महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-12

यदा तु विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्द्रोणचापविनिःसृतैः ।
वध्यन्ते समरे वीराः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥१२॥

12. yadā tu viśikhaistīkṣṇairdroṇacāpaviniḥsṛtaiḥ ,
vadhyante samare vīrāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.

12. yadā tu viśikhaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ droṇacāpavinissṛtaiḥ
vadhyante samare vīrāḥ śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ

12. tu yadā vīrāḥ samare droṇacāpavinissṛtaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ
viśikhaiḥ śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ vadhyante

12. However, when heroes in battle are being slain by hundreds and then by thousands with sharp arrows discharged from Droṇa's bow.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, with keen

• द्रोणचापविनिस्सृतैः (droṇacāpavinissṛtaiḥ) - by those discharged from Droṇa's bow

• वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - are being killed, are being slain

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds

• अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow; pointless

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, with keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, severe

Note: Agrees with viśikhaiḥ.

द्रोणचापविनिस्सृतैः (droṇacāpavinissṛtaiḥ) - by those discharged from Droṇa's bow

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of droṇacāpavinissṛta

droṇacāpavinissṛta - discharged from Droṇa's bow

Past Passive Participle

From vi-nis-sṛ- (to issue, discharge) and compound with Droṇa-cāpa (Droṇa's bow)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇacāpa+vinissṛta)

• droṇacāpa – Droṇa's bow
  noun (masculine)
• vinissṛta – discharged, issued forth
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sṛ- with prefixes vi- and nis-
  Prefixes: vi+nis
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with viśikhaiḥ.

वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - are being killed, are being slain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of vadh

Present Passive

Root vadh, ātmanepada, 3rd person plural, passive voice

Root: vadh (class 1)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Subject of vadhyante.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas indicating distribution

अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas indicating distribution