महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-46, verse-6

अस्यतः कर्णिनाराचांस्तीक्ष्णाग्रांश्च शिलाशितान् ।
कोऽर्जुनस्याग्रतस्तिष्ठेदपि मृत्युर्जरातिगः ॥६॥

6. asyataḥ karṇinārācāṁstīkṣṇāgrāṁśca śilāśitān ,
ko'rjunasyāgratastiṣṭhedapi mṛtyurjarātigaḥ.

6. asyataḥ karṇinārācān tīkṣṇāgrān ca śilāśitān kaḥ
arjunasya agrataḥ tiṣṭhet api mṛtyuḥ jarātigaḥ

6. Who could stand before Arjuna while he shoots his barbed iron arrows, sharp-pointed and sharpened on stone? Not even Death, who transcends old age.

6. מי יעמוד מול אַרְג׳וּנַה כשהוא יורה חצים מכונפים וחצי ברזל חדי קצה, מושחזים באבן? אפילו המוות, שאינו מזדקן, לא יעמוד מולו.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्यतः (asyataḥ) - while shooting, of him who shoots, throwing

• कर्णिनाराचान् (karṇinārācān) - barbed iron arrows

• तीक्ष्णाग्रान् (tīkṣṇāgrān) - sharp-pointed

• च (ca) - and

• शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - sharpened on stone, stone-honed

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - would stand, should stand

• अपि (api) - even, also

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death

• जरातिगः (jarātigaḥ) - transcending old age, immortal

Words meanings and morphology

अस्यतः (asyataḥ) - while shooting, of him who shoots, throwing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asyat

asyat - shooting, throwing, casting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'as' (to throw, shoot).

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'Arjunasya'.

कर्णिनाराचान् (karṇinārācān) - barbed iron arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of karṇinārāca

karṇinārāca - barbed iron arrow, iron arrow with ears/wings

Compound meaning 'iron arrow (nārāca) with barbs (karṇin)'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (karṇin+nārāca)

• karṇin – having ears, barbed, winged
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'karṇa' (ear) with suffix '-in'.
• nārāca – iron arrow, steel arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'asyataḥ'.

तीक्ष्णाग्रान् (tīkṣṇāgrān) - sharp-pointed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇāgra

tīkṣṇāgra - sharp-pointed, having a sharp tip

Compound of 'tīkṣṇa' (sharp) and 'agra' (tip).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tīkṣṇa+agra)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent, severe
  adjective (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, front, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'nārācān'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - sharpened on stone, stone-honed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śilāśita

śilāśita - sharpened on stone, ground on a whetstone

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of 'śilā' (stone) and 'śita' (sharpened).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śilā+śita)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• śita – sharpened, keen, whetted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śo' (to sharpen).
  Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'nārācān'.

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the question.

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (a Pandava prince), white, silver

Note: In relation to 'agrataḥ'.

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, before

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'agra' (front) with the suffix '-taḥ'.

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - would stand, should stand

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of sthā

Optative mood, Parasmaipada form.

Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, Yama (god of death)

Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject (even Death).

जरातिगः (jarātigaḥ) - transcending old age, immortal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jarātiga

jarātiga - transcending old age, immortal

Compound of 'jarā' (old age) and 'atiga' (transcending, going beyond).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jarā+atiga)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
• atiga – transcending, going beyond, surpassing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'ati' (beyond) and root 'gā' (to go) or 'gam'.
  Prefix: ati
  Root: gam (class 1)

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