महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-35

मण्डलीकृतमेवास्य नित्यं धनुरदृश्यत ।
संग्रामे युध्यमानस्य शक्रचापनिभं महत् ॥३५॥

35. maṇḍalīkṛtamevāsya nityaṁ dhanuradṛśyata ,
saṁgrāme yudhyamānasya śakracāpanibhaṁ mahat.

35. maṇḍalīkṛtam eva asya nityam dhanuḥ adṛśyata
saṃgrāme yudhyamānasya śakracāpanibham mahat

35. saṃgrāme yudhyamānasya asya dhanuḥ nityam
maṇḍalīkṛtam eva mahat śakracāpanibham adṛśyata

35. While he was fighting in battle, his great bow, which was always drawn into a circle and resembled Indra's bow, was seen.

Words meanings summery:

• मण्डलीकृतम् (maṇḍalīkṛtam) - drawn into a full circle (referring to a bow) (made circular, rounded)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

• युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - of him fighting

• शक्रचापनिभम् (śakracāpanibham) - resembling Indra's bow, like a rainbow

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

Words meanings and morphology

मण्डलीकृतम् (maṇḍalīkṛtam) - drawn into a full circle (referring to a bow) (made circular, rounded)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṇḍalīkṛta

maṇḍalīkṛta - made circular, rounded, formed into a circle

Past Passive Participle

From maṇḍalīkṛ (to make circular). maṇḍala (circle) + ī (karaṇa suffix) + kṛ (to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective for dhanuḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अस्य (asya) - his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he/she/it

Masculine/Neuter, Genitive Singular

Note: Possessive, referring to the hero.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of nitya, used adverbially.

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying maṇḍalīkṛtam.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Root: dhanv (class 1)

Note: Subject of adṛśyata.

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Passive

3rd person singular, passive voice. Root dṛś + ya + ta.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is dhanuḥ.

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, combat

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

Note: Locative of place/time.

युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - of him fighting

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, battling

Present Middle Participle

Formed from √yudh (4th class), middle voice (śānac).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Adjective for the implied subject (e.g. asya).

शक्रचापनिभम् (śakracāpanibham) - resembling Indra's bow, like a rainbow

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakracāpanibha

śakracāpanibha - resembling Indra's bow, like a rainbow

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śakra+cāpa+nibha)

• śakra – Indra (god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling
  adjective

Note: Adjective for dhanuḥ.

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

Nominative/Accusative singular neuter.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Adjective for dhanuḥ.