महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-41

अथाभ्याशगतानां स खड्गेनामित्रकर्शनः ।
उपहस्तावहस्ताभ्यां तेषां गात्राण्यकृन्तत ॥४१॥

41. athābhyāśagatānāṁ sa khaḍgenāmitrakarśanaḥ ,
upahastāvahastābhyāṁ teṣāṁ gātrāṇyakṛntata.

41. atha abhyāśagatānām sa khaḍgena amitrakarśanaḥ
upahastāvahastābhyām teṣām gātrāṇi akṛntata

41. atha saḥ amitrakarśanaḥ khaḍgena abhyāśagatānām
teṣām upahastāvahastābhyām gātrāṇi akṛntata

41. Then, that destroyer of enemies, with his sword, severed the forearms and hands from the limbs of those who had approached him.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• अभ्याशगतानाम् (abhyāśagatānām) - of those who had approached him (of those who have come near, of those who have approached)

• स (sa) - he (referring to the protagonist) (he, that)

• खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with his sword (with a sword, by means of a sword)

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

• उपहस्तावहस्ताभ्याम् (upahastāvahastābhyām) - their forearms and hands (from (or by means of) forearms and hands)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs (limbs, body parts, body)

• अकृन्तत (akṛntata) - he severed (he cut, he chopped, he carved)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अभ्याशगतानाम् (abhyāśagatānām) - of those who had approached him (of those who have come near, of those who have approached)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abhyāśagata

abhyāśagata - come near, approached, gone to the vicinity

Past Passive Participle

Compound of abhyāśa (vicinity) and gata (gone), literally 'gone to the vicinity'

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhyāśa+gata)

• abhyāśa – vicinity, nearness
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, attained
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally.

स (sa) - he (referring to the protagonist) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with his sword (with a sword, by means of a sword)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitrakarśana

amitrakarśana - destroyer of enemies, tormentor of foes

Compound type : tatpurusha (amitra+karśana)

• amitra – enemy, foe (literally 'not friend')
  noun (masculine)
• karśana – emaciating, tormenting, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root kṛś (to make thin, to torment) with suffix -ana
  Root: kṛś (class 6)

Note: Epithet for the protagonist.

उपहस्तावहस्ताभ्याम् (upahastāvahastābhyām) - their forearms and hands (from (or by means of) forearms and hands)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of upahastāvahasta

upahastāvahasta - forearms and hands

Compound type : dvandva (upahasta+avahasta)

• upahasta – forearm, region near the hand
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
• avahasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)
  This word is rare but contextually forms a pair with upahasta, meaning 'hand' or 'lower arm'
  Prefix: ava

Note: Can also be used in ablative sense 'from'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs (limbs, body parts, body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, member of the body, body

Note: Object of 'akṛntata'.

अकृन्तत (akṛntata) - he severed (he cut, he chopped, he carved)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect past (laṅ) of kṛnt

From root kṛt (to cut), imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice. The 'a' prefix denotes imperfect tense.

Root: kṛt (class 6)