महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-5

नास्य विक्षिपतश्चापं संदधानस्य चासकृत् ।
अन्तरं ददृशे कश्चिन्निघ्नतः शात्रवान्रणे ॥५॥

5. nāsya vikṣipataścāpaṁ saṁdadhānasya cāsakṛt ,
antaraṁ dadṛśe kaścinnighnataḥ śātravānraṇe.

5. na asya vikṣipataḥ cāpam saṃdadhānasya ca asakṛt
antaram dadṛśe kaścit nighnataḥ śātravān raṇe

5. No one could discern any interval in his actions as he repeatedly drew and strung his bow, striking down enemies in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• विक्षिपतः (vikṣipataḥ) - of him who was drawing back (the bow) (of him who is drawing back, throwing, casting)

• चापम् (cāpam) - bow

• संदधानस्य (saṁdadhānasya) - of him who was stringing (the bow) (of him who is placing, fitting, stringing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly (repeatedly, often, not once)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - interval (interval, gap, space, difference)

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen (was seen, appeared)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone)

• निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - of him who was striking down (of him who is striking, killing)

• शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

विक्षिपतः (vikṣipataḥ) - of him who was drawing back (the bow) (of him who is drawing back, throwing, casting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vikṣipat

vikṣipat - drawing back, throwing, casting, discharging

Present Active Participle

From prefix vi + root kṣip (6th class, kṣipati) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: kṣip (class 6)

चापम् (cāpam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

संदधानस्य (saṁdadhānasya) - of him who was stringing (the bow) (of him who is placing, fitting, stringing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃdadhāna

saṁdadhāna - placing, fitting, stringing, uniting

Present Middle Participle

From prefix sam + root dhā (3rd class, dadhāti/dhatte) + śānac suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly (repeatedly, often, not once)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - interval (interval, gap, space, difference)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, gap, space, difference, interior

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen (was seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Tense

Perfect middle 3rd singular of root dṛś (1st class, paśyati)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (anyone, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain person

From kim + cid

निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - of him who was striking down (of him who is striking, killing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nighnat

nighnat - striking, killing

Present Active Participle

From prefix ni + root han (2nd class, hanti) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śātru

śātru - enemy, foe

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, fight