महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-83, verse-18

धनुश्चास्य महच्चित्रं क्षुरेण प्रचकर्त ह ।
हस्तावापं पताकां च ध्वजं चास्य न्यपातयत् ॥१८॥

18. dhanuścāsya mahaccitraṁ kṣureṇa pracakarta ha ,
hastāvāpaṁ patākāṁ ca dhvajaṁ cāsya nyapātayat.

18. dhanuḥ ca asya mahat citram kṣureṇa pra-cakarta ha
hastāvāpam patākām ca dhvajam ca asya nyapātayat

18. And he severed his great, splendid bow with a razor-arrow. He also threw down his hand-guard, banner, and standard.

Words meanings summery:

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - his (Jarasandha's) (his, of him)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• चित्रम् (citram) - splendid, wonderful, variegated

• क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - by a razor-arrow

• प्र-चकर्त (pra-cakarta) - he cut off, severed

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• हस्तावापम् (hastāvāpam) - hand-guard, gauntlet

• पताकाम् (patākām) - banner, flag

• च (ca) - and

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - standard, flag-staff

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - his (Jarasandha's) (his, of him)

• न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - he caused to fall, threw down

Words meanings and morphology

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Acts as object of 'pracakarta'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (Jarasandha's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Jarasandha.

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ.

चित्रम् (citram) - splendid, wonderful, variegated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - clear, bright, splendid, wonderful, variegated

Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ.

क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - by a razor-arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣura

kṣura - razor, sharp blade, razor-arrow

प्र-चकर्त (pra-cakarta) - he cut off, severed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of √kṛt

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √kṛt with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛt (class 6)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

हस्तावापम् (hastāvāpam) - hand-guard, gauntlet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hastāvāpa

hastāvāpa - hand-guard, gauntlet (worn by archers)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hasta+āvāpa)

• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• āvāpa – throwing in, covering
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + √vap
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vap (class 1)

पताकाम् (patākām) - banner, flag

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patākā

patākā - banner, flag

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - standard, flag-staff

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - flag, banner, standard

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (Jarasandha's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Jarasandha.

न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - he caused to fall, threw down

(verb)

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

causative imperfect active

3rd person singular causative imperfect active of √pat with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)