महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-38

स बिभेद शतघ्नीं च नवभिः कङ्कपत्रिभिः ।
मद्रराजप्रयुक्तं च शरं छित्त्वा महाबलः ॥३८॥

38. sa bibheda śataghnīṁ ca navabhiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ ,
madrarājaprayuktaṁ ca śaraṁ chittvā mahābalaḥ.

38. saḥ bibheda śataghnīm ca navabhiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ
madrarājaprayuktam ca śaram chittvā mahābalaḥ

38. saḥ mahābalaḥ śataghnīm ca navabhiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ
bibheda madrarājaprayuktam ca śaram chittvā

38. The mighty one (Bhimasena) shattered the *śataghnī* (a weapon) with nine arrows feathered with heron feathers, and also cut down the arrow discharged by the King of Madras.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Bhimasena) (he, that)

• बिभेद (bibheda) - shattered (pierced, split, shattered, broke)

• शतघ्नीम् (śataghnīm) - the śataghnī weapon (a weapon that kills a hundred (a kind of club or projectile launcher))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine (by nine, with nine)

• कङ्कपत्रिभिः (kaṅkapatribhiḥ) - with heron-feathered arrows (with arrows feathered with heron feathers)

• मद्रराजप्रयुक्तम् (madrarājaprayuktam) - the one discharged by the king of Madras (discharged by the king of Madras)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• शरम् (śaram) - the arrow (arrow)

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut (having cut, having broken)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one (Bhimasena) (mighty, very strong)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Bhimasena) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बिभेद (bibheda) - shattered (pierced, split, shattered, broke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhid

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhid (class 7)

शतघ्नीम् (śataghnīm) - the śataghnī weapon (a weapon that kills a hundred (a kind of club or projectile launcher))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śataghnī

śataghnī - a weapon capable of killing a hundred (men), a kind of club or projectile launcher

Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+ghnī)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• ghnī – killing, destroying (feminine form of ghna)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine (by nine, with nine)

(numeral)

कङ्कपत्रिभिः (kaṅkapatribhiḥ) - with heron-feathered arrows (with arrows feathered with heron feathers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaṅkapatrin

kaṅkapatrin - an arrow feathered with heron feathers

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kaṅka+patra)

• kaṅka – heron, a kind of bird
  noun (masculine)
• patra – feather, leaf, wing
  noun (neuter)

मद्रराजप्रयुक्तम् (madrarājaprayuktam) - the one discharged by the king of Madras (discharged by the king of Madras)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madrarājaprayukta

madrarājaprayukta - discharged by the king of Madras

Past Passive Participle

Compound of Madrarāja (king of Madras) and prayukta (discharged, PP of pra-yuj)

Compound type : tatpurusha (madrarāja+prayukta)

• madrarāja – king of Madras
  noun (masculine)
• prayukta – discharged, hurled, employed, used
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-yuj (to attach, employ, discharge)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'śaram'

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शरम् (śaram) - the arrow (arrow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut (having cut, having broken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root chid + tvā suffix

Root: chid (class 7)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one (Bhimasena) (mighty, very strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (Bhimasena)