महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-16

महोदरस्तु समरे भीमं विव्याध पत्रिभिः ।
नवभिर्वज्रसंकाशैर्नमुचिं वृत्रहा यथा ॥१६॥

16. mahodarastu samare bhīmaṁ vivyādha patribhiḥ ,
navabhirvajrasaṁkāśairnamuciṁ vṛtrahā yathā.

16. mahodaraḥ tu samare bhīmam vivyādha patribhiḥ
navabhiḥ vajrasaṃkāśaiḥ namucim vṛtrahā yathā

16. tu mahodaraḥ samare vṛtrahā namucim yathā,
navabhiḥ vajrasaṃkāśaiḥ patribhiḥ bhīmam vivyādha

16. But Mahodara, in battle, pierced Bhima with nine arrows resembling thunderbolts, just as the slayer of Vṛtra (Indra) struck Namuchi.

Words meanings summery:

• महोदरः (mahodaraḥ) - Warrior named Mahodara (big-bellied)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• समरे (samare) - in battle

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - The hero Bhima, one of the Pāṇḍavas (Bhima)

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck

• पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows

• नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine arrows (with nine)

• वज्रसंकाशैः (vajrasaṁkāśaiḥ) - arrows like thunderbolts (resembling thunderbolts)

• नमुचिम् (namucim) - The demon Namuchi, slain by Indra (Namuchi (a demon))

• वृत्रहा (vṛtrahā) - Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra (slayer of Vṛtra)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

महोदरः (mahodaraḥ) - Warrior named Mahodara (big-bellied)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - big-bellied; having a great abdomen

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

समरे (samare) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

From prefix sam- and root √mṛ (to die/fight)

Prefix: sam

Root: mṛ (class 1)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - The hero Bhima, one of the Pāṇḍavas (Bhima)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, frightful; name of one of the Pāṇḍava brothers

From root √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck

(verb)

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

Perfect

3rd person singular Perfect Active of root √vyadh (to pierce, strike)

Root: vyadh (class 4)

पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of patrin

patrin - winged; an arrow

From patra (wing, feather, leaf) + -in suffix

नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine arrows (with nine)

(numeral)

Note: Declines like a noun in plural only.

वज्रसंकाशैः (vajrasaṁkāśaiḥ) - arrows like thunderbolts (resembling thunderbolts)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vajrasaṃkāśa

vajrasaṁkāśa - resembling a thunderbolt, like a diamond

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vajra+saṃkāśa)

• vajra – thunderbolt; diamond
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, looking like
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix sam- and root √kāś (to appear)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

नमुचिम् (namucim) - The demon Namuchi, slain by Indra (Namuchi (a demon))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of namuci

namuci - name of a demon slain by Indra

वृत्रहा (vṛtrahā) - Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra (slayer of Vṛtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtrahan

vṛtrahan - slayer of Vṛtra; an epithet of Indra

Compound (upapada tatpuruṣa) of Vṛtra (demon's name) and han (slaying, from root √han)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vṛtra+han)

• vṛtra – name of a demon
  proper noun (masculine)
• han – killing, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  From root √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)