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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-167, verse-21

छित्त्वा प्रहरणान्येषां ततस्तानपि सर्वशः ।
प्रत्यविध्यमहं रोषाद्दशभिर्दशभिः शरैः ॥२१॥
21. chittvā praharaṇānyeṣāṁ tatastānapi sarvaśaḥ ,
pratyavidhyamahaṁ roṣāddaśabhirdaśabhiḥ śaraiḥ.
21. chittvā praharaṇāni eṣām tataḥ tān api sarvaśaḥ
prati avidhyam aham roṣāt daśabhiḥ daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ
21. Having severed their weapons, I then, in my anger, struck each of them completely with ten arrows at a time.

Words meanings summery:

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  • छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed
  • प्रहरणानि (praharaṇāni) - weapons
  • एषाम् (eṣām) - of these
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
  • तान् (tān) - them
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, entirely, on all sides
  • प्रति अविध्यम् (prati avidhyam) - I pierced, I struck
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • रोषात् (roṣāt) - from anger, due to anger
  • दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten
  • दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
From root √chid (to cut) + suffix -tvā
Root: chid (class 7)
प्रहरणानि (praharaṇāni) - weapons
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of praharaṇa
praharaṇa - weapon, missile, striking
From pra-√hṛ + ana suffix
Prefix: pra
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Used as accusative object.
एषाम् (eṣām) - of these
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this
Note: Refers to the Nivātakavacas (implied from context).
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
(indeclinable)
तान् (tān) - them
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the Nivātakavacas (implied from context).
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, entirely, on all sides
(indeclinable)
From sarva + śas suffix
प्रति अविध्यम् (prati avidhyam) - I pierced, I struck
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prati-vyadh
Imperfect, 1st person singular, active voice
Prefix: prati
Root: vyadh (class 4)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
रोषात् (roṣāt) - from anger, due to anger
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of roṣa
roṣa - anger, fury, wrath
From √ruṣ (to be angry)
Root: ruṣ (class 4)
दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten
(numeral)
Note: Repeated for emphasis, 'ten by ten' or 'scores of'.
दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten
(numeral)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed