महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-44

ते सर्वे दृढधन्वानः संयुगेष्वपलायिनः ।
बहुधा भीष्ममानर्छन्मार्गणैः कृतमार्गणाः ॥४४॥

44. te sarve dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ saṁyugeṣvapalāyinaḥ ,
bahudhā bhīṣmamānarchanmārgaṇaiḥ kṛtamārgaṇāḥ.

44. te sarve dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ saṃyugeṣu apalāyinaḥ
bahudhā Bhīṣmam ānarchan mārgaṇaiḥ kṛta-mārgaṇāḥ

44. te sarve dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ saṃyugeṣu apalāyinaḥ
kṛta-mārgaṇāḥ mārgaṇaiḥ bahudhā Bhīṣmam ānarchan

44. All of them, possessing strong bows and never retreating from battles, repeatedly struck Bhishma in many ways with their arrows, which had found their targets.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• दृढधन्वानः (dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ) - firm-bowed, having strong bows

• संयुगेषु (saṁyugeṣu) - in battles, in combats

• अपलायिनः (apalāyinaḥ) - non-fleeing, not retreating

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

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• आनर्छन् (ānarchan) - they struck, they assailed

• मार्गणैः (mārgaṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• कृत-मार्गणाः (kṛta-mārgaṇāḥ) - whose aim was made (i.e., arrows that successfully hit their targets) (whose aim was made, which had found their mark)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

दृढधन्वानः (dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ) - firm-bowed, having strong bows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛḍhadhanvan

dṛḍhadhanvan - one who has a firm bow, firm-bowed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+dhanvan)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛh (to be firm)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• dhanvan – bow, arc
  noun (neuter)

संयुगेषु (saṁyugeṣu) - in battles, in combats

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, combat, conjunction

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

अपलायिनः (apalāyinaḥ) - non-fleeing, not retreating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apalāyin

apalāyin - not fleeing, steady, brave

Derived from a- (not) and palāyin (fleeing), which is from root lā (to go) with prefix palā-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+palāyin)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• palāyin – fleeing, running away
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from verb
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix palā
  Prefix: palā
  Root: i (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dhā meaning 'in many parts or ways'

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Bhīṣma

Bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name, a great warrior in the Mahabharata)

आनर्छन् (ānarchan) - they struck, they assailed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ā-ṛc

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect 3rd plural active of root ṛc with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛc (class 6)

मार्गणैः (mārgaṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mārgaṇa

mārgaṇa - seeking, searching, an arrow, a request

Derived from root mārg (to seek)

Root: mārg (class 10)

कृत-मार्गणाः (kṛta-mārgaṇāḥ) - whose aim was made (i.e., arrows that successfully hit their targets) (whose aim was made, which had found their mark)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛta-mārgaṇa

kṛta-mārgaṇa - one whose aim is made, whose path has been made

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+mārgaṇa)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• mārgaṇa – seeking, search, aim, arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mārg (to seek)
  Root: mārg (class 10)