महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-110, verse-12

छित्त्वा धनूंषि वीराणां शरांश्च बहुधा रणे ।
पातयामासतुर्वीरौ शिरांसि शतशो नृणाम् ॥१२॥

12. chittvā dhanūṁṣi vīrāṇāṁ śarāṁśca bahudhā raṇe ,
pātayāmāsaturvīrau śirāṁsi śataśo nṛṇām.

12. chittvā dhanūṃṣi vīrāṇām śarān ca bahudhā raṇe
pātayāmāsatuḥ vīrau śirāṃsi śataśaḥ nṛṇām

12. vīrau raṇe vīrāṇām dhanūṃṣi ca śarān bahudhā chittvā śataśaḥ nṛṇām śirāṃsi pātayāmāsatuḥ.

12. Having repeatedly cut the bows and arrows of the warriors in battle, the two heroes caused hundreds of men's heads to fall.

Words meanings summery:

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

• धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

• वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of the warriors

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• च (ca) - and, also

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly, repeatedly

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• पातयामासतुः (pātayāmāsatuḥ) - they (two) caused to fall, made fall

• वीरौ (vīrau) - Refers to Bhimasena and Dhananjaya. (the two heroes)

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, human beings

Words meanings and morphology

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √chid (to cut) + -tvā suffix.

Root: chid (class 7)

धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of the warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

From `bahu` (many) + `dhā` (suffix indicating manner).

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

पातयामासतुः (pātayāmāsatuḥ) - they (two) caused to fall, made fall

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of pātayāmasa

Periphrastic Perfect (causative) 3rd person dual

From causative stem of √pat (to fall) +āmāsa (auxiliary perfect form of √as).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Periphrastic perfect often used for causative verbs.

वीरौ (vīrau) - Refers to Bhimasena and Dhananjaya. (the two heroes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, summit

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of

(indeclinable)

From `śata` (hundred) + `śas` (suffix indicating distribution).

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, human beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being