महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-57, verse-4

नराश्वकायान्निर्भिद्य लोहानि कवचानि च ।
पार्थस्य शरजालानि विनिष्पेतुः सहस्रशः ॥४॥

4. narāśvakāyānnirbhidya lohāni kavacāni ca ,
pārthasya śarajālāni viniṣpetuḥ sahasraśaḥ.

4. narāśvakāyān nirbhidya lohāni kavacāni ca
pārthasya śarajālāni viniṣpetuḥ sahasraśaḥ

4. Arjuna's volleys of arrows, having pierced the bodies of men and horses as well as their iron armors, flew forth by the thousands.

Words meanings summery:

• नराश्वकायान् (narāśvakāyān) - the bodies of men and horses

• निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken through)

• लोहानि (lohāni) - iron (iron, made of iron)

• कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors (armors, mail)

• च (ca) - as well as (and, also)

• पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna (of Arjuna, of the son of Pṛthā)

• शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - volleys of arrows (volleys of arrows, networks of arrows)

• विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - flew forth (flew forth, sprang out)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

Words meanings and morphology

नराश्वकायान् (narāśvakāyān) - the bodies of men and horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of narāśvakāya

narāśvakāya - bodies of men and horses

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (nara+aśva+kāya)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• kāya – body, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'nirbhidya'.

निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken through)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix 'nis' + root 'bhid' (to break) + suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: nis

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

लोहानि (lohāni) - iron (iron, made of iron)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of loha

loha - iron, red, copper

Note: Agrees with 'kavacāni'.

कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors (armors, mail)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kavaca

kavaca - armor, breast-plate, mail

Note: Object of 'nirbhidya'.

च (ca) - as well as (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna (of Arjuna, of the son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīmasena

Derived from Pṛthā + aṇ suffix.

Note: Possessive, modifies 'śarajālāni'.

शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - volleys of arrows (volleys of arrows, networks of arrows)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śarajāla

śarajāla - network of arrows, shower of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, web, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'viniṣpetuḥ'.

विनिष्पेतुः (viniṣpetuḥ) - flew forth (flew forth, sprang out)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of viniṣpat

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural.

Formed from prefixes 'vi' + 'nis' + root 'pat' (to fly, fall).

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'śarajālāni'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sahasra' (thousand) + suffix '-śas'.

Note: Adverbial.