महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-2

तं प्रत्यविध्यद्दशभिर्भीष्मः शांतनवः शरैः ।
रुक्मपुङ्खैर्महेष्वासः कृतहस्तो महाबलः ॥२॥

2. taṁ pratyavidhyaddaśabhirbhīṣmaḥ śāṁtanavaḥ śaraiḥ ,
rukmapuṅkhairmaheṣvāsaḥ kṛtahasto mahābalaḥ.

2. tam pratyavidhyat daśabhiḥ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ śaraiḥ
rukmapuṅkhaiḥ maheṣvāsaḥ kṛtahastaḥ mahābalaḥ

2. bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ maheṣvāsaḥ kṛtahastaḥ mahābalaḥ
rukmapuṅkhaiḥ daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ tam pratyavidhyat

2. Bhishma, son of Shantanu, who was a great archer (maheṣvāsa), skilled in weaponry, and immensely powerful, retaliated by piercing him with ten golden-shafted arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Arjuna) (him, that)

• प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced him back (pierced in return, counter-pierced)

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten (arrows) (with ten)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (name), terrible, formidable)

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Bhishma, the son of Shantanu (son of Shantanu, descendant of Shantanu)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• रुक्मपुङ्खैः (rukmapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-shafted (arrows) (with golden-feathered (arrows), with golden-shafted)

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - a great archer (maheṣvāsa) (great archer, having a great bow)

• कृतहस्तः (kṛtahastaḥ) - skilled in weaponry (skilled, practiced, expert (literally 'having trained hands'))

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - immensely powerful (very powerful, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Arjuna) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced him back (pierced in return, counter-pierced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vidh

Imperfect

3rd person singular Imperfect Active Parasmaipada

Prefixes: prati+vi

Root: vidh (class 6)

Note: Root vidh (6th class) with upasargas prati and vi.

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten (arrows) (with ten)

(numeral)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (name), terrible, formidable)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a name); terrible, formidable

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Bhishma, the son of Shantanu (son of Shantanu, descendant of Shantanu)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Shantanu, relating to Shantanu

patronymic from śantanu

Note: Used here as an epithet for Bhishma.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

रुक्मपुङ्खैः (rukmapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-shafted (arrows) (with golden-feathered (arrows), with golden-shafted)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rukmapuṅkha

rukmapuṅkha - golden-feathered, golden-shafted (referring to an arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rukma+puṅkha)

• rukma – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feather, shaft of an arrow, tail-end
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies śaraiḥ.

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - a great archer (maheṣvāsa) (great archer, having a great bow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - having a great bow, a great archer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an epithet for Bhishma.

कृतहस्तः (kṛtahastaḥ) - skilled in weaponry (skilled, practiced, expert (literally 'having trained hands'))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtahasta

kṛtahasta - skilled, expert, practiced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+hasta)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an epithet for Bhishma.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - immensely powerful (very powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very powerful, mighty, strong

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as an epithet for Bhishma.