महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-49, verse-26

सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपातयत् ।
अथास्य चतुरो वाहांश्चतुर्भिर्निशितैः शरैः ॥२६॥

26. sārathiṁ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍādapātayat ,
athāsya caturo vāhāṁścaturbhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.

26. sārathim ca asya bhallena rathanīḍāt apātayat
atha asya caturaḥ vāhān caturbhiḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

26. ca asya sārathim bhallena rathanīḍāt apātayat atha asya
caturaḥ vāhān caturbhiḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ (apātayat)

26. And with a `bhalla` arrow, he struck down his (Dhṛṣṭadyumna's) charioteer from the chariot-seat. Then, with four sharp arrows, he (also struck down) his four horses.

Words meanings summery:

• सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - referring to Dhṛṣṭadyumna (of him, his)

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a bhalla arrow

• रथनीडात् (rathanīḍāt) - from the chariot-seat

• अपातयत् (apātayat) - he struck down, he caused to fall

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अस्य (asya) - referring to Dhṛṣṭadyumna (of him, his)

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• वाहान् (vāhān) - horses (bearers, pullers)

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, whetted

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - referring to Dhṛṣṭadyumna (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a bhalla arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - a kind of broad-headed arrow, lance, spear

रथनीडात् (rathanīḍāt) - from the chariot-seat

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rathanīḍa

rathanīḍa - chariot-seat, chariot's nest/platform

Compound of ratha (chariot) and nīḍa (nest, seat).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+nīḍa)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• nīḍa – nest, abode, resting place, seat, compartment
  noun (neuter)

अपातयत् (apātayat) - he struck down, he caused to fall

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Causative

Causative form (pātayati) of √pat (to fall), in imperfect tense with augment 'a'.

Root: pat (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - referring to Dhṛṣṭadyumna (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(numeral)

वाहान् (vāhān) - horses (bearers, pullers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vāha

vāha - a carrier, bearer, vehicle, horse, draught-animal

Derived from √vah (to carry, convey).

Root: vah (class 1)

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four

(numeral)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow; reed, dart