महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-52

सुतसोमस्य सासिं तु बाहुं छित्त्वा नरर्षभः ।
पुनरभ्यहनत्पार्श्वे स भिन्नहृदयोऽपतत् ॥५२॥

52. sutasomasya sāsiṁ tu bāhuṁ chittvā nararṣabhaḥ ,
punarabhyahanatpārśve sa bhinnahṛdayo'patat.

52. sutasomasya sāsim tu bāhum chittvā nararṣabhaḥ
punaḥ abhyahanat pārśve saḥ bhinnahṛdayaḥ apatat

52. tu nararṣabhaḥ sutasomasya sāsim bāhum chittvā
punaḥ pārśve abhyahanat saḥ bhinnahṛdayaḥ apatat

52. But that foremost among men, having cut off Sutasoma's sword-wielding arm, again struck him in the flank. With his heart shattered, he fell.

Words meanings summery:

• सुतसोमस्य (sutasomasya) - of Sutasoma

• सासिम् (sāsim) - sword-wielding (arm) (with his sword, having a sword)

• तु (tu) - but (indicating a shift or contrast) (but, indeed, however)

• बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut off (having cut off, having severed)

• नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - that foremost among men (Ashvatthama) (bull among men, best of men, foremost of men)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, then again (again, further, moreover)

• अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - he struck (he struck, he smote)

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - in the flank (in the side, in the flank)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Sutasoma) (he, that)

• भिन्नहृदयः (bhinnahṛdayaḥ) - with his heart shattered (by the blow) (with a broken heart, with a pierced heart)

• अपतत् (apatat) - he fell (to the ground) (he fell, he dropped)

Words meanings and morphology

सुतसोमस्य (sutasomasya) - of Sutasoma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sutasoma

sutasoma - Sutasoma (son of Bhīma and Draupadī)

Note: Possessive case, refers to 'bāhum'.

सासिम् (sāsim) - sword-wielding (arm) (with his sword, having a sword)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāsi

sāsi - with a sword, accompanied by a sword

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+asi)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix 'sa' meaning 'with'.
• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes 'bāhum'.

तु (tu) - but (indicating a shift or contrast) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Object of 'chittvā'.

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut off (having cut off, having severed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root √chid (7th class) with suffix -tvā.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating a prior action.

नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - that foremost among men (Ashvatthama) (bull among men, best of men, foremost of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best of (used as suffix)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'abhayahanat'. Refers to Ashvatthama.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, then again (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - he struck (he struck, he smote)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-han

Imperfect 3rd person singular from root √han (2nd class) 'to strike, kill' with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - in the flank (in the side, in the flank)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

Note: Location of the strike.

सः (saḥ) - he (Sutasoma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भिन्नहृदयः (bhinnahṛdayaḥ) - with his heart shattered (by the blow) (with a broken heart, with a pierced heart)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinnahṛdaya

bhinnahṛdaya - broken-hearted, with a pierced heart

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+hṛdaya)

• bhinna – broken, split, pierced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhid (7th class) 'to break, split'.
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, core
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (Sutasoma).

अपतत् (apatat) - he fell (to the ground) (he fell, he dropped)

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd person singular from root √pat (1st class) 'to fall'.

Root: pat (class 1)