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4,56

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-23

तं विकर्णः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्गार्ध्रपत्रैरजिह्मगैः ।
विव्याध परवीरघ्नमर्जुनं धृतराष्ट्रजः ॥२३॥
23. taṁ vikarṇaḥ śaraistīkṣṇairgārdhrapatrairajihmagaiḥ ,
vivyādha paravīraghnamarjunaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ.
23. tam vikarṇaḥ śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ gārdhrapatraiḥ ajihmagaiḥ
vivyādha paravīraghnam arjunam dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ
23. Vikarna, the son of Dhritarashtra, pierced Arjuna, who slays hostile heroes, with sharp, straight-flying, eagle-feathered arrows.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him, that)
  • विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
  • तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, keen)
  • गार्ध्रपत्रैः (gārdhrapatraiḥ) - with eagle-feathered (arrows) (with eagle-feathered, vulture-feathered)
  • अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - with straight-flying (arrows) (with straight-going, not crooked)
  • विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck
  • परवीरघ्नम् (paravīraghnam) - Arjuna, the slayer of hostile heroes (slayer of hostile heroes)
  • अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
  • धृतराष्ट्रजः (dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ) - Vikarna, the son of Dhritarashtra (son of Dhritarashtra)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: refers to Arjuna
विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vikarṇa
vikarṇa - Vikarna (name of a son of Dhritarashtra)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, keen)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa
tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, severe
Note: qualifies śaraiḥ
गार्ध्रपत्रैः (gārdhrapatraiḥ) - with eagle-feathered (arrows) (with eagle-feathered, vulture-feathered)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of gārdhrapatra
gārdhrapatra - eagle-feathered, vulture-feathered
Compound type : bahuvrihi (gārdhra+patra)
  • gārdhra – belonging to an eagle or vulture
    adjective
    derived from gṛdhra (eagle/vulture)
  • patra – feather, leaf, wing
    noun (neuter)
Note: qualifies śaraiḥ
अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - with straight-flying (arrows) (with straight-going, not crooked)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajihmaga
ajihmaga - straight-going, not crooked, direct
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrihi (a+jihmaga)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • jihmaga – crooked-going, bent, oblique
    adjective
Note: qualifies śaraiḥ
विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vyadh
Root: vyadh (class 4)
परवीरघ्नम् (paravīraghnam) - Arjuna, the slayer of hostile heroes (slayer of hostile heroes)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of paravīraghna
paravīraghna - slaying hostile heroes, destroyer of enemy warriors
Compound type : tatpurusha (para+vīra+ghna)
  • para – other, hostile, enemy
    adjective
  • vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
    noun (masculine)
  • ghna – killer, slayer, destroying
    adjective
    agent noun
    derived from root han
    Root: han (class 2)
Note: qualifies arjunam
अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)
धृतराष्ट्रजः (dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ) - Vikarna, the son of Dhritarashtra (son of Dhritarashtra)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭraja
dhṛtarāṣṭraja - son of Dhritarashtra
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhṛtarāṣṭra+ja)
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra – Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ja – born from, son of
    adjective
    agent noun
    derived from root jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: refers to Vikarna