महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-271, verse-14

तस्याभिद्रवतस्तूर्णं क्षुराभ्यामुच्छ्रितौ करौ ।
चिच्छेद निशिताग्राभ्यां स बभूव चतुर्भुजः ॥१४॥

14. tasyābhidravatastūrṇaṁ kṣurābhyāmucchritau karau ,
ciccheda niśitāgrābhyāṁ sa babhūva caturbhujaḥ.

14. tasya abhidravataḥ tūrṇam kṣurābhyām ucchritau
karau ciccheda niśitāgrābhyām sa babhūva caturbhujaḥ

14. As he (Kabandha) quickly rushed forward, (Lakṣmaṇa) cut off his two upraised hands with two sharp-pointed arrows (kṣura). Then he (Kabandha) became four-armed.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of the demon Kabandha (of him, his)

• अभिद्रवतः (abhidravataḥ) - of him (Kabandha) rushing forward/attacking (of one rushing towards, attacking, of one moving swiftly)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• क्षुराभ्याम् (kṣurābhyām) - by two kṣura arrows (a specific type of arrow used for cutting) (by two razor-sharp arrows, with two kṣura arrows)

• उच्छ्रितौ (ucchritau) - the two raised hands (raised, uplifted, high)

• करौ (karau) - the two hands of Kabandha (two hands)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - (Lakṣmaṇa) cut off (the hands) (cut off, split)

• निशिताग्राभ्याम् (niśitāgrābhyām) - with two sharp-pointed arrows (with two sharp-pointed (things), with two keen-edged (things))

• स (sa) - he (Kabandha) (he)

• बभूव (babhūva) - (Kabandha) became (became, happened, was)

• चतुर्भुजः (caturbhujaḥ) - (Kabandha) became four-armed (four-armed, having four arms)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of the demon Kabandha (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिद्रवतः (abhidravataḥ) - of him (Kabandha) rushing forward/attacking (of one rushing towards, attacking, of one moving swiftly)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhidravat

abhidravat - rushing towards, attacking, moving swiftly

Present Active Participle

derived from root dru (to run) with upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

क्षुराभ्याम् (kṣurābhyām) - by two kṣura arrows (a specific type of arrow used for cutting) (by two razor-sharp arrows, with two kṣura arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of kṣura

kṣura - razor, knife, a specific type of arrow

Note: Refers to a specific type of arrow.

उच्छ्रितौ (ucchritau) - the two raised hands (raised, uplifted, high)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ucchrita

ucchrita - raised, uplifted, high, prominent

Past Passive Participle

from root śri (to lean/rest upon) with upasarga ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'karau'.

करौ (karau) - the two hands of Kabandha (two hands)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kara

kara - hand, ray, tax

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - (Lakṣmaṇa) cut off (the hands) (cut off, split)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Root chid, reduplicated, 3rd person singular

Root: chid (class 7)

निशिताग्राभ्याम् (niśitāgrābhyām) - with two sharp-pointed arrows (with two sharp-pointed (things), with two keen-edged (things))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of niśitāgra

niśitāgra - sharp-pointed, keen-edged

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (niśita+agra)

• niśita – sharpened, keen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śi (to sharpen) with upasarga ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: śi (class 2)
• agra – tip, point, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kṣurābhyām'.

स (sa) - he (Kabandha) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the demon.

बभूव (babhūva) - (Kabandha) became (became, happened, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Tense

Root bhū, reduplicated, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

चतुर्भुजः (caturbhujaḥ) - (Kabandha) became four-armed (four-armed, having four arms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturbhuja

caturbhuja - four-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+bhuja)

• catur – four
  numeral
• bhuja – arm, hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes Kabandha.