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.

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)