महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-23, verse-31

धनुर्मुष्टिरशीर्णश्च हस्तावापश्च माधव ।
द्रोणस्य निहतस्यापि दृश्यते जीवतो यथा ॥३१॥

31. dhanurmuṣṭiraśīrṇaśca hastāvāpaśca mādhava ,
droṇasya nihatasyāpi dṛśyate jīvato yathā.

31. dhanurmuṣṭiḥ aśīrṇaḥ ca hastāvāpaḥ ca mādhava
droṇasya nihatasya api dṛśyate jīvataḥ yathā

31. mādhava droṇasya nihatasya api dhanurmuṣṭiḥ ca
hastāvāpaḥ ca aśīrṇaḥ jīvataḥ yathā dṛśyate

31. O Madhava, Drona's bow-grip (dhanurmuṣṭi) and arm-guard (hastāvāpa) appear unbroken and intact, even though he is slain, as if he were still alive.

Words meanings summery:

• धनुर्मुष्टिः (dhanurmuṣṭiḥ) - the grip on the bow, bow-grip

• अशीर्णः (aśīrṇaḥ) - unbroken, undiminished, intact

• च (ca) - and

• हस्तावापः (hastāvāpaḥ) - arm-guard, hand protection (for archers)

• च (ca) - and

• माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava (epithet for Krishna)

• द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona

• निहतस्य (nihatasya) - of the slain one, of one who is killed

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - it is seen, it appears

• जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of the living one, as if living

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

Words meanings and morphology

धनुर्मुष्टिः (dhanurmuṣṭiḥ) - the grip on the bow, bow-grip

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhanurmuṣṭi

dhanurmuṣṭi - the hold on the bow

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanus+muṣṭi)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• muṣṭi – fist, handful, grip
  noun (masculine)

अशीर्णः (aśīrṇaḥ) - unbroken, undiminished, intact

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśīrṇa

aśīrṇa - not wasted, not decayed, unbroken

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śīrṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• śīrṇa – decayed, wasted, fallen apart (PPP of śṝ)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śṝ (to break, decay)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हस्तावापः (hastāvāpaḥ) - arm-guard, hand protection (for archers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hastāvāpa

hastāvāpa - hand-guard, arm-guard (for archers)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hasta+āvāpa)

• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• āvāpa – inserting, throwing in, cover
  noun (masculine)
  From root vap with ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vap (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava (epithet for Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, sweet, an epithet of Krishna

द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of the teacher)

निहतस्य (nihatasya) - of the slain one, of one who is killed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - it is seen, it appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of the living one, as if living

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive (Present Active Participle of jīv)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)