महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-70, verse-24

अथैषां छिन्नधनुषां भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
चिच्छेद समरे राजञ्शिरांसि निशितैः शरैः ।
ते हता न्यपतन्भूमौ वज्रभग्ना इव द्रुमाः ॥२४॥

24. athaiṣāṁ chinnadhanuṣāṁ bhallaiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
ciccheda samare rājañśirāṁsi niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
te hatā nyapatanbhūmau vajrabhagnā iva drumāḥ.

24. atha eṣām chinnadhanuṣām bhallaiḥ
sannataparvabhiḥ ciccheda samare rājan
śirāṃsi niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ te hatāḥ
nyapatan bhūmau vajrabhagnāḥ iva drumāḥ

24. rājan atha samare niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
sannataparvabhiḥ bhallaiḥ ca saḥ eṣām
chinnadhanuṣām śirāṃsi ciccheda te hatāḥ
vajrabhagnāḥ drumāḥ iva bhūmau nyapatan

24. Then, O King, in that battle, with sharp arrows and well-jointed lances, he severed the heads of those whose bows had been cut. Struck down, they fell to the ground like trees shattered by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of those (charioteers) (of these, their)

• छिन्नधनुषाम् (chinnadhanuṣām) - of those whose bows are cut, of the bowless

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with lances, with broad-headed arrows

• सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - with well-jointed, with bent-knotted (arrows/lances)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in the war

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted, with sharpened

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• ते (te) - the charioteers (they)

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, struck down

• न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - they fell down, they dropped

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• वज्रभग्नाः (vajrabhagnāḥ) - broken by a thunderbolt, shattered by lightning

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of those (charioteers) (of these, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the charioteers whose bows were cut.

छिन्नधनुषाम् (chinnadhanuṣām) - of those whose bows are cut, of the bowless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of chinnadhanus

chinnadhanus - having a cut bow, bowless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+dhanus)

• chinna – cut, severed, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root chid
  Root: chid (class 7)
• dhanus – bow, arc
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'eṣām'.

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with lances, with broad-headed arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - dart, spear, broad-headed arrow, lance

Note: Instrument for cutting heads.

सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - with well-jointed, with bent-knotted (arrows/lances)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sannataparvan

sannataparvan - having well-joined sections, bent-knotted (referring to arrows/lances)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sannata+parvan)

• sannata – bent, bowed, humble, well-joined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root nam with sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot, section
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhallaiḥ'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed

(verb)

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

perfect 3rd singular active

reduplicated root

Root: chid (class 7)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in the war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Note: Adverbial locative of place.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, summit

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted, with sharpened

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, keen

past passive participle

from root śo or śā with ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Instrument of action.

ते (te) - the charioteers (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'nyapatan'.

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - struck, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from root han

Root: han (class 2)

न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - they fell down, they dropped

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

imperfect 3rd plural active

with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Adverbial locative of place.

वज्रभग्नाः (vajrabhagnāḥ) - broken by a thunderbolt, shattered by lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajrabhagna

vajrabhagna - broken by a thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+bhagna)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• bhagna – broken, shattered, defeated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhañj
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'drumāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree

Note: Compared to the fallen charioteers.