महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-92, verse-23

अपरेण तु भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च ।
अपातयत्कुण्डलिनं सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा ॥२३॥

23. apareṇa tu bhallena pītena niśitena ca ,
apātayatkuṇḍalinaṁ siṁhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṁ yathā.

23. apareṇa tu bhallena pītena niśitena ca |
apātayat kuṇḍalinam siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgam yathā

23. tu apareṇa pītena ca niśitena bhallena kuṇḍalinam apātayat,
yathā siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgam

23. But with another, golden and sharpened arrow, he struck down the one wearing earrings, just as a lion fells a small deer.

Words meanings summery:

• अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another, with another

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - by an arrow, with an arrow

• पीतेन (pītena) - by a golden/yellow one, with a golden/yellow one

• निशितेन (niśitena) - by a sharpened one, with a sharpened one

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपातयत् (apātayat) - he struck down, he felled, he caused to fall

• कुण्डलिनम् (kuṇḍalinam) - the one wearing earrings

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

• क्षुद्रमृगम् (kṣudramṛgam) - a small deer, a small animal

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another, with another

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, posterior

Note: Modifies 'bhallena'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

भल्लेन (bhallena) - by an arrow, with an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - arrow, spear

पीतेन (pītena) - by a golden/yellow one, with a golden/yellow one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pīta

pīta - yellow, golden-colored; drunk (PPP of pā)

From root pī (to be yellow) or from root pā (to drink) + kta. Here 'yellow, golden-colored'.

Root: pī

Note: Modifies 'bhallena'.

निशितेन (niśitena) - by a sharpened one, with a sharpened one

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

prefix ni + root śo (to sharpen) + kta

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'bhallena'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपातयत् (apātayat) - he struck down, he felled, he caused to fall

(verb)

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

Imperfect, Causative

Causative of root pat + laṅ (imperfect) 3rd person singular

Root: pat (class 1)

कुण्डलिनम् (kuṇḍalinam) - the one wearing earrings

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍalin

kuṇḍalin - wearing earrings, snake (from coiled form), having rings

From kuṇḍala (earring) + -in (possessive suffix)

Note: Used as a noun, referring to a specific warrior.

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

क्षुद्रमृगम् (kṣudramṛgam) - a small deer, a small animal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣudramṛga

kṣudramṛga - small deer, small animal

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣudra+mṛga)

• kṣudra – small, insignificant, tiny
  adjective (masculine)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal, game
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)