महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-20

सौभद्रस्तु रणे रक्षः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
चक्रे विमुखमासाद्य मयं शक्र इवाहवे ॥२०॥

20. saubhadrastu raṇe rakṣaḥ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
cakre vimukhamāsādya mayaṁ śakra ivāhave.

20. saubhadraḥ tu raṇe rakṣaḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
cakre vimukham āsādya mayam śakraḥ iva āhave

20. tu saubhadraḥ raṇe saṃnataparvabhiḥ śaraiḥ rakṣaḥ
vimukham cakre śakraḥ āhave mayam iva āsādya

20. But the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu) in battle, with his well-jointed arrows, having confronted the demon (Alaṃbuṣa), routed him, just as Indra (Śakra) had routed Maya in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu) (son of Subhadrā)

• तु (tu) - but (but, yet, however)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon (Alaṃbuṣa) (demon, fiend)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with well-jointed (arrows) (with well-jointed, with bent-knotted)

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made (routed him) (he made, he did)

• विमुखम् (vimukham) - routed, facing away (facing away, averted, routed)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having confronted (having reached, having attacked, having confronted)

• मयम् (mayam) - Maya (the Asura) (Maya (name of an Asura))

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (Indra, mighty one)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

Words meanings and morphology

सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu) (son of Subhadrā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saubhadra

saubhadra - son of Subhadrā

Patronymic from Subhadrā

Note: Subject of 'cakre'.

तु (tu) - but (but, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

Root: raṇ (class 1)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon (Alaṃbuṣa) (demon, fiend)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, fiend, rākṣasa

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cakre vimukham'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, dart, reed

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Instrument of action.

संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with well-jointed (arrows) (with well-jointed, with bent-knotted)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃnataparvan

saṁnataparvan - having well-joined sections, having bent knots (referring to arrows)

Compound: saṃnata (well-bent, well-joined) + parvan (joint, knot)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃnata+parvan)

• saṃnata – bent, bowed, well-joined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'sam' (सम्) + root 'nam' (नम्) + suffix -ta
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot, section
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with śaraiḥ.

चक्रे (cakre) - he made (routed him) (he made, he did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

From root 'kṛ' (कृ)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Main verb.

विमुखम् (vimukham) - routed, facing away (facing away, averted, routed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimukha

vimukha - facing away, averted, hostile, routed

Compound: vi (away) + mukha (face)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+mukha)

• vi – away, apart
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes 'rakṣaḥ'.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having confronted (having reached, having attacked, having confronted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From prefix 'ā' (आ) + root 'sad' (सद्) + suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

मयम् (mayam) - Maya (the Asura) (Maya (name of an Asura))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maya

maya - Maya (name of a celebrated Asura architect)

Note: Object of 'āsādya' (implicitly, in the simile).

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (Indra, mighty one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, mighty one

Derived from root śak (शक्) 'to be able', meaning 'powerful'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Subject in the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the simile.

आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, combat, war

From prefix ā (आ) + root hu (हु) 'to sacrifice, to contend'

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Location for the simile's action.