महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-13

ततः शरसहस्रेण क्षिप्रकारी निशाचरः ।
अर्जुनस्य सुतं संख्ये पीडयामास भारत ॥१३॥

13. tataḥ śarasahasreṇa kṣiprakārī niśācaraḥ ,
arjunasya sutaṁ saṁkhye pīḍayāmāsa bhārata.

13. tataḥ śarasahasreṇa kṣiprakārī niśācaraḥ
arjunasya sutaṃ saṃkhye pīḍayāmāsa bhārata

13. bhārata tataḥ kṣiprakārī niśācaraḥ
śarasahasreṇa saṃkhye arjunasya sutaṃ pīḍayāmāsa

13. Then, O Bhārata, the swift-acting demon, using a thousand arrows, tormented Arjuna's son in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)

• शरसहस्रेण (śarasahasreṇa) - by a thousand arrows

• क्षिप्रकारी (kṣiprakārī) - swift-acting (swift-acting, quick-doing)

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - demon (night-wanderer, demon)

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• सुतं (sutaṁ) - son (Abhimanyu) (son)

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

• पीडयामास (pīḍayāmāsa) - tormented (afflicted, tormented, oppressed)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhritarashtra or a similar figure) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Derived from demonstrative pronoun tad with suffix -tas.

शरसहस्रेण (śarasahasreṇa) - by a thousand arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarasahasra

śarasahasra - a thousand arrows

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śara+sahasra)

• śara – arrow, shaft
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

क्षिप्रकारी (kṣiprakārī) - swift-acting (swift-acting, quick-doing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣiprakārin

kṣiprakārin - swift-acting, quick worker

Agent Noun/Adjective

Compound of kṣipra (quick) and kārin (doer). Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -in.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣipra+kārin)

• kṣipra – quick, swift, rapid
  adjective (neuter)
• kārin – doing, making, performing; doer, maker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -in.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the demon (niśācaraḥ).

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - demon (night-wanderer, demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, goblin

Compound of niśā (night) and cara (moving, wanderer).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, walking, wandering; a wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move, wander).
  Root: car (class 1)

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (a Pandava prince), white, clear

सुतं (sutaṁ) - son (Abhimanyu) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sū (to give birth, produce) with suffix -ta.

Root: sū (class 2)

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, conflict, war

Derived from saṃ + khyā (to enumerate, distinguish), implying a counting or reckoning of forces.

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

पीडयामास (pīḍayāmāsa) - tormented (afflicted, tormented, oppressed)

(verb)

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

Periphrastic Perfect

Formed with the causative stem pīḍaya- and the perfect of as (to be). Root pīḍ is of Class 10.

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Periphrastic perfect.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhritarashtra or a similar figure) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; India

Patronymic from Bharata.