महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-28

न हि मोघः शरः कश्चिदासीद्भीष्मस्य संयुगे ।
नरनागाश्वकायेषु बहुत्वाल्लघुवेधिनः ॥२८॥

28. na hi moghaḥ śaraḥ kaścidāsīdbhīṣmasya saṁyuge ,
naranāgāśvakāyeṣu bahutvāllaghuvedhinaḥ.

28. na hi moghaḥ śaraḥ kaścit āsīt bhīṣmasya
saṃyuge naranāgāśvakāyeṣu bahutvāt laghuvedhinaḥ

28. saṃyuge bhīṣmasya kaścit śaraḥ moghaḥ na hi
āsīt naranāgāśvakāyeṣu bahutvāt laghuvedhinaḥ

28. Indeed, no arrow of Bhishma was wasted in battle; for, as a swift piercer, he (Bhishma) struck the multitude of bodies of men, elephants, and horses.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मोघः (moghaḥ) - futile, in vain, useless (masculine singular nominative)

• शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow (masculine singular nominative)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, anyone (masculine singular nominative)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma (masculine singular genitive)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat (neuter singular locative)

• नरनागाश्वकायेषु (naranāgāśvakāyeṣu) - in the bodies of men, elephants, and horses (masculine/neuter plural locative)

• बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to the multitude (of bodies) (due to the multitude, from the abundance (neuter singular ablative))

• लघुवेधिनः (laghuvedhinaḥ) - of the swift piercer (Bhishma) (of the swift piercer, of swift penetration (masculine singular genitive))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

मोघः (moghaḥ) - futile, in vain, useless (masculine singular nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mogha

mogha - futile, vain, useless, fruitless, empty

शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow (masculine singular nominative)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed, rush

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, anyone (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, a certain, some

Pronoun 'kim' (who/what) + indeclinable 'cit' (adds indefiniteness).

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma (masculine singular genitive)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat (neuter singular locative)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, combat, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

नरनागाश्वकायेषु (naranāgāśvakāyeṣu) - in the bodies of men, elephants, and horses (masculine/neuter plural locative)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of naranāgāśvakāya

naranāgāśvakāya - bodies of men, elephants, and horses

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (nara+nāga+aśva+kāya)

• nara – man, male, human
  noun (masculine)
• nāga – elephant, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• kāya – body, collection, multitude
  noun (masculine)

बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to the multitude (of bodies) (due to the multitude, from the abundance (neuter singular ablative))

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bahutva

bahutva - multitude, abundance, quantity

Derived from 'bahu' (many) with the suffix '-tva'.

लघुवेधिनः (laghuvedhinaḥ) - of the swift piercer (Bhishma) (of the swift piercer, of swift penetration (masculine singular genitive))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of laghuvedhin

laghuvedhin - swift piercer, of swift penetration, quickly piercing

Compound type : tatpurusha (laghu+vedhin)

• laghu – light, quick, swift, easy
  adjective (masculine)
• vedhin – piercing, striking, hitting, piercer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vidh' (to pierce, strike) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: vidh (class 6)