महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-107, verse-9

तस्य प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा माधवस्य महद्धनुः ।
चिच्छेद शितधारेण भल्लेन कृतहस्तवत् ॥९॥

9. tasya prāgjyotiṣo rājā mādhavasya mahaddhanuḥ ,
ciccheda śitadhāreṇa bhallena kṛtahastavat.

9. tasya prāgjyotiṣaḥ rājā mādhavasya mahat dhanuḥ
ciccheda śitadhāreṇa bhallena kṛtahastavat

9. prāgjyotiṣaḥ rājā kṛtahastavat śitadhāreṇa
bhallena tasya mādhavasya mahat dhanuḥ ciccheda

9. The king of Pragjyotisha (Bhagadatta) skillfully cut Mādhava's great bow with a sharp-edged arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Mādhava (his, of him, of that)

• प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - the king of Pragjyotisha (Bhagadatta) (the king of Pragjyotisha)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• माधवस्य (mādhavasya) - of Mādhava (Satyaki) (of Mādhava)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed

• शितधारेण (śitadhāreṇa) - with a sharp-edged

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow, with an arrow

• कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - like a skilled archer (like a skilled person, like a master craftsman)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Mādhava (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - the king of Pragjyotisha (Bhagadatta) (the king of Pragjyotisha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāgjyotiṣa

prāgjyotiṣa - name of an ancient kingdom and its capital in northeastern India, its king (Bhagadatta)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

माधवस्य (mādhavasya) - of Mādhava (Satyaki) (of Mādhava)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, a name for Krishna/Vishnu, name of Satyaki

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dhanuḥ'.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √chid

Perfect Tense (Lit La-kāra)

Reduplicated perfect form of √chid.

Root: chid (class 7)

शितधारेण (śitadhāreṇa) - with a sharp-edged

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śitadhāra

śitadhāra - having a sharp edge, sharp-edged

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śita+dhāra)

• śita – sharpened, keen, whetted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √śo (to sharpen).
  Root: śo (class 4)
• dhāra – edge, blade, stream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhallena'.

भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow, with an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - a kind of arrow, a broad-headed arrow

कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - like a skilled archer (like a skilled person, like a master craftsman)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kṛtahasta' (skilled, expert) with the 'vat' suffix indicating similarity ('like').

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+hasta)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• hasta – hand, trunk (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)