महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-26

महोदरं महेष्वासं नाराचेन स्तनान्तरे ।
विव्याध समरे राजन्स हतो न्यपतद्भुवि ॥२६॥

26. mahodaraṁ maheṣvāsaṁ nārācena stanāntare ,
vivyādha samare rājansa hato nyapatadbhuvi.

26. mahodaram maheṣvāsam nārācena stanāntare
vivyādha samare rājan saḥ hataḥ nyapatat bhuvi

26. rājan samare saḥ nārācena mahodaram maheṣvāsam
stanāntare vivyādha hataḥ bhuvi nyapatat

26. O king, in battle, he pierced Mahodara, the great archer, in the chest with an iron arrow. Struck, he fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (proper noun)

• महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - referring to Mahodara (great archer, one with a great bow)

• नाराचेन (nārācena) - by an iron arrow

• स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the space between the breasts, in the chest

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, struck

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to Mahodara (he)

• हतः (hataḥ) - Having been struck (by the arrow) (struck, killed)

• न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell down

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

Words meanings and morphology

महोदरम् (mahodaram) - Mahodara (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - Mahodara (a name, literally 'great-bellied')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahā+udara)

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

महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - referring to Mahodara (great archer, one with a great bow)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - one with a great bow; a great archer

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Mahodara.

नाराचेन (nārācena) - by an iron arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, dart

स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the space between the breasts, in the chest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of stanāntara

stanāntara - space between the breasts, chest region

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (stana+antara)

• stana – breast
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interval, space, interior
  noun (neuter)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vyadh

perfect active (liṭ)

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Prefix: vi

Root: vyadh (class 4)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

सः (saḥ) - Referring to Mahodara (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Represents the subject of the second clause.

हतः (hataḥ) - Having been struck (by the arrow) (struck, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - struck, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with `saḥ`.

न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell down

(verb)

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

imperfect active (laṅ)

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land