महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-83, verse-20

तस्यापतत एवाशु गदां हेमपरिष्कृताम् ।
शरैश्चकर्त बहुधा बहुभिर्गृध्रवाजितैः ॥२०॥

20. tasyāpatata evāśu gadāṁ hemapariṣkṛtām ,
śaraiścakarta bahudhā bahubhirgṛdhravājitaiḥ.

20. tasya āpatataḥ eva āśu gadām hema-pariṣkṛtām
śaraiḥ ca akarta bahudhā bahubhiḥ gṛdhra-vājitaiḥ

20. tasya āpatataḥ eva āśu hema-pariṣkṛtām gadām
bahubhiḥ gṛdhra-vājitaiḥ śaraiḥ ca bahudhā akarta

20. As he was rushing forward, (Arjuna) immediately cut that mace, which was adorned with gold, into many pieces with numerous arrows furnished with vulture feathers.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (the king, as he was rushing) (of him, his)

• आपततः (āpatataḥ) - of him who was rushing forward (of him rushing, falling, flying)

• एव (eva) - immediately (as soon as he was rushing) (only, just, indeed, immediately)

• आशु (āśu) - swiftly, quickly (swiftly, quickly, immediately)

• गदाम् (gadām) - the mace (of the king) (mace, club (accusative singular))

• हेम-परिष्कृताम् (hema-pariṣkṛtām) - the mace adorned with gold (adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by means of arrows (with arrows)

• च (ca) - and (connecting the act of cutting to the means) (and, also)

• अकर्त (akarta) - cut (the mace) (cut, divided, made)

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - into many pieces (in many ways, manifoldly, into many pieces)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many (arrows) (with many)

• गृध्र-वाजितैः (gṛdhra-vājitaiḥ) - with arrows feathered with vulture feathers (feathered with vulture feathers)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him (the king, as he was rushing) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आपततः (āpatataḥ) - of him who was rushing forward (of him rushing, falling, flying)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - rushing, falling, flying, approaching

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall, fly) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'śatṛ'.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

एव (eva) - immediately (as soon as he was rushing) (only, just, indeed, immediately)

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - swiftly, quickly (swiftly, quickly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

गदाम् (gadām) - the mace (of the king) (mace, club (accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

हेम-परिष्कृताम् (hema-pariṣkṛtām) - the mace adorned with gold (adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hema-pariṣkṛta

hema-pariṣkṛta - adorned with gold, decorated with gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heman+pariṣkṛta)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• pariṣkṛta – adorned, decorated, prepared
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'pari' and intensive 'ṣak' (s-a-k) + 'kta'.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by means of arrows (with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

च (ca) - and (connecting the act of cutting to the means) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अकर्त (akarta) - cut (the mace) (cut, divided, made)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root 'kṛt' (to cut, divide). Imperfect Tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: The prefix 'a' makes it the augment for imperfect tense.

बहुधा (bahudhā) - into many pieces (in many ways, manifoldly, into many pieces)

(indeclinable)

From 'bahu' (many) with suffix 'dhā'.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many (arrows) (with many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

Note: Refers to śaraiḥ

गृध्र-वाजितैः (gṛdhra-vājitaiḥ) - with arrows feathered with vulture feathers (feathered with vulture feathers)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gṛdhra-vājita

gṛdhra-vājita - feathered with vulture feathers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛdhra+vājita)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• vājita – feathered, furnished with wings/feathers
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'vāja' (feather) with 'ita' suffix.

Note: Refers to śaraiḥ