महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-106

कांश्चिद्योधान्स खड्गेन मध्ये संछिद्य वीर्यवान् ।
अपातयद्द्रोणसुतः संरब्धस्तिलकाण्डवत् ॥१०६॥

106. kāṁścidyodhānsa khaḍgena madhye saṁchidya vīryavān ,
apātayaddroṇasutaḥ saṁrabdhastilakāṇḍavat.

106. kāṃścit yodhān saḥ khaḍgena madhye saṃchidya
vīryavān apātayat droṇasutaḥ saṃrabdhaḥ tilakāṇḍavat

106. saḥ vīryavān saṃrabdhaḥ droṇasutaḥ khaḍgena kāṃścit
yodhān madhye saṃchidya tilakāṇḍavat apātayat

106. That valorous and enraged son of Droṇa (Droṇasuta), having cut some warriors in the middle with his sword, made them fall like sesame stalks.

Words meanings summery:

• कांश्चित् (kāṁścit) - some, certain ones

• योधान् (yodhān) - warriors, fighters

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

• खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - by the sword

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in half, among

• संछिद्य (saṁchidya) - having cut, having split

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty, valorous, heroic, powerful

• अपातयत् (apātayat) - he made fall, he threw down, he caused to fall

• द्रोणसुतः (droṇasutaḥ) - the son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman) (the son of Droṇa)

• संरब्धः (saṁrabdhaḥ) - enraged, furious, agitated, excited

• तिलकाण्डवत् (tilakāṇḍavat) - like sesame stalks

Words meanings and morphology

कांश्चित् (kāṁścit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what, some, a certain (one)

Note: The particle `cit` adds the meaning of 'certain' or 'some'.

योधान् (yodhān) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, combatant

सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - by the sword

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in half, among

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'in the middle' or 'in half'.

संछिद्य (saṁchidya) - having cut, having split

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with prefix `sam` + root `chid` + suffix `ya`.

Prefix: sam

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund, expressing an action completed before the main verb.

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty, valorous, heroic, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - possessing valor, mighty, heroic, powerful

Possessive suffix `vat`.

अपातयत् (apātayat) - he made fall, he threw down, he caused to fall

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of pātay

Causative form of root `pat`.

Root: pat (class 1)

द्रोणसुतः (droṇasutaḥ) - the son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman) (the son of Droṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇasuta

droṇasuta - son of Droṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇa+suta)

• droṇa – Droṇa (name of a preceptor)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)

संरब्धः (saṁrabdhaḥ) - enraged, furious, agitated, excited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃrabdha

saṁrabdha - enraged, furious, agitated, excited

Past Passive Participle

From root `rabh` with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

तिलकाण्डवत् (tilakāṇḍavat) - like sesame stalks

(indeclinable)

The `vat` suffix indicates 'like' or 'as'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tila+kāṇḍa)

• tila – sesame seed, sesame plant
  noun (masculine)
• kāṇḍa – stalk, stem, section, arrow
  noun (neuter)

Note: The `vat` suffix here forms an indeclinable adverb meaning 'like X'.