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃchādyamāna

saṁchādyamāna - being completely covered, being entirely concealed

Present Passive Participle (Causative)

Present passive participle from the causative stem of root chad (to cover) with prefix sam. Locative singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: chad (class 10)

खगैः (khagaiḥ) - In this context, 'khaga' refers to arrows, which fly through the sky, rather than birds. (by birds; by arrows (literally 'sky-goers'))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khaga

khaga - bird; arrow; moving in the air/sky

Compound of kha (sky, space) and ga (going).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

अस्यता (asyatā) - By Savyasācin (Arjuna) who was shooting arrows. (by one who was shooting/throwing)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asyat

asyat - throwing, casting, shooting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from root as (to throw, cast, shoot). Instrumental singular.

Root: as (class 4)

सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - Savyasācin, a name for Arjuna, meaning 'one who can shoot with the left hand' or 'ambidextrous'. (by Savyasācin (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of savyasācin

savyasācin - Savyasācin (Arjuna, meaning 'one who can shoot with the left hand' or 'ambidextrous')

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (savya+sācin)

• savya – left (hand), reverse
  adjective (masculine)
• sācin – one who shoots, an archer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sac (to draw, to stretch a bow).
  Root: sac (class 1)