महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-32

तथैव लक्ष्मणो राजन्सौभद्रं निशितैः शरैः ।
अविध्यत महाराज तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥३२॥

32. tathaiva lakṣmaṇo rājansaubhadraṁ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
avidhyata mahārāja tadadbhutamivābhavat.

32. tathā eva lakṣmaṇaḥ rājan saubhadram niśitaiḥ
śaraiḥ avidhyata mahārāja tat adbhutam iva abhavat

32. rājan mahārāja tathā eva lakṣmaṇaḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
saubhadram avidhyata tat iva adbhutam abhavat

32. In the same way, O King, Lakṣmaṇa pierced the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu) with sharp arrows, and that, O great King, seemed truly marvelous.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - in the same way, likewise (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - likewise, even (emphasizes 'tathā') (indeed, only, just, even)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana, Duryodhana's son (Lakshmana (proper name))

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O King)

• सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu, son of Subhadrā (son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu))

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, sharpened, keen)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• अविध्यत (avidhyata) - pierced (pierced, struck)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great King (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O great king)

• तत् (tat) - that (deed) (that, it)

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - marvelous, amazing (wonderful, marvelous, astonishing)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, happened (became, happened, was)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - in the same way, likewise (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - likewise, even (emphasizes 'tathā') (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana, Duryodhana's son (Lakshmana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of a prince)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu, son of Subhadrā (son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saubhadra

saubhadra - son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)

Derived from 'subhadrā' (name of Krishna's sister and Arjuna's wife).

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, sharpened, keen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, keen, whetted, sharpened

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śā' (to sharpen) with upasarga 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 9)

अविध्यत (avidhyata) - pierced (pierced, struck)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyadh

Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra)

Root 'vyadh'. 'a-' is augment for imperfect.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great King (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound: mahā (great) + rāja (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (deed) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the entire event of Lakshmana striking Abhimanyu.

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - marvelous, amazing (wonderful, marvelous, astonishing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, astonishing, miraculous

Note: Predicative adjective for 'tat'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, happened (became, happened, was)

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra)

Root 'bhū'. 'a-' is augment for imperfect.

Root: bhū (class 1)