महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-24

भूमिष्ठो गौतमस्तस्य शरांश्चिक्षेप षोडश ।
ते शराः सात्वतं भित्त्वा प्राविशन्त धरातलम् ॥२४॥

24. bhūmiṣṭho gautamastasya śarāṁścikṣepa ṣoḍaśa ,
te śarāḥ sātvataṁ bhittvā prāviśanta dharātalam.

24. bhūmiṣṭhaḥ gautamaḥ tasya śarān cikṣepa ṣoḍaśa
te śarāḥ sātvatam bhittvā prāviśanta dharātalam

24. bhūmiṣṭhaḥ gautamaḥ tasya ṣoḍaśa śarān cikṣepa.
te śarāḥ sātvatam bhittvā dharātalam prāviśanta

24. Standing on the ground, Gautama (Kṛpa) shot sixteen arrows at Chekitāna. Those arrows, having pierced the Sātvata warrior (Chekitāna), then penetrated the surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• भूमिष्ठः (bhūmiṣṭhaḥ) - (Kṛpa) standing on the ground (having lost his chariot) (standing on the ground, earthly)

• गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Kṛpa (Gautama)

• तस्य (tasya) - at Chekitāna (of him, his; at him)

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw, cast, shot

• षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

• ते (te) - those

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• सात्वतम् (sātvatam) - Chekitāna (the Sātvata)

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split

• प्राविशन्त (prāviśanta) - they entered, they went into

• धरातलम् (dharātalam) - the surface of the earth, ground

Words meanings and morphology

भूमिष्ठः (bhūmiṣṭhaḥ) - (Kṛpa) standing on the ground (having lost his chariot) (standing on the ground, earthly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmiṣṭha

bhūmiṣṭha - standing on the ground, earthly, terrestrial

Compound: bhūmi (ground) + stha (standing).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+stha)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Kṛt suffix (-a)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Gautama (Kṛpa).

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Kṛpa (Gautama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - a descendant of Gotama; a proper name

Derived from gotama.

Note: Subject of cikṣepa.

तस्य (tasya) - at Chekitāna (of him, his; at him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Chekitāna, indicating direction 'at him'.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 6)

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw, cast, shot

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of kṣip

Perfect Tense

Reduplicated past tense (Lit), 3rd person singular, active voice. From root kṣip.

Root: kṣip (class 6)

षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṣoḍaśa

ṣoḍaśa - sixteen

Compound of ṣaṣ (six) and daśan (ten).

Note: Agrees with śarān.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of prāviśanta.

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 6)

सात्वतम् (sātvatam) - Chekitāna (the Sātvata)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sātvata

sātvata - belonging to the Sātvata clan, a descendant of Sātvata; a Sātvata warrior

Taddhita derivation from sātvat.

Note: Object of bhittvā.

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root bhid (to split, pierce) with suffix -tvā.

Root: bhid (class 7)

प्राविशन्त (prāviśanta) - they entered, they went into

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of praveś

Imperfect Tense

3rd person plural, Ātmanepada. From root viś (to enter) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

धरातलम् (dharātalam) - the surface of the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharātala

dharātala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound of dharā (earth) and tala (surface, plane).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharā+tala)

• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  From root dhṛ (to bear, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, level ground
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: tal (class 1)