महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-25

ते हि यत्ता महेष्वासाः पाण्डवं युद्धदुर्मदम् ।
त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरकुण्ठाग्रैर्भृशं मर्मस्वताडयन् ॥२५॥

25. te hi yattā maheṣvāsāḥ pāṇḍavaṁ yuddhadurmadam ,
tribhistribhirakuṇṭhāgrairbhṛśaṁ marmasvatāḍayan.

25. te hi yattāḥ maheṣvāsāḥ pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhadurmadam
tribhiḥ tribhiḥ akuṇṭhāgraiḥ bhṛśaṃ marmasu atāḍayan

25. hi te yattāḥ maheṣvāsāḥ yuddhadurmadam pāṇḍavaṃ
tribhiḥ tribhiḥ akuṇṭhāgraiḥ bhṛśaṃ marmasu atāḍayan

25. Indeed, those prepared great archers severely struck the Pandava, formidable in battle, with three sharp-pointed arrows each in his vital spots.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (archers) (they, those)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - prepared (for battle), ready (prepared, ready, engaged, disciplined)

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers (great archers, those with great bows)

• पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavaṁ) - the Pandava (Bhimasena) (the Pandava, son of Pandu)

• युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - formidable in battle (formidable in battle, difficult to subdue in battle, intoxicated with war)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (arrows each) (by three, with three)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (arrows each) (by three, with three)

• अकुण्ठाग्रैः (akuṇṭhāgraiḥ) - with sharp-pointed (arrows) (with unblunted points, with sharp points)

• भृशं (bhṛśaṁ) - severely (greatly, exceedingly, severely, intensely)

• मर्मसु (marmasu) - in his vital spots (in the vital spots, in the vulnerable points)

• अताडयन् (atāḍayan) - they struck (they struck, they beat, they smote)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (archers) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'other great archers' mentioned in the previous verse.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - prepared (for battle), ready (prepared, ready, engaged, disciplined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatta

yatta - prepared, ready, striving, self-controlled

Past Passive Participle

From root √yat (to strive, be in order)

Root: yat (class 1)

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers (great archers, those with great bows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, one having a great bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavaṁ) - the Pandava (Bhimasena) (the Pandava, son of Pandu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, a Pandava

युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - formidable in battle (formidable in battle, difficult to subdue in battle, intoxicated with war)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuddhadurmad

yuddhadurmad - formidable in battle, difficult to subdue in battle, mad with war

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+durmad)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• durmad – difficult to subdue, fierce, arrogant, intoxicated
  adjective
  Derived from prefix dur (difficult, bad) and √mad (to be intoxicated, delighted).
  Prefix: dur
  Root: mad (class 4)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (arrows each) (by three, with three)

(numeral)

Note: Repetition (`tribhiḥ tribhiḥ`) implies 'three each'.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (arrows each) (by three, with three)

(numeral)

Note: Repetition (`tribhiḥ tribhiḥ`) implies 'three each'.

अकुण्ठाग्रैः (akuṇṭhāgraiḥ) - with sharp-pointed (arrows) (with unblunted points, with sharp points)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of akuṇṭhāgra

akuṇṭhāgra - having unblunted or sharp points

Compound: a (not) + kuṇṭha (blunt) + agra (point).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+kuṇṭha+agra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kuṇṭha – blunt, dull, crippled
  adjective
• agra – front, tip, point, chief
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the arrows.

भृशं (bhṛśaṁ) - severely (greatly, exceedingly, severely, intensely)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhṛśa

bhṛśa - intense, strong, severe, much

मर्मसु (marmasu) - in his vital spots (in the vital spots, in the vulnerable points)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable point, joint

अताडयन् (atāḍayan) - they struck (they struck, they beat, they smote)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of taḍ

Imperfect active, causative

From causative stem tāḍaya- of √taḍ. Imperfect 3rd plural active.

Root: taḍ (class 10)