महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-70, verse-23

सौमदत्तिस्ततः क्रुद्धस्तेषां चापानि भारत ।
चिच्छेद दशभिर्बाणैर्निमेषेण महारथः ॥२३॥

23. saumadattistataḥ kruddhasteṣāṁ cāpāni bhārata ,
ciccheda daśabhirbāṇairnimeṣeṇa mahārathaḥ.

23. saumadattiḥ tataḥ kruddhaḥ teṣām cāpāni bhārata
ciccheda daśabhiḥ bāṇaiḥ nimeṣeṇa mahārathaḥ

23. bhārata tataḥ kruddhaḥ mahārathaḥ saumadattiḥ
nimeṣeṇa daśabhiḥ bāṇaiḥ teṣām cāpāni ciccheda

23. O Bharata, the enraged great charioteer Saumadatti then, in an instant, cut their bows with ten arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Bhurishravas (Saumadatti, son of Somadatta)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry, furious

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the ten great charioteers (of them, their)

• चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhritarashtra (O descendant of Bharata)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he broke, he severed

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - in an instant, in a twinkle

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - referring to Saumadatti (the great charioteer)

Words meanings and morphology

सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Bhurishravas (Saumadatti, son of Somadatta)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saumadatti

saumadatti - son of Somadatta (proper noun)

Note: Subject.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, provoked

past passive participle

from root krudh

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'saumadattiḥ' and 'mahārathaḥ'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the ten great charioteers (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, referring to the bows.

चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of cāpa

cāpa - bow, arc

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhritarashtra (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Indian, pertaining to Bharata

patronymic from Bharata

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he broke, he severed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of chid

perfect 3rd singular active

reduplicated root

Root: chid (class 7)

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'bāṇaiḥ'.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Means of cutting.

निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - in an instant, in a twinkle

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - twinkling of the eye, instant, wink

derived from ni-miṣ

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates time/manner.

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - referring to Saumadatti (the great charioteer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, great warrior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (in a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to 'saumadattiḥ'.