महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-2

गाङ्गेयो रथिनां श्रेष्ठः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ।
व्यधमन्निशितैर्बाणैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥२॥

2. gāṅgeyo rathināṁ śreṣṭhaḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm ,
vyadhamanniśitairbāṇaiḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.

2. gāṅgeyaḥ rathinām śreṣṭhaḥ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm
vyadhamat niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ

2. gāṅgeyaḥ rathinām śreṣṭhaḥ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm
niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ vyadhamat

2. Gaṅgeya (Bhīṣma), the best among charioteers, scattered the army of the Pāṇḍavas with sharp arrows, by hundreds and then by thousands.

Words meanings summery:

• गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā) (son of Gaṅgā)

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army, host

• व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - he scattered, blew away, dispersed

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds

• अथ (atha) - then (implying sequence or addition) (then, next, moreover)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

Words meanings and morphology

गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā) (son of Gaṅgā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāṅgeya

gāṅgeya - son of Gaṅgā

Derived from Gaṅgā, referring to Bhīṣma

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

Root: rath

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

Superlative degree of praśasta (excellent)

Note: Agrees with Gāṅgeyaḥ.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anīkinī

anīkinī - army, host, array

Note: Object of vyadhamat.

व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - he scattered, blew away, dispersed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ), 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Prefix: vi

Root: dham (class 1)

Note: Subject is Gāṅgeyaḥ (Bhīṣma).

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, keen, pierced

Past Passive Participle

From root śā 'to sharpen' with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with bāṇaiḥ.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument of action.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds

(indeclinable)

Formed from śata (hundred) with the suffix -śaḥ

Note: Adverbial usage.

अथ (atha) - then (implying sequence or addition) (then, next, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects 'by hundreds' with 'by thousands'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

(indeclinable)

Formed from sahasra (thousand) with the suffix -śaḥ

Note: Adverbial usage.