महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-16

स तदप्यस्य कौन्तेयश्चिच्छेद नतपर्वणा ।
एवमन्यानि चापानि बहूनि कृतहस्तवत् ।
शारद्वतस्य चिच्छेद पाण्डवः परवीरहा ॥१६॥

16. sa tadapyasya kaunteyaściccheda nataparvaṇā ,
evamanyāni cāpāni bahūni kṛtahastavat ,
śāradvatasya ciccheda pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā.

16. saḥ tat api asya kaunteyaḥ ciccheda
nataparvaṇā evam anyāni cāpāni
bahūni kṛtahastavat śāradvatasya
ciccheda pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā

16. Even that bow of his (Gautama's) was broken by Arjuna (Kaunteya) with bent-jointed arrows. In this way, Arjuna (Pāṇḍava), the destroyer of hostile heroes (paravīrahā), like an expert (kṛtahastavat), broke many other bows of Śāradvata (Kripa).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

• तत् (tat) - that (bow from the previous verse) (that, it)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Gautama/Karna) (his, its, of this)

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Arjuna (Kaunteya) (son of Kunti (Arjuna))

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he broke (he cut, he broke, he tore)

• नतपर्वणा (nataparvaṇā) - with bent-jointed (arrows) (by a bent-jointed thing, by arrows with bent knots)

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

• अन्यानि (anyāni) - many other (other, different)

• चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many (many, numerous)

• कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - like an expert (like one whose hand is trained, like an expert)

• शारद्वतस्य (śāradvatasya) - of Śāradvata (Kripa) (of the son of Śaradvan (Kripa))

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he broke (he cut, he broke, he tore)

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (Pāṇḍava) (son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna))

• परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of hostile heroes

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the first ciccheda.

तत् (tat) - that (bow from the previous verse) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of ciccheda.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'that bow too'.

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Gautama/Karna) (his, its, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Possessive for the bow.

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Arjuna (Kaunteya) (son of Kunti (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti, Arjuna

Patronymic from Kuntī

Note: Subject of the first ciccheda.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he broke (he cut, he broke, he tore)

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Verb of breaking.

नतपर्वणा (nataparvaṇā) - with bent-jointed (arrows) (by a bent-jointed thing, by arrows with bent knots)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nataparvan

nataparvan - having bent joints/knots, an arrow with bent fletching (or knots)

Compound of nata (bent, bowed) and parvan (joint, knot, section)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nata+parvan)

• nata – bent, bowed, humble
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root nam (to bend, bow)
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot, section, chapter, festival
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the arrows used.

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

(indeclinable)

अन्यानि (anyāni) - many other (other, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Adjective for cāpāni.

चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of cāpa

cāpa - bow, arc

Note: Object of the second ciccheda.

बहूनि (bahūni) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous, frequent

Note: Adjective for cāpāni.

कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - like an expert (like one whose hand is trained, like an expert)

(indeclinable)

From kṛtahasta (skilled, dexterous) + -vat suffix (like)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+hasta)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• hasta – hand, trunk of an elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage, describing how Arjuna broke the bows.

शारद्वतस्य (śāradvatasya) - of Śāradvata (Kripa) (of the son of Śaradvan (Kripa))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāradvata

śāradvata - descendant of Śaradvan, name of Kripa

Patronymic from Śaradvan

Note: Refers to Kripa, whose bows are being broken.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he broke (he cut, he broke, he tore)

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Verb of breaking. Repeated for emphasis.

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (Pāṇḍava) (son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu

Note: Subject of the second ciccheda.

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of hostile heroes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahā

paravīrahā - destroyer of hostile heroes, slayer of enemy warriors

Compound of para (hostile) + vīra (hero) + han (slayer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)

• para – other, hostile, supreme
  adjective
• vīra – hero, warrior, brave
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, slayer, striking
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root han
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Arjuna.