महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-18

ततस्ते रथिनो राजञ्शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
न्यकृन्तन्नुत्तमाङ्गानि कायेभ्यो हयसादिनाम् ॥१८॥

18. tataste rathino rājañśaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
nyakṛntannuttamāṅgāni kāyebhyo hayasādinām.

18. tataḥ te rathinaḥ rājan śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ
nyakṛntan uttamāṅgāni kāyebhyaḥ hayasādinām

18. rājan tataḥ te rathinaḥ sannataparvabhiḥ śaraiḥ
hayasādinām kāyebhyaḥ uttamāṅgāni nyakṛntan

18. O King, then those charioteers, with their well-jointed arrows, severed the heads from the bodies of the cavalrymen.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• ते (te) - they, those

• रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers, warriors in chariots

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - with bent-nocked (arrows), with well-jointed (arrows)

• न्यकृन्तन् (nyakṛntan) - they cut off, they severed

• उत्तमाङ्गानि (uttamāṅgāni) - heads (lit. best limbs)

• कायेभ्यः (kāyebhyaḥ) - from the bodies

• हयसादिनाम् (hayasādinām) - of the horse-riders, of the cavalrymen

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers, warriors in chariots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior in a chariot, having a chariot

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - with bent-nocked (arrows), with well-jointed (arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sannataparvan

sannataparvan - having bent joints/knots (referring to arrows with well-made nocks)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sannata+parvan)

• sannata – bent, bowed, humble
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb root 'nam' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot (of a reed or arrow), section
  noun (neuter)

न्यकृन्तन् (nyakṛntan) - they cut off, they severed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nyakṛnt

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛnt (class 6)

उत्तमाङ्गानि (uttamāṅgāni) - heads (lit. best limbs)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of uttamāṅga

uttamāṅga - best limb, head

Compound type : karmadharaya (uttama+aṅga)

• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (neuter)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

कायेभ्यः (kāyebhyaḥ) - from the bodies

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of kāya

kāya - body

हयसादिनाम् (hayasādinām) - of the horse-riders, of the cavalrymen

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hayasādin

hayasādin - horse-rider, cavalryman

Compound type : tatpurusha (haya+sādin)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• sādin – rider, one who sits on
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sad' (to sit) with suffix -in.
  Root: sad (class 1)