महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-234, verse-21

तस्याभिपततस्तूर्णं गदाहस्तस्य संयुगे ।
गदां सर्वायसीं पार्थः शरैश्चिच्छेद सप्तधा ॥२१॥

21. tasyābhipatatastūrṇaṁ gadāhastasya saṁyuge ,
gadāṁ sarvāyasīṁ pārthaḥ śaraiściccheda saptadhā.

21. tasya abhipatataḥ tūrṇam gadāhastasya saṃyuge
gadām sarvāyasīm pārthaḥ śaraiḥ ciccheda saptadhā

21. As he (Chitrasena), holding a mace, swiftly rushed forward in battle, Pārtha (Arjuna) shattered his mace, which was entirely made of iron, into seven pieces with his arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Chitrasena (his, of him)

• अभिपततः (abhipatataḥ) - of Chitrasena, who was rushing forward (of the one rushing towards, of the attacking one)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly, quickly, rapidly

• गदाहस्तस्य (gadāhastasya) - of Chitrasena, whose hand held a mace (of the one with a mace in hand)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• सर्वायसीम् (sarvāyasīm) - entirely made of iron

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, son of Pṛthā (Kunti) (Pārtha, son of Pṛthā)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he shattered, he pierced

• सप्तधा (saptadhā) - in seven parts, in seven ways

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Chitrasena (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिपततः (abhipatataḥ) - of Chitrasena, who was rushing forward (of the one rushing towards, of the attacking one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhipatat

abhipatat - rushing towards, attacking

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'pat' (to fall, fly, rush) with the prefix 'abhi-'

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly, quickly, rapidly

(indeclinable)

गदाहस्तस्य (gadāhastasya) - of Chitrasena, whose hand held a mace (of the one with a mace in hand)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gadāhasta

gadāhasta - one whose hand holds a mace

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gadā+hasta)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• hasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, conflict

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club, an iron bar

सर्वायसीम् (sarvāyasīm) - entirely made of iron

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarvāyasī

sarvāyasī - entirely made of iron, all-iron

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+āyasī)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• āyasī – made of iron, iron (feminine form of 'āyasa')
  adjective (feminine)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, son of Pṛthā (Kunti) (Pārtha, son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (an epithet of Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, and Bhīma)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he shattered, he pierced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid

Root: chid (class 7)

सप्तधा (saptadhā) - in seven parts, in seven ways

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'saptan' (seven) with the suffix '-dhā'