महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-62, verse-12

धनुष्यथ गदायुद्धे त्सरुप्रहरणेषु च ।
नागपृष्ठेऽश्वपृष्ठे च बभूव परिनिष्ठितः ॥१२॥

12. dhanuṣyatha gadāyuddhe tsarupraharaṇeṣu ca ,
nāgapṛṣṭhe'śvapṛṣṭhe ca babhūva pariniṣṭhitaḥ.

12. dhanuṣi atha gadāyuddhe tsaruprāharaṇeṣu ca
nāgapṛṣṭhe aśvapṛṣṭhe ca babhūva pariniṣṭhitaḥ

12. Moreover, he was highly skilled in archery, mace fighting, and the use of daggers, as well as in riding elephants and horses.

Words meanings summery:

• धनुषि (dhanuṣi) - in archery (in the bow, in archery)

• अथ (atha) - moreover (then, now, moreover, and)

• गदायुद्धे (gadāyuddhe) - mace fighting (in mace fighting)

• त्सरुप्राहरणेषु (tsaruprāharaṇeṣu) - the use of daggers (in hilt-weapon attacks, in dagger attacks)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नागपृष्ठे (nāgapṛṣṭhe) - in riding elephants (on the back of elephants)

• अश्वपृष्ठे (aśvapṛṣṭhe) - in riding horses (on the back of horses)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बभूव (babhūva) - he was (he was, he became)

• परिनिष्ठितः (pariniṣṭhitaḥ) - highly skilled (skilled, proficient, fully accomplished, established)

Words meanings and morphology

धनुषि (dhanuṣi) - in archery (in the bow, in archery)

(common noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, archery, rainbow

Locative singular of 'dhanus'

अथ (atha) - moreover (then, now, moreover, and)

(indeclinable)

गदायुद्धे (gadāyuddhe) - mace fighting (in mace fighting)

(common noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gadāyuddha

gadāyuddha - mace fight, battle with maces

Tatpuruṣa compound, locative singular

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gadā+yuddha)

• gadā – mace, club
  common noun (feminine)
• yuddha – fight, battle, war
  common noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From root 'yudh' (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

त्सरुप्राहरणेषु (tsaruprāharaṇeṣu) - the use of daggers (in hilt-weapon attacks, in dagger attacks)

(common noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tsaruprāharaṇa

tsaruprāharaṇa - attack with the hilt (of a weapon), dagger attack

Tatpuruṣa compound, locative plural

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tsaru+prāharaṇa)

• tsaru – hilt, handle (of a sword or knife), dagger
  common noun (masculine)
• prāharaṇa – striking, attacking, a weapon
  common noun (neuter)
  From root 'hṛ' (to carry, strike) with prefix 'pra' and 'ā'
  Prefixes: pra+ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नागपृष्ठे (nāgapṛṣṭhe) - in riding elephants (on the back of elephants)

(common noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nāgapṛṣṭha

nāgapṛṣṭha - elephant's back

Tatpuruṣa compound, locative singular

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+pṛṣṭha)

• nāga – snake, serpent, elephant
  common noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top, rear
  common noun (neuter)

अश्वपृष्ठे (aśvapṛṣṭhe) - in riding horses (on the back of horses)

(common noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aśvapṛṣṭha

aśvapṛṣṭha - horse's back

Tatpuruṣa compound, locative singular

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+pṛṣṭha)

• aśva – horse
  common noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top, rear
  common noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - he was (he was, he became)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root 'bhū' (to be), liṭ (perfect), parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

परिनिष्ठितः (pariniṣṭhitaḥ) - highly skilled (skilled, proficient, fully accomplished, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pariniṣṭhita

pariniṣṭhita - skilled, proficient, fully accomplished, established, finished

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'pari' and 'nis'

Prefixes: pari+nis

Root: sthā (class 1)