महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-59

तथापि भीष्मः सुदृढं वासुदेवधनंजयौ ।
विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैः सर्वगात्रेषु मारिष ॥५९॥

59. tathāpi bhīṣmaḥ sudṛḍhaṁ vāsudevadhanaṁjayau ,
vivyādha niśitairbāṇaiḥ sarvagātreṣu māriṣa.

59. tathā api bhīṣmaḥ sudṛḍham vāsudevadhanaṃjayau
vivyādha niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ sarvagātreṣu māriṣa

59. tathā api,
māriṣa,
bhīṣmaḥ niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ vāsudevadhanaṃjayau sarvagātreṣu sudṛḍham vivyādha

59. Nevertheless, O respected one (māriṣa), Bhishma firmly pierced both Vāsudeva (Krishna) and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) in all their limbs with sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• अपि (api) - nevertheless (in conjunction with tathā) (also, even, indeed, nevertheless)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• सुदृढम् (sudṛḍham) - very firmly, very strongly

• वासुदेवधनंजयौ (vāsudevadhanaṁjayau) - Vāsudeva (Krishna) and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, wounded, struck

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• सर्वगात्रेषु (sarvagātreṣu) - in all limbs, in all body parts

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one, O venerable one

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of "tathā api" (nevertheless).

अपि (api) - nevertheless (in conjunction with tathā) (also, even, indeed, nevertheless)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of "tathā api".

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'terrible', 'awe-inspiring')

Note: Subject of vivyādha.

सुदृढम् (sudṛḍham) - very firmly, very strongly

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'su' (very) and 'dṛḍha' (firm)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dṛḍha)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛh
  Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Modifies vivyādha.

वासुदेवधनंजयौ (vāsudevadhanaṁjayau) - Vāsudeva (Krishna) and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vāsudevadhanaṃjaya

vāsudevadhanaṁjaya - Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya

Compound type : dvandva (vāsudeva+dhanaṃjaya)

• vāsudeva – Krishna (son of Vasudeva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhanaṃjaya – Arjuna (conqueror of wealth)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound of dhana (wealth) and jaya (conqueror)

Note: Object of vivyādha.

विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, wounded, struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vyadh

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Subject is bhīṣmaḥ.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śo/śi with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Qualifies bāṇaiḥ.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument of vivyādha.

सर्वगात्रेषु (sarvagātreṣu) - in all limbs, in all body parts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvagātra

sarvagātra - all limbs, entire body

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+gātra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• gātra – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of piercing.

मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one, O venerable one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - respected one, venerable one (term of address, often in drama)

Note: Vocative address by Sanjaya.