महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-11

तान्प्रत्यविध्यद्गाङ्गेयस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः ।
द्रुपदस्य च भल्लेन धनुश्चिच्छेद मारिष ॥११॥

11. tānpratyavidhyadgāṅgeyastribhistribhirajihmagaiḥ ,
drupadasya ca bhallena dhanuściccheda māriṣa.

11. tān prati avidyat gāṅgeyaḥ tribhiḥ tribhiḥ ajihmagaiḥ
drupadasya ca bhallena dhanuḥ ciccheda māriṣa

11. māriṣa gāṅgeyaḥ tān tribhiḥ tribhiḥ ajihmagaiḥ
prati avidyat ca bhallena drupadasya dhanuḥ ciccheda

11. O respected one, Bhishma, the son of Ganga, pierced them in return with three straight-flying arrows each, and with a broad-headed arrow, he cut Drupada’s bow.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - Referring to the great warriors mentioned in the previous verse who wounded Bhishma. (them)

• प्रति (prati) - In return (as a prefix to the verb avidyat) (towards, against, in return)

• अविद्यत् (avidyat) - pierced

• गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - Bhishma (son of Ganga (Bhishma))

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - Three (arrows) (with three)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - Three (arrows), used distributively as 'three each' when repeated. (with three)

• अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - Qualifies arrows. (with straight-going (arrows), with unerring (arrows))

• द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada

• च (ca) - and

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow, with a bhalla arrow

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke

• मारिष (māriṣa) - Addressing Dhritarashtra. (O respected one, O venerable one)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - Referring to the great warriors mentioned in the previous verse who wounded Bhishma. (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Pronominal stem tad, masculine accusative plural.

प्रति (prati) - In return (as a prefix to the verb avidyat) (towards, against, in return)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition/prefix.

अविद्यत् (avidyat) - pierced

(verb)

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

Imperfect active 3rd singular.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Imperfect active 3rd singular of √vyadh with prefix prati, meaning 'pierced in return'.

गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - Bhishma (son of Ganga (Bhishma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāṅgeya

gāṅgeya - son of Ganga (specifically Bhishma)

Derived from Gangā + ḍhak (patronymic suffix)

Note: Nominative singular.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - Three (arrows) (with three)

(numeral)

Note: Instrumental plural.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - Three (arrows), used distributively as 'three each' when repeated. (with three)

(numeral)

Note: Instrumental plural, repeated for distributive sense 'three each'.

अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - Qualifies arrows. (with straight-going (arrows), with unerring (arrows))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajihmaga

ajihmaga - straight-going, unerring (as an arrow)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+jihma+ga)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jihma – crooked, oblique
  adjective (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Instrumental plural, agreeing with implied 'bāṇaiḥ' (arrows).

द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of drupada

drupada - Drupada (name of a king)

Note: Genitive singular.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow, with a bhalla arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - a broad-headed arrow

Note: Instrumental singular.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Accusative singular.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √chid

Perfect active 3rd singular.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Perfect active 3rd singular.

मारिष (māriṣa) - Addressing Dhritarashtra. (O respected one, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - a respected person, venerable one

Note: Vocative singular.