महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-125, verse-17

तस्य मर्मच्छिदं घोरं सुमित्रोऽमित्रकर्शनः ।
समादाय शरश्रेष्ठं कार्मुकान्निरवासृजत् ॥१७॥

17. tasya marmacchidaṁ ghoraṁ sumitro'mitrakarśanaḥ ,
samādāya śaraśreṣṭhaṁ kārmukānniravāsṛjat.

17. tasya marma-cchidam ghoram sumitraḥ amitra-karśanaḥ
samādāya śara-śreṣṭham kārmukāt niravāsṛjat

17. sumitraḥ amitra-karśanaḥ tasya marma-cchidam
ghoram śara-śreṣṭham samādāya kārmukāt niravāsṛjat

17. Sumitra, the destroyer of enemies, took up his terrible, vital-spot-piercing excellent arrow and released it from his bow.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the deer king) (his, her, its, of that)

• मर्म-च्छिदम् (marma-cchidam) - piercing vital spots (heart-piercing, vital-spot-cutting)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable)

• सुमित्रः (sumitraḥ) - Sumitra (Sumitra (proper name))

• अमित्र-कर्शनः (amitra-karśanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies (destroyer of enemies, tormentor of foes)

• समादाय (samādāya) - having taken up (having taken, having seized, having grasped)

• शर-श्रेष्ठम् (śara-śreṣṭham) - excellent arrow (best arrow, excellent arrow)

• कार्मुकात् (kārmukāt) - from his bow (from the bow)

• निरवासृजत् (niravāsṛjat) - he released (he released, he shot forth)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the deer king) (his, her, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Contextually masculine, referring to the deer king.

मर्म-च्छिदम् (marma-cchidam) - piercing vital spots (heart-piercing, vital-spot-cutting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of marma-cchid

marma-cchid - piercing vital spots, hitting a weak point

Compound formed from marman (vital spot) and √chid (to cut/pierce) as a kṛt affix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (marman+chid)

• marman – vital spot, vulnerable point, secret
  noun (neuter)
• chid – cutting, breaking, piercing
  adjective
  kṛt affix (nominal agent)
  Derived from √chid (to cut, pierce)
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'śara-śreṣṭham'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

Note: Qualifies 'śara-śreṣṭham'.

सुमित्रः (sumitraḥ) - Sumitra (Sumitra (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumitra

sumitra - Sumitra (name of a person)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अमित्र-कर्शनः (amitra-karśanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies (destroyer of enemies, tormentor of foes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitra-karśana

amitra-karśana - destroyer of foes

Compound formed from amitra (enemy) and karśana (emaciating, tormenting)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+karśana)

• amitra – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  a (negation) + mitra (friend)
• karśana – emaciating, wasting, tormenting, causing distress
  adjective
  verbal noun/agent noun
  Derived from √kṛś (to emaciate, torment)
  Root: kṛś (class 10)

Note: Epithet for Sumitra.

समादाय (samādāya) - having taken up (having taken, having seized, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Formed from prefix sam- + ā- + √dā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Connects to 'niravāsṛjat'.

शर-श्रेष्ठम् (śara-śreṣṭham) - excellent arrow (best arrow, excellent arrow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara-śreṣṭha

śara-śreṣṭha - best arrow, excellent arrow

Compound formed from śara (arrow) and śreṣṭha (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+śreṣṭha)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most esteemed
  adjective
  Superlative degree of praśasya (praiseworthy)

Note: Object of 'samādāya' and 'niravāsṛjat'.

कार्मुकात् (kārmukāt) - from his bow (from the bow)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow, made of kārmuka wood

Note: Source from which the arrow is released.

निरवासृजत् (niravāsṛjat) - he released (he released, he shot forth)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Formed from prefix nir- + ava- + √sṛj, Imperfect 3rd person singular active

Prefixes: nir+ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.