महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-233, verse-19

एवमुक्त्वा ततः पार्थः सव्यसाची धनंजयः ।
ससर्ज निशितान्बाणान्खचरान्खचरान्प्रति ॥१९॥

19. evamuktvā tataḥ pārthaḥ savyasācī dhanaṁjayaḥ ,
sasarja niśitānbāṇānkhacarānkhacarānprati.

19. evam uktvā tataḥ pārthaḥ savyasācī dhanañjayaḥ
sasarja niśitān bāṇān khacarān khacarān prati

19. Having spoken thus, then Arjuna (Pārtha), the ambidextrous (Savyasācī), the winner of wealth (dhanañjaya), released sharp arrows against each and every aerial being (khacara).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)

• सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna (who can shoot with both hands) (ambidextrous)

• धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth, winner of wealth)

• ससर्ज (sasarja) - he released, he hurled

• निशितान् (niśitān) - sharpened, whetted, sharp

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• खचरान् (khacarān) - the Gandharvas (aerial beings, sky-goers)

• खचरान् (khacarān) - the Gandharvas (aerial beings, sky-goers)

• प्रति (prati) - with accusative: 'against' (towards, against, to each)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √vac (to speak, say)

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī)

Taddhita derivation from Pṛthā

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna (who can shoot with both hands) (ambidextrous)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savyasācin

savyasācin - ambidextrous, one who can shoot with the left hand (savyasācī)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (savya+sācin)

• savya – left
  adjective (masculine)
• sācin – shooter
  noun (masculine)
  Related to √sac, to accompany, or √sāc, to shoot.

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth, winner of wealth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth, winner of wealth

Compound (dhana + jaya, with an intervening particle)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, winning
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

ससर्ज (sasarja) - he released, he hurled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of sṛj

Perfect Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Intensive/Reduplicated Perfect form.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

निशितान् (niśitān) - sharpened, whetted, sharp

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, pointed, keen

Past Passive Participle

From root √śā (to sharpen) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇān'.

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

खचरान् (khacarān) - the Gandharvas (aerial beings, sky-goers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of khacara

khacara - moving in the sky, aerial being, Gandharva, bird

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+cara)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √car (to move, go)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Repetition emphasizes attacking each Gandharva or repeated attacks.

खचरान् (khacarān) - the Gandharvas (aerial beings, sky-goers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of khacara

khacara - moving in the sky, aerial being, Gandharva, bird

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+cara)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √car (to move, go)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Repetition emphasizes attacking each Gandharva or repeated attacks.

प्रति (prati) - with accusative: 'against' (towards, against, to each)

(indeclinable)