महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-4, verse-17

कर्णस्तेषामापततामेकैकेन क्षुरेण ह ।
धनूंषि सशरावापान्यपातयत भूतले ॥१७॥

17. karṇasteṣāmāpatatāmekaikena kṣureṇa ha ,
dhanūṁṣi saśarāvāpānyapātayata bhūtale.

17. karṇaḥ teṣām āpatatām ekaikena kṣureṇa ha
dhanūṃṣi saśarāvāpāni apātayat bhūtale

17. karṇaḥ ha teṣām āpatatām ekaikena kṣureṇa
saśarāvāpāni dhanūṃṣi bhūtale apātayat

17. Karna, indeed (ha), using a razor-sharp arrow (kṣureṇa), individually struck down the bows and quivers (sasharāvāpa) of those (teṣām) who were attacking (āpatatām), causing them to fall to the ground (bhūtale).

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the attacking opponents (of them, of those)

• आपतताम् (āpatatām) - of those attacking, of those falling upon

• एकैकेन (ekaikena) - one by one, individually, with each

• क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor-sharp arrow (used for cutting bows) (with a razor, with a sharp arrow)

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

• धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

• सशरावापानि (saśarāvāpāni) - bows that were still equipped with their quivers (along with quivers, having quivers)

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

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name); ear

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the attacking opponents (of them, of those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

आपतताम् (āpatatām) - of those attacking, of those falling upon

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āpatat

āpatat - attacking, falling upon, approaching

Present Active Participle

Present participle (śatṛ) from ā-√pat (to fall upon, to attack)

Prefix: ā

Root: √pat (class 1)

एकैकेन (ekaikena) - one by one, individually, with each

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekaika

ekaika - one by one, each, singly

Intensive reduplication of eka (one)

Compound type : dvandva (eka+eka)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)

क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor-sharp arrow (used for cutting bows) (with a razor, with a sharp arrow)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣura

kṣura - razor, knife; a kind of sharp arrow

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

सशरावापानि (saśarāvāpāni) - bows that were still equipped with their quivers (along with quivers, having quivers)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of saśarāvāpa

saśarāvāpa - with quivers (and arrows)

Bahuvrihi compound: 'that which has quivers with arrows' or simply 'with quivers'. Here, modifying dhanūṃṣi, so 'bows having quivers'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śarāvāpa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix forming bahuvrihi compounds
• śarāvāpa – quiver (for arrows)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of śara (arrow) and āvāpa (container)
  Prefix: ā

अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall, cut down, threw down

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Causative)

Imperfect (Laṅ) 3rd person singular causative of the root √pat

Root: √pat (class 1)

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - ground, surface of the earth

Compound of bhū (earth) and tala (surface)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)