महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-98, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
जामदग्न्येन रामेण पितुर्वधममृष्यता ।
क्रुद्धेन च महाभागे हैहयाधिपतिर्हतः ।
शतानि दश बाहूनां निकृत्तान्यर्जुनस्य वै ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa piturvadhamamṛṣyatā ,
kruddhena ca mahābhāge haihayādhipatirhataḥ ,
śatāni daśa bāhūnāṁ nikṛttānyarjunasya vai.

1. bhīṣma uvāca jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa
pituḥ vadham amṛṣyatā kruddhena ca
mahābhāge haihayādhipatiḥ hataḥ śatāni
daśa bāhūnām nikṛttāni arjunasya vai

1. Bhishma said: 'O highly fortunate one, by Rama, the son of Jamadagni, who could not tolerate his father's murder and was enraged, the lord of the Haihayas was killed. Indeed, a thousand of Arjuna's arms were cut off.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - by Jamadagni's son, by Parashurama

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Parashurama (by Rama)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Parashurama's) father (Jamadagni) (of the father, father's)

• वधम् (vadham) - murder, slaying, killing

• अमृष्यता (amṛṣyatā) - by Parashurama, who was not tolerating (by one not tolerating, by one unable to bear)

• क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by Parashurama, who was enraged (by the enraged one, by the angry one)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O Yudhishthira (the listener in Mahabharata) (O highly fortunate one, O greatly blessed one)

• हैहयाधिपतिः (haihayādhipatiḥ) - Kartavirya Arjuna, the lord of the Haihayas (the lord of the Haihayas)

• हतः (hataḥ) - was killed, slain

• शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

• दश (daśa) - ten

• बाहूनाम् (bāhūnām) - of arms

• निकृत्तानि (nikṛttāni) - were cut off, severed

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Kartavirya Arjuna (of Arjuna)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense, third person singular, active voice

From root vac (to speak). Irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - by Jamadagni's son, by Parashurama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - son of Jamadagni, Parashurama (proper name)

Derivative from Jamadagni.

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Parashurama (by Rama)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name)

Note: Appositive to `jāmadagnyena`.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Parashurama's) father (Jamadagni) (of the father, father's)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

`ṛ`-ending noun.

वधम् (vadham) - murder, slaying, killing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, murder, slaying, striking

From root vadh (to strike, kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of `amṛṣyatā`.

अमृष्यता (amṛṣyatā) - by Parashurama, who was not tolerating (by one not tolerating, by one unable to bear)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of amṛṣyat

amṛṣyat - not tolerating, enduring, bearing

Present Active Participle, negated with `a-`

From root mṛṣ (to bear, endure) with prefix a- (negation).

Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by Parashurama, who was enraged (by the enraged one, by the angry one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

From root krudh (to be angry).

Root: krudh (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O Yudhishthira (the listener in Mahabharata) (O highly fortunate one, O greatly blessed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, greatly blessed, illustrious (person)

Compound: mahā (great) + bhāga (share, fortune).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Short form of mahant in compounds.
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, lot
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhaj (to divide, share).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira, the listener.

हैहयाधिपतिः (haihayādhipatiḥ) - Kartavirya Arjuna, the lord of the Haihayas (the lord of the Haihayas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haihayādhipati

haihayādhipati - lord/chief of the Haihayas

Compound: haihaya (name of a tribe/kingdom) + adhipati (lord).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (haihaya+adhipati)

• haihaya – Name of a Yadava tribe or their kingdom
  proper noun (masculine)
• adhipati – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (over, above) + pati (master, lord).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the passive verb `hataḥ`.

हतः (hataḥ) - was killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śata

śata - hundred

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Adjective to `śatāni`.

बाहूनाम् (bāhūnām) - of arms

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm

`u`-ending noun.

Note: Modifies `śatāni`.

निकृत्तानि (nikṛttāni) - were cut off, severed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nikṛtta

nikṛtta - cut off, severed, amputated

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛt (to cut) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Kartavirya Arjuna (of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (proper name)

Note: Possessive, refers to whose arms were cut off.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.