महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-18

तेन ते विशिखा मुक्ता यमदण्डोपमाः शिताः ।
अभिमन्युं विनिर्भिद्य प्राविशन्धरणीतलम् ॥१८॥

18. tena te viśikhā muktā yamadaṇḍopamāḥ śitāḥ ,
abhimanyuṁ vinirbhidya prāviśandharaṇītalam.

18. tena te viśikhāḥ muktāḥ yamadaṇḍopamāḥ śitāḥ
abhimanyum vinirbhidya prāviśan dharaṇītalam

18. tena yamadaṇḍopamāḥ śitāḥ te muktāḥ viśikhāḥ
abhimanyum vinirbhidya dharaṇītalam prāviśan

18. Those sharp arrows, released by him (Alaṃbuṣa) and resembling Yama's staff (yamadaṇḍa), pierced Abhimanyu and then entered the surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by him (Alaṃbuṣa) (by him, by that)

• ते (te) - those (arrows) (those)

• विशिखाः (viśikhāḥ) - arrows

• मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released (released, shot)

• यमदण्डोपमाः (yamadaṇḍopamāḥ) - resembling Yama's staff (yamadaṇḍa) (resembling the staff of Yama)

• शिताः (śitāḥ) - sharp (sharp, whetted, sharpened)

• अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu

• विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having split)

• प्राविशन् (prāviśan) - entered (they entered)

• धरणीतलम् (dharaṇītalam) - the surface of the earth (the surface of the earth, the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him (Alaṃbuṣa) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ते (te) - those (arrows) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

विशिखाः (viśikhāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - headless, bald, a kind of arrow, arrow

Compound of vi (without) + śikhā (topknot, crest), but primarily meaning 'arrow'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+śikhā)

• vi – without, apart
  indeclinable
• śikhā – topknot, crest, flame
  noun (feminine)

मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released (released, shot)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - released, liberated, shot

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'muc' (मुच्) with suffix -ta

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with viśikhāḥ.

यमदण्डोपमाः (yamadaṇḍopamāḥ) - resembling Yama's staff (yamadaṇḍa) (resembling the staff of Yama)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yamadaṇḍopama

yamadaṇḍopama - resembling the staff of Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+daṇḍa+upama)

• yama – Yama, god of death
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: daṇḍ (class 1)
• upama – resembling, similar, simile
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with viśikhāḥ.

शिताः (śitāḥ) - sharp (sharp, whetted, sharpened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharp, whetted, sharpened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śo' (शो) or 'śā' (शा) meaning to sharpen, with suffix -ta

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with viśikhāḥ.

अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna)

Note: Object of 'vinirbhidya'.

विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having split)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefixes vi- and nir- + root 'bhid' (भिद्) + suffix -ya

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

प्राविशन् (prāviśan) - entered (they entered)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of praveś

Imperfect tense

Root 'viś' (विश्) with prefix 'pra' (प्र), 3rd person plural

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

धरणीतलम् (dharaṇītalam) - the surface of the earth (the surface of the earth, the ground)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, bottom, palm
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'prāviśan'.