महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-38

अहमेनं धनुष्कोट्या शूलाग्रेणेव कुञ्जरम् ।
नयामि दण्डधारस्य यमस्य सदनं प्रति ॥३८॥

38. ahamenaṁ dhanuṣkoṭyā śūlāgreṇeva kuñjaram ,
nayāmi daṇḍadhārasya yamasya sadanaṁ prati.

38. aham enam dhanuṣkoṭyā śūla agreṇa iva kuñjaram
nayāmi daṇḍadhārasya yamasya sadanam prati

38. With the tip of my bow, I will lead this one—just as an elephant is led with a spear-point—to the abode of Yama, the wielder of the rod (daṇḍa).

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एनम् (enam) - him (the mysterious person consuming arrows) (this one, him)

• धनुष्कोट्या (dhanuṣkoṭyā) - by the tip of the bow

• शूल (śūla) - spear, spike, dart, tip

• अग्रेण (agreṇa) - with the point (by the point, with the tip, by the front)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - elephant

• नयामि (nayāmi) - I lead, I conduct, I take

• दण्डधारस्य (daṇḍadhārasya) - of Yama, who wields the rod (daṇḍa) of punishment (of the wielder of the rod, of the holder of the staff)

• यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama (god of death)

• सदनम् (sadanam) - abode (of Yama) (abode, dwelling, house)

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, concerning)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एनम् (enam) - him (the mysterious person consuming arrows) (this one, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Often used as an anaphoric pronoun, referring back to a previously mentioned subject.

धनुष्कोट्या (dhanuṣkoṭyā) - by the tip of the bow

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhanuṣkoṭi

dhanuṣkoṭi - tip of the bow

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanus+koṭi)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• koṭi – tip, end, point
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the curved end of the bow.

शूल (śūla) - spear, spike, dart, tip

(noun)

masculine, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, dart, point, agony

Note: First part of the implied compound 'śūlāgra' (spear-point).

अग्रेण (agreṇa) - with the point (by the point, with the tip, by the front)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of agra

agra - tip, point, front, summit

Note: Used in the comparison 'śūlāgreṇa iva' meaning 'like with the tip of a spear'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: The object of comparison, an elephant being guided/controlled by a spear-tip.

नयामि (nayāmi) - I lead, I conduct, I take

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nī

present active

1st person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: nī (class 1)

दण्डधारस्य (daṇḍadhārasya) - of Yama, who wields the rod (daṇḍa) of punishment (of the wielder of the rod, of the holder of the staff)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daṇḍadhāra

daṇḍadhāra - wielder of a staff or rod

Compound type : tatpurusha (daṇḍa+dhāra)

• daṇḍa – stick, staff, rod, punishment
  noun (masculine)
• dhāra – holding, carrying, bearing (as in an agent noun or adjectival form)
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root dhṛ
  From root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: An epithet of Yama, referring to his role as the god of death and justice.

यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama (god of death)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama, the god of death and justice

सदनम् (sadanam) - abode (of Yama) (abode, dwelling, house)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadana

sadana - abode, dwelling, house, seat

Root: sad (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, concerning)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition/postposition.