महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-78, verse-27

तान्स गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तान्वज्राशनिसमप्रभान् ।
नाराचैरच्छिनद्राजा सर्वानेव त्रिधा त्रिधा ॥२७॥

27. tānsa gāṇḍīvanirmuktānvajrāśanisamaprabhān ,
nārācairacchinadrājā sarvāneva tridhā tridhā.

27. tān gāṇḍīva-nirmuktān vajrāśani-sama-prabhān
nārācaiḥ acchinat rājā sarvān eva tridhā tridhā

27. The king, with his arrows, cut all those arrows — released from the Gāṇḍīva bow and shining like thunderbolts — each into three pieces.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those arrows (shot by Arjuna) (those)

• गाण्डीव-निर्मुक्तान् (gāṇḍīva-nirmuktān) - the arrows released from Arjuna's Gāṇḍīva bow (released from Gāṇḍīva)

• वज्राशनि-सम-प्रभान् (vajrāśani-sama-prabhān) - those arrows shining with the brilliance of thunderbolts (shining like thunderbolts)

• नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by his own arrows (the king's arrows) (with arrows)

• अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut into pieces (cut, severed)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (who is fighting Arjuna) (king)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of those arrows (all)

• एव (eva) - emphasized "all" (indeed, only, just)

• त्रिधा (tridhā) - cut into three distinct pieces (in three parts, in three ways)

• त्रिधा (tridhā) - cut into three distinct pieces (repetition for emphasis) (in three parts, in three ways)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those arrows (shot by Arjuna) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to arrows previously mentioned or implied from context.

गाण्डीव-निर्मुक्तान् (gāṇḍīva-nirmuktān) - the arrows released from Arjuna's Gāṇḍīva bow (released from Gāṇḍīva)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gāṇḍīva-nirmukta

gāṇḍīva-nirmukta - released from Gāṇḍīva (bow)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāṇḍīva+nirmukta)

• gāṇḍīva – name of Arjuna's bow
  proper noun (neuter)
• nirmukta – released, discharged, emitted
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root muc (to release) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Compound adjective describing the arrows.

वज्राशनि-सम-प्रभान् (vajrāśani-sama-prabhān) - those arrows shining with the brilliance of thunderbolts (shining like thunderbolts)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vajrāśani-sama-prabha

vajrāśani-sama-prabha - shining like thunderbolts/lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / tatpuruṣa (vajra+aśani+sama+prabhā)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• aśani – thunder, lightning, thunderbolt
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Compound adjective describing the arrows.

नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by his own arrows (the king's arrows) (with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - an iron arrow, a particular kind of arrow

अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut into pieces (cut, severed)

(verb)

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

Root in 7th class (rudhādi), active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: The 'a' prefix is the augment for past tense.

राजा (rājā) - the king (who is fighting Arjuna) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of those arrows (all)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एव (eva) - emphasized "all" (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

त्रिधा (tridhā) - cut into three distinct pieces (in three parts, in three ways)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tri' (three) with the suffix '-dhā'

त्रिधा (tridhā) - cut into three distinct pieces (repetition for emphasis) (in three parts, in three ways)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tri' (three) with the suffix '-dhā'

Note: Repetition emphasizes the completeness of the act, that each arrow was cut into three pieces.