महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-20

धनुः प्रपीड्य वामेन करेणामित्रकर्शनः ।
शिरश्चिच्छेद समरे शरेण नतपर्वणा ॥२०॥

20. dhanuḥ prapīḍya vāmena kareṇāmitrakarśanaḥ ,
śiraściccheda samare śareṇa nataparvaṇā.

20. dhanuḥ prapīḍya vāmena kareṇa amitrakarśanaḥ
śiraḥ ciccheda samare śareṇa nataparvaṇā

20. amitrakarśanaḥ vāmena kareṇa dhanuḥ prapīḍya
samare nataparvaṇā śareṇa śiraḥ ciccheda

20. Pressing his bow with his left hand, the tormentor of enemies (Bhimasena) cut off the head in battle with an arrow that had a bent joint (a powerful arrow).

Words meanings summery:

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• प्रपीड्य (prapīḍya) - pressing (having pressed, pressing)

• वामेन (vāmena) - by the left (hand) (by the left)

• करेण (kareṇa) - with the hand (by hand)

• अमित्रकर्शनः (amitrakarśanaḥ) - the tormentor of enemies (epithet for Bhimasena) (tormentor of enemies, destroyer of foes)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head (of Aparajita) (head)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off (cut off, severed, tore)

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow (by arrow)

• नतपर्वणा (nataparvaṇā) - with a bent-jointed (arrow) (with a bent-jointed (arrow), with a powerful (arrow))

Words meanings and morphology

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Root: dhan (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prapīḍya'.

प्रपीड्य (prapīḍya) - pressing (having pressed, pressing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From 'pra-pīḍ' (to press, oppress) + 'lyap' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

वामेन (vāmena) - by the left (hand) (by the left)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāma

vāma - left, left-hand; beautiful, pleasant

करेण (kareṇa) - with the hand (by hand)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, arm; ray; tax

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अमित्रकर्शनः (amitrakarśanaḥ) - the tormentor of enemies (epithet for Bhimasena) (tormentor of enemies, destroyer of foes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitrakarśana

amitrakarśana - tormentor of enemies, destroyer of foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+karśana)

• amitra – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a' (neg.) + 'mitra' (friend).
• karśana – emaciating, tormenting, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root 'kṛś' (to make lean, emaciate) with causative.
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhimasena.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head (of Aparajita) (head)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off (cut off, severed, tore)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect, Parasmaipada, from root 'chid'. Reduplicated perfect.

Root: chid (class 7)

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat, conflict

From 'sam-ṛ' (to meet, encounter, come together).

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 1)

शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow (by arrow)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

Root: śṝ (class 9)

नतपर्वणा (nataparvaṇā) - with a bent-jointed (arrow) (with a bent-jointed (arrow), with a powerful (arrow))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nataparvan

nataparvan - having bent joints or knots; an epithet for a powerful or swiftly shot arrow.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nata+parvan)

• nata – bent, bowed, humble
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'nam' (to bend, bow) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – knot, joint, section, limb; festive day
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śareṇa'.