महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-77, verse-14

स तानापततः क्रूरानाशीविषविषोपमान् ।
चिच्छेद निशितैर्बाणैरन्तरैव धनंजयः ॥१४॥

14. sa tānāpatataḥ krūrānāśīviṣaviṣopamān ,
ciccheda niśitairbāṇairantaraiva dhanaṁjayaḥ.

14. saḥ tān āpatataḥ krūrān āśīviṣaviṣopamān
ciccheda niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ antaram eva dhanaṃjayaḥ

14. dhanaṃjayaḥ saḥ krūrān āśīviṣaviṣopamān tān
āpatataḥ niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ antaram eva ciccheda

14. Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna) cut down those fierce, approaching arrows, which resembled the venom of poisonous snakes, with his sharp arrows while they were still in the air.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

• तान् (tān) - Those arrows released by the Saindhavas. (those)

• आपततः (āpatataḥ) - falling, flying towards, approaching

• क्रूरान् (krūrān) - Describing the arrows as severe or deadly. (fierce, cruel, terrible)

• आशीविषविषोपमान् (āśīviṣaviṣopamān) - resembling the poison of venomous snakes

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - in the air itself (adverbial use) (in the midst, in the interval, meanwhile, in the air)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'antaram', meaning 'in the very air'. (indeed, just, precisely, only)

• धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna, 'conqueror of wealth'. (Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Refers to Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna).

तान् (tān) - Those arrows released by the Saindhavas. (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

आपततः (āpatataḥ) - falling, flying towards, approaching

(verbal adjective)

Note: Modifies 'tān' (arrows).

क्रूरान् (krūrān) - Describing the arrows as severe or deadly. (fierce, cruel, terrible)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, dreadful

Note: Modifies 'tān' (arrows).

आशीविषविषोपमान् (āśīviṣaviṣopamān) - resembling the poison of venomous snakes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āśīviṣaviṣopama

āśīviṣaviṣopama - resembling the poison of venomous snakes

Bahuvrīhi compound. 'Upama' indicates resemblance.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āśīviṣa+viṣa+upama)

• āśīviṣa – venomous snake, snake whose venom is in its fangs
  noun (masculine)
  āśī (fang) + viṣa (poison) - Bahuvrīhi compound.
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• upama – resemblance, simile, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'tān' (arrows).

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: The subject is 'saḥ' (Arjuna).

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

(verbal adjective)

Note: Modifies 'bāṇaiḥ'.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument of cutting.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - in the air itself (adverbial use) (in the midst, in the interval, meanwhile, in the air)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, interval, space between, difference, amidst

Note: Used adverbially.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'antaram', meaning 'in the very air'. (indeed, just, precisely, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna, 'conqueror of wealth'. (Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna, fire

Compound: dhana (wealth) + jaya (victory/conquest). Used as a proper name for Arjuna.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'ji' (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ciccheda'.