महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-48, verse-49

ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज भीष्मः प्रहरतां वरः ।
वासुदेवं त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ॥४९॥

49. tataḥ kruddho mahārāja bhīṣmaḥ praharatāṁ varaḥ ,
vāsudevaṁ tribhirbāṇairājaghāna stanāntare.

49. tataḥ kruddhaḥ mahārāja bhīṣmaḥ praharatām varaḥ
vāsudevaṃ tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ ājaghāna stanāntare

49. mahārāja tataḥ kruddhaḥ praharatām varaḥ bhīṣmaḥ
tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ vāsudevaṃ stanāntare ājaghāna

49. Then, O great king, the enraged Bhishma, who was the foremost of warriors, struck Vasudeva (Krishna) in the chest with three arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry, furious

• महाराज (mahārāja) - addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of those who strike/attack, among warriors

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, foremost

• वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṁ) - Vasudeva (Krishna)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck, hit

• स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest, between the breasts

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

from root krodh- (to be angry)

Root: krodh (class 4)

Note: agrees with Bhishmaḥ

महाराज (mahārāja) - addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+rājan)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: addressing Dhritarashtra

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch)

प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of those who strike/attack, among warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of praharat

praharat - striking, attacking, a striker, warrior

Present Active Participle

from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix pra- (forth, forward)

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, chosen, boon

Note: agrees with Bhishmaḥ

वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṁ) - Vasudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna

patronymic from Vasudeva

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

(numeral)

Note: agrees with bāṇaiḥ

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck, hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of han

Perfect Active

from root han- (to strike, kill) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest, between the breasts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of stanāntara

stanāntara - the space between the breasts, chest

Compound type : tatpurusha (stana+antara)

• stana – breast, nipple
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interval, space, interior, middle
  noun (neuter)