महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-21

अत्यासन्ना हयारोहा ऋष्टिभिर्भरतर्षभ ।
अच्छिनन्नुत्तमाङ्गानि फलानीव महाद्रुमात् ॥२१॥

21. atyāsannā hayārohā ṛṣṭibhirbharatarṣabha ,
acchinannuttamāṅgāni phalānīva mahādrumāt.

21. atyāsannāḥ hayārohāḥ ṛṣṭibhiḥ bharatarṣabha
acchindan uttamāṅgāni phalāni iva mahādrumāt

21. bharatarṣabha atyāsannāḥ hayārohāḥ ṛṣṭibhiḥ
uttamāṅgāni mahādrumāt phalāni iva acchindan

21. O best of Bharatas, the cavalrymen who were very close, severed heads with lances, just as one plucks fruits from a great tree.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्यासन्नाः (atyāsannāḥ) - very close, very near

• हयारोहाः (hayārohāḥ) - horse-riders, cavalrymen

• ऋष्टिभिः (ṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with lances, with spears

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

• अच्छिन्दन् (acchindan) - they cut off, they pierced

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

• फलानि (phalāni) - fruits

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महाद्रुमात् (mahādrumāt) - from a great tree

Words meanings and morphology

अत्यासन्नाः (atyāsannāḥ) - very close, very near

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atyāsanna

atyāsanna - very near, very close, imminent

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+āsanna)

• ati – over, beyond, very, excessively
  indeclinable
• āsanna – near, close, adjacent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sad' (to sit) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

हयारोहाः (hayārohāḥ) - horse-riders, cavalrymen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hayāroha

hayāroha - horse-rider, cavalryman

Compound type : tatpurusha (haya+āroha)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• āroha – rider, climbing, ascent
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ruh' (to ascend) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

ऋष्टिभिः (ṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with lances, with spears

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ṛṣṭi

ṛṣṭi - lance, spear, javelin

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

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

अच्छिन्दन् (acchindan) - they cut off, they pierced

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

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)

फलानि (phalāni) - fruits

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महाद्रुमात् (mahādrumāt) - from a great tree

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahādruma

mahādruma - great tree

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+druma)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)