महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-28

स हताश्वादवप्लुत्य रथाद्वै रथिनां वरः ।
खड्गमादाय निशितं विमलं च शरावरम् ।
श्येनवद्व्यचरत्क्रुद्धः शिखण्डी शत्रुतापनः ॥२८॥

28. sa hatāśvādavaplutya rathādvai rathināṁ varaḥ ,
khaḍgamādāya niśitaṁ vimalaṁ ca śarāvaram ,
śyenavadvyacaratkruddhaḥ śikhaṇḍī śatrutāpanaḥ.

28. saḥ hatāśvāt avaplutya rathāt vai
rathinām varaḥ khaḍgam ādāya niśitam
vimalam ca śarāvaram śyenavat vyacarat
kruddhaḥ śikhaṇḍī śatrutāpanaḥ

28. rathinām varaḥ śikhaṇḍī śatrutāpanaḥ
saḥ kruddhaḥ hatāśvāt rathāt vai
avaplutya niśitam vimalam khaḍgam ca
śarāvaram ādāya śyenavat vyacarat

28. That best of charioteers, Shikhandi, the tormentor of enemies, indeed jumped down from his chariot, whose horses had been slain. Then, taking up a keen, spotless sword and a shield, he moved about enraged, like a hawk.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Shikhandi (he, that)

• हताश्वात् (hatāśvāt) - from the chariot with dead horses (from the one whose horses are slain)

• अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down, having leaped off

• रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, foremost, excellent

• खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having grasped

• निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened, keen

• विमलम् (vimalam) - spotless, pure, clean

• च (ca) - and, also

• शरावरम् (śarāvaram) - shield (for defense) (shield, armour, weapon covering, quiver)

• श्येनवत् (śyenavat) - like a hawk, like an eagle

• व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved about, roamed, wandered

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi

• शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - tormentor of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Shikhandi (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हताश्वात् (hatāśvāt) - from the chariot with dead horses (from the one whose horses are slain)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hatāśva

hatāśva - whose horses are slain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+aśva)

• hata – slain, killed, struck
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root HAN, past passive participle.
  Root: han (class 2)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Here refers to a chariot 'with slain horses'.

अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down, having leaped off

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root PLU with prefix AVA, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: ava

Root: plu (class 1)

रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

derived from ratha (chariot) with suffix -in

वरः (varaḥ) - best, foremost, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root DĀ with prefix Ā, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

निशितम् (niśitam) - sharpened, keen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

Root ŚĀ (to sharpen) with prefix NI, past passive participle.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

विमलम् (vimalam) - spotless, pure, clean

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clean, free from dirt

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+mala)

• vi – without, apart, away, prefix indicating separation or opposition
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defect
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शरावरम् (śarāvaram) - shield (for defense) (shield, armour, weapon covering, quiver)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarāvara

śarāvara - armour, shield, quiver, weapon-covering

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śara+āvara)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• āvara – covering, protection, obstruction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root VṚ with prefix Ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

श्येनवत् (śyenavat) - like a hawk, like an eagle

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicates 'like' or 'as if'

व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved about, roamed, wandered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of car

imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular

Root CAR with prefix VI, imperfect tense form.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry

Past Passive Participle

Root KUDH, past passive participle.

Root: kudh (class 4)

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandi (a warrior in the Mahabharata)

शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - tormentor of enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatrutāpana

śatrutāpana - tormentor of enemies, distressing enemies

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śatru+tāpana)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• tāpana – heating, tormenting, causing pain
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from causative of TAP
  Derived from causative of root TAP (to heat, torment).
  Root: tap (class 1)