महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-180, verse-27

तस्याहं निशितं भल्लं प्राहिण्वं भरतर्षभ ।
तेनास्य धनुषः कोटिश्छिन्ना भूमिमथागमत् ॥२७॥

27. tasyāhaṁ niśitaṁ bhallaṁ prāhiṇvaṁ bharatarṣabha ,
tenāsya dhanuṣaḥ koṭiśchinnā bhūmimathāgamat.

27. tasya aham niśitam bhallam prāhiṇvam bharatarṣabha
tena asya dhanuṣaḥ koṭiḥ chinnā bhūmim atha āgamat

27. bharatarṣabha aham tasya niśitam bhallam prāhiṇvam
tena asya dhanuṣaḥ koṭiḥ chinnā atha bhūmim āgamat

27. O best of Bharatas, I dispatched a keen arrow at him. By that, the tip of his bow was cut off and then fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - to him (referring to Paraśurāma) (of him, to him, his)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened, keen, whetted

• भल्लम् (bhallam) - arrow

• प्राहिण्वम् (prāhiṇvam) - I dispatched, I sent forth

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An epithet for Bhīṣma, the speaker of these verses. (O best among Bharatas)

• तेन (tena) - by that (arrow) (by that, by him)

• अस्य (asya) - of this, his

• धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

• कोटिः (koṭiḥ) - tip, end, point

• छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut off, broken, severed

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the ground, to the earth

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• आगमत् (āgamat) - it went, it came, it reached

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - to him (referring to Paraśurāma) (of him, to him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Could also be dative singular.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened, keen, whetted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted, firm, prepared

Past Passive Participle

From √śā (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'bhallam'.

भल्लम् (bhallam) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - arrow, dart

प्राहिण्वम् (prāhiṇvam) - I dispatched, I sent forth

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pra-hi

Imperfect Active 1st Person Singular

From √hi (class 5) with prefix 'pra', in the imperfect tense, active voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An epithet for Bhīṣma, the speaker of these verses. (O best among Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull of the Bharatas

Tatpuruṣa compound: Bharata (proper noun) + Ṛṣabha (bull, best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata; a member of the Bharata clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – a bull; the best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

तेन (tena) - by that (arrow) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्य (asya) - of this, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

कोटिः (koṭiḥ) - tip, end, point

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of koṭi

koṭi - tip, point, end, edge, highest point

छिन्ना (chinnā) - cut off, broken, severed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, broken, severed, pierced

Past Passive Participle

From √chid (to cut, sever).

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'koṭiḥ'.

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the ground, to the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

Note: Indicates direction 'to' the ground.

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

आगमत् (āgamat) - it went, it came, it reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ā-gam

Imperfect Active 3rd Person Singular

From √gam (class 1) with prefix 'ā', in the imperfect tense, active voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)