महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-101, verse-35

ततोऽस्य विशिखं तीक्ष्णं वधार्थं वधकाङ्क्षिणः ।
प्रेषयामास समरे भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान् ॥३५॥

35. tato'sya viśikhaṁ tīkṣṇaṁ vadhārthaṁ vadhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ,
preṣayāmāsa samare bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān.

35. tataḥ asya viśikham tīkṣṇam vadhārtham vadhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
preṣayāmāsa samare bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān

35. tataḥ pratāpavān bhāradvājaḥ samare vadhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
asya vadhārtham tīkṣṇam viśikham preṣayāmāsa

35. Then, the powerful son of Bhāradvāja (Droṇa) sent his sharp arrow in battle to kill the enemy who was intent on killing.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• अस्य (asya) - of the enemy (of him, his, of this)

• विशिखम् (viśikham) - arrow, dart

• तीक्ष्णम् (tīkṣṇam) - sharp, keen, fierce

• वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing, for killing

• वधकाङ्क्षिणः (vadhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - of the enemy who was intent on killing (of the one desiring to kill, of the one wishing for death)

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he sent, he dispatched

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Droṇa (the son of Bhāradvāja)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun base ta-

अस्य (asya) - of the enemy (of him, his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the enemy (Dhṛṣṭaketu).

विशिखम् (viśikham) - arrow, dart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśikha

viśikha - arrow, dart

तीक्ष्णम् (tīkṣṇam) - sharp, keen, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce, pungent

Note: Agrees with 'viśikham'.

वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing, for killing

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+artha)

• vadha – killing, slaying, striking
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

वधकाङ्क्षिणः (vadhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - of the enemy who was intent on killing (of the one desiring to kill, of the one wishing for death)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadhakāṅkṣin

vadhakāṅkṣin - desiring to kill, wishing for death

from vadha (killing) + ā-kāṅkṣ (to desire) with -in suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+ākāṅkṣin)

• vadha – killing, slaying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• ākāṅkṣin – desiring, longing for
  adjective
  from ā-kāṅkṣ + -in suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'asya' (of him).

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he sent, he dispatched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of preṣ

causative stem of iṣ with pra- prefix, formed as periphrastic perfect tense using root 'āsa' (from as 'to be')

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Droṇa (the son of Bhāradvāja)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāradvāja

bhāradvāja - descendant of Bharadvāja; Droṇa

patronymic from Bharadvāja

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, glorious, majestic, splendid

possessive suffix -vat added to pratāpa (power)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāradvājaḥ'.