महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-63, verse-16

दूरस्थान्सायकैः कांश्चिदभिनत्स नरर्षभः ।
अभ्याशमागतांश्चान्यान्खड्गेन निरकृन्तत ॥१६॥

16. dūrasthānsāyakaiḥ kāṁścidabhinatsa nararṣabhaḥ ,
abhyāśamāgatāṁścānyānkhaḍgena nirakṛntata.

16. dūrasthān sāyakaiḥ kāṃścit abhinat saḥ nararṣabhaḥ
abhyāśam āgatān ca anyān khaḍgena nirakṛntata

16. That best of men pierced some of the distant animals with arrows, and others who had approached nearby, he cut down with a sword.

Words meanings summery:

• दूरस्थान् (dūrasthān) - distant (animals) (distant, far-standing, far-off)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

• कांश्चित् (kāṁścit) - some (animals) (some, certain ones)

• अभिनत् (abhinat) - pierced (pierced, struck, injured)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Duṣyanta) (he, that)

• नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - that best of men (an epithet for Duṣyanta) (best of men, bull among men)

• अभ्याशम् (abhyāśam) - nearby (near, vicinity)

• आगतान् (āgatān) - who had come (having come, arrived)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्यान् (anyān) - others (animals) (others, different ones)

• खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with a sword

• निरकृन्तत (nirakṛntata) - cut down (cut down, slew, chopped off)

Words meanings and morphology

दूरस्थान् (dūrasthān) - distant (animals) (distant, far-standing, far-off)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dūrastha

dūrastha - standing afar, distant

Present active participle

Formed by dūra + sthā (root) + ḍa pratyaya, or dūra + stha suffix. Meaning 'standing in a distant place'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dūra+stha)

• dūra – far, distant, remote
  adjective/indeclinable (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Present participle suffix
  From root sthā with ḍa suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Accusative plural masculine.

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

(common noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart

Note: Instrumental plural masculine.

कांश्चित् (kāṁścit) - some (animals) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one, some

Formed by kim + cid.

Note: Accusative plural masculine, object of 'abhinat'.

अभिनत् (abhinat) - pierced (pierced, struck, injured)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of bhid

Imperfect form with prefix.

Imperfect (Laṅ) of bhid, prefixed with abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

सः (saḥ) - he (Duṣyanta) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject.

नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - that best of men (an epithet for Duṣyanta) (best of men, bull among men)

(common noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best of men, bull among men

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  common noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  common noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifies Duṣyanta (implied by 'saḥ').

अभ्याशम् (abhyāśam) - nearby (near, vicinity)

(indeclinable)

From abhi-āś (to obtain, reach).

Prefix: abhi

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Accusative singular, adverbial use, indicates direction/proximity.

आगतान् (āgatān) - who had come (having come, arrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past passive participle

From ā-gam + kta.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Accusative plural masculine.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Conjunction connecting clauses or phrases.

अन्यान् (anyān) - others (animals) (others, different ones)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Accusative plural masculine, object of 'nirakṛntata'.

खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with a sword

(common noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar

Note: Instrumental singular masculine.

निरकृन्तत (nirakṛntata) - cut down (cut down, slew, chopped off)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of kṛnt

Imperfect form with prefix.

Imperfect (Laṅ) of kṛnt, prefixed with nis. The middle voice ending (-ata) is used.

Prefix: nis

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.