महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-6

तौ च तं प्रत्यविध्येतां त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः ।
तोत्त्रैरिव महानागं द्रोणं ब्राह्मणपुंगवम् ॥६॥

6. tau ca taṁ pratyavidhyetāṁ tribhistribhirajihmagaiḥ ,
tottrairiva mahānāgaṁ droṇaṁ brāhmaṇapuṁgavam.

6. tau ca tam prati avidhyetām tribhiḥ tribhiḥ ajihmagaiḥ
tottraiḥ iva mahānāgam droṇam brāhmaṇapuṅgavam

6. ca tau tribhiḥ tribhiḥ ajihmagaiḥ tottraiḥ iva
mahānāgam brāhmaṇapuṅgavam droṇam tam prati avidhyetām

6. And those two (Satyaki and Bhimasena), in return, pierced Drona, the chief among Brahmins, each with three straight-flying arrows, just as one would prod a mighty elephant with goads.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Satyaki and Bhimasena (they two, those two)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - Drona (him)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in return

• अविध्येताम् (avidhyetām) - they two pierced, they two struck

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three each (distributive)

• अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - by straight-flying arrows (by straight-going ones, by straight arrows)

• तोत्त्रैः (tottraiḥ) - by goads, with goads

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महानागम् (mahānāgam) - a great elephant

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

• ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवम् (brāhmaṇapuṅgavam) - the chief among Brahmins, the excellent Brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Satyaki and Bhimasena (they two, those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Drona (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in return

(indeclinable)

अविध्येताम् (avidhyetām) - they two pierced, they two struck

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of avidhyetām

Imperfect tense, 3rd person dual, active voice

Root √vyadh (Class 4, Divādi) with augment 'a' for imperfect tense. Prefix 'prati' gives the meaning 'in return'.

Prefix: prati

Root: vyadh (class 4)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(numeral)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three each (distributive)

(numeral)

अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - by straight-flying arrows (by straight-going ones, by straight arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajihmaga

ajihmaga - straight-going, not crooked (an epithet for arrows)

Compound of 'a' (not) + 'jihma' (crooked) + 'ga' (going).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (Nañ-Tatpuruṣa) (a+jihma+ga)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jihma – crooked, bent, slanting, dishonest
  adjective (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, moving on
  noun (masculine)
  Suffix derived from root √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Implied noun is 'bāṇaiḥ' (arrows).

तोत्त्रैः (tottraiḥ) - by goads, with goads

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tottra

tottra - goad, ankus, a spike for driving elephants

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महानागम् (mahānāgam) - a great elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānāga

mahānāga - great elephant; a large snake

Karmadhāraya compound.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+nāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• nāga – elephant; snake, cobra
  noun (masculine)

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a revered teacher and warrior in the Mahabharata)

ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवम् (brāhmaṇapuṅgavam) - the chief among Brahmins, the excellent Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇapuṅgava

brāhmaṇapuṅgava - best of Brahmins, chief among Brahmins

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+puṅgava)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; chief, excellent among
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'droṇam'.