महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-12

ततस्त्रिगर्तः सधनुरवतीर्य महारथात् ।
गदया चतुरो वाहान्राज्ञस्तस्य तदावधीत् ॥१२॥

12. tatastrigartaḥ sadhanuravatīrya mahārathāt ,
gadayā caturo vāhānrājñastasya tadāvadhīt.

12. tataḥ trigartaḥ sa-dhanuḥ avatīrya mahā-rathāt
gadayā caturaḥ vāhān rājñaḥ tasya tadā avadhīt

12. Then, the Trigarta warrior, still carrying his bow, dismounted from his great chariot. At that moment, he killed four horses of that king with his mace.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• त्रिगर्तः (trigartaḥ) - the Trigarta warrior (a man from Trigarta, the Trigarta country)

• स-धनुः (sa-dhanuḥ) - still carrying his bow (with a bow, having a bow)

• अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having dismounted (having descended, having dismounted)

• महा-रथात् (mahā-rathāt) - from his great chariot (from a great chariot, from a great warrior)

• गदया (gadayā) - with his mace (by mace, with a mace)

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• वाहान् (vāhān) - horses (horses, carriers)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (referring to Sahadeva) (of the king, from the king)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (king Sahadeva) (of that, his)

• तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

• अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed (killed, struck)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

त्रिगर्तः (trigartaḥ) - the Trigarta warrior (a man from Trigarta, the Trigarta country)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trigarta

trigarta - a country or its inhabitant, typically a warrior, known for the Trigarta kingdom

Note: Refers to the king of Trigarta, Susharman.

स-धनुः (sa-dhanuḥ) - still carrying his bow (with a bow, having a bow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-dhanus

sa-dhanus - accompanied by a bow, having a bow

Bahuvrihi compound 'sa' (with) + 'dhanus' (bow).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dhanus)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable often forming bahuvrihi compounds.
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the Trigarta warrior.

अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having dismounted (having descended, having dismounted)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from verb root √tṝ (to cross, pass over) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: tṝ (class 1)

महा-रथात् (mahā-rathāt) - from his great chariot (from a great chariot, from a great warrior)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahā-ratha

mahā-ratha - great chariot; great warrior (who fights from a great chariot)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: The ablative case indicates 'from'.

गदया (gadayā) - with his mace (by mace, with a mace)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'vāhān'.

वाहान् (vāhān) - horses (horses, carriers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vāha

vāha - bearer, carrier, horse, vehicle

Note: Object of 'avadhīt'.

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (referring to Sahadeva) (of the king, from the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Qualifies 'tasya'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (king Sahadeva) (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sahadeva.

तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed (killed, struck)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of √han

Aorist

Aorist 3rd person singular active of √han (to strike, kill) with augment a-.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The augment 'a' precedes the root.