महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-108

स सप्तभिः सप्त शरप्रवेकान्संवार्य भूरिश्रवसा विसृष्टान् ।
शितेन दुर्योधनबाहुमुक्तं क्षुरेण तत्तोमरमुन्ममाथ ॥१०८॥

108. sa saptabhiḥ sapta śarapravekā;nsaṁvārya bhūriśravasā visṛṣṭān ,
śitena duryodhanabāhumuktaṁ; kṣureṇa tattomaramunmamātha.

108. saḥ saptabhiḥ sapta śarapravekān
saṃvārya bhūriśravasā visṛṣṭān
| śitena duryodhanabāhumuktam
kṣureṇa tat tomaram unmamātha

108. saḥ bhūriśravasā visṛṣṭān sapta
śarapravekān saptabhiḥ [śaraiḥ]
saṃvārya śitena kṣureṇa
duryodhanabāhumuktam tat tomaram unmamātha

108. He (Arjuna) countered the seven excellent arrows released by Bhurishravas with seven of his own arrows. Then, with a sharp razor-edged arrow (*kṣura*), he shattered that spear which had been launched by Duryodhana.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

• सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - (with) seven (arrows, implied) (by/with seven)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• शरप्रवेकान् (śarapravekān) - excellent arrows

• संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having warded off, having countered

• भूरिश्रवसा (bhūriśravasā) - by Bhurishravas

• विसृष्टान् (visṛṣṭān) - released, discharged, shot

• शितेन (śitena) - by a sharp, sharpened

• दुर्योधनबाहुमुक्तम् (duryodhanabāhumuktam) - released from Duryodhana's arm

• क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - by a razor-arrow, by a sharp-edged arrow

• तत् (tat) - that

• तोमरम् (tomaram) - spear, javelin

• उन्ममाथ (unmamātha) - shattered, crushed, broke

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - (with) seven (arrows, implied) (by/with seven)

(numeral)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies śarapravekān.

शरप्रवेकान् (śarapravekān) - excellent arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śarapraveka

śarapraveka - excellent arrow, foremost arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+praveka)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• praveka – excellent, chief, best
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vic (class 7)

संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having warded off, having countered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root 'vṛ' with prefix 'sam' and suffix '-ya' (lYAP).

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

भूरिश्रवसा (bhūriśravasā) - by Bhurishravas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūriśravas

bhūriśravas - Bhurishravas (proper name); having much fame/wealth

A bahuvrīhi compound: bhūri śravaḥ yasya saḥ (one who has much fame/wealth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūri+śravas)

• bhūri – much, abundant, great
  adjective (masculine)
• śravas – fame, glory, renown; ear, hearing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śru (class 5)

विसृष्टान् (visṛṣṭān) - released, discharged, shot

(participle (adjective))

शितेन (śitena) - by a sharp, sharpened

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śita

śita - sharpened, keen, swift

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śo' (to sharpen) with kta suffix.

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Qualifies kṣureṇa.

दुर्योधनबाहुमुक्तम् (duryodhanabāhumuktam) - released from Duryodhana's arm

(participle (adjective))

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duryodhanabāhu+mukta)

• duryodhanabāhu – Duryodhana's arm
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: Duryodhanasya bāhuḥ (Duryodhana's arm).
• mukta – released, freed, discharged
  participle (adjective) (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'muc' (to release) with kta suffix.
  Root: muc (class 6)

क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - by a razor-arrow, by a sharp-edged arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣura

kṣura - razor; a razor-headed arrow

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तोमरम् (tomaram) - spear, javelin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tomara

tomara - a lance, spear, javelin

उन्ममाथ (unmamātha) - shattered, crushed, broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of unmanth

Perfect active

Root 'manth' (or math) with prefix 'ud'. Reduplicated form.

Prefix: ud

Root: manth (class 1)