महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-256, verse-9

एवमुक्त्वा सटास्तस्य पञ्च चक्रे वृकोदरः ।
अर्धचन्द्रेण बाणेन किंचिदब्रुवतस्तदा ॥९॥

9. evamuktvā saṭāstasya pañca cakre vṛkodaraḥ ,
ardhacandreṇa bāṇena kiṁcidabruvatastadā.

9. evam uktvā saṭāḥ tasya pañca cakre vṛkodaraḥ
ardhacandreṇa bāṇena kiṃcit abruvataḥ tadā

9. Having thus spoken, Bhima (Vṛkodaraḥ) then, with a crescent-shaped arrow, cut his crest-hairs into five parts while he (the other) spoke not a word.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having thus spoken (having spoken, after speaking, saying)

• सटाः (saṭāḥ) - crest-hairs (of an opponent) (mane, crest-hair, locks of hair, plume, fringe)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the opponent) (his, of him, of that)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made (into five pieces), he divided (he made, he did, he performed)

• वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhima (Bhima, wolf-bellied)

• अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a crescent-shaped (crescent-shaped, half-moon shaped)

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow (arrow, shaft)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a word (in negation 'not saying a word') (something, a little, anything, somewhat)

• अब्रुवतः (abruvataḥ) - of him who was not speaking (not speaking, silent)

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

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having thus spoken (having spoken, after speaking, saying)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from √vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā, irregular form `uktvā`.

Root: vac (class 2)

सटाः (saṭāḥ) - crest-hairs (of an opponent) (mane, crest-hair, locks of hair, plume, fringe)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṭā

saṭā - mane, crest-hair, locks of hair, plume

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the opponent) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Indeclinable numeral, acts as an adjective here.

चक्रे (cakre) - he made (into five pieces), he divided (he made, he did, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular of √kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhima (Bhima, wolf-bellied)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied; a name of Bhima

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)

Note: An epithet for Bhima.

अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a crescent-shaped (crescent-shaped, half-moon shaped)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ardhacandra

ardhacandra - half-moon, crescent moon

Compound type : dvigu/tatpurusha (ardha+candra)

• ardha – half, part
  noun (neuter)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `bāṇena`.

बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow (arrow, shaft)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow, shaft

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a word (in negation 'not saying a word') (something, a little, anything, somewhat)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with negation here, implying 'not even a word'.

अब्रुवतः (abruvataḥ) - of him who was not speaking (not speaking, silent)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abruvat

abruvat - not speaking, silent

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √bru (to speak) with negative prefix `a`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bruvat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bruvat – speaking
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of √bru.
  Root: bru (class 2)

Note: Refers to the person whose crest-hairs were cut.

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

(indeclinable)