महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-40

ततस्ते भ्रातरः पञ्च राक्षसेन्द्रं महाहवे ।
विव्यधुर्निशितैर्बाणैस्तपनीयविभूषितैः ॥४०॥

40. tataste bhrātaraḥ pañca rākṣasendraṁ mahāhave ,
vivyadhurniśitairbāṇaistapanīyavibhūṣitaiḥ.

40. tataḥ te bhrātaraḥ pañca rākṣasendram mahāhave
vivyādhuḥ niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ tapanīyavibhūṣitaiḥ

40. tataḥ te pañca bhrātaraḥ mahāhave tapanīyavibhūṣitaiḥ
niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ rākṣasendram vivyādhuḥ

40. Then, those five brothers, in the great battle, pierced the chief of the rākṣasas with sharp arrows adorned with gold.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• ते (te) - those, they

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - the chief of rākṣasas, demon king

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in a great battle

• विव्याधुः (vivyādhuḥ) - they pierced

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, sharpened

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• तपनीयविभूषितैः (tapanīyavibhūṣitaiḥ) - adorned with gold

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Can be used for all genders and cases in plural.

राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - the chief of rākṣasas, demon king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of rākṣasas, king of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, Rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in a great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• hava – battle, war
  noun (masculine)

विव्याधुः (vivyādhuḥ) - they pierced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vyadh

Perfect Tense form of 'vyadh' with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: vyadh (class 4)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, sharpened

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, sharp, whetted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śo' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with bāṇaiḥ.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

तपनीयविभूषितैः (tapanīyavibhūṣitaiḥ) - adorned with gold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tapanīyavibhūṣita

tapanīyavibhūṣita - adorned with gold, embellished with gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapanīya+vibhūṣita)

• tapanīya – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn) with prefix 'vi-'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with bāṇaiḥ.