महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-111, verse-23

षट्त्रिंशद्भिस्ततो भल्लैर्निशितैस्तिग्मतेजनैः ।
व्यधमत्कवचं क्रुद्धः सूतपुत्रस्य पाण्डवः ॥२३॥

23. ṣaṭtriṁśadbhistato bhallairniśitaistigmatejanaiḥ ,
vyadhamatkavacaṁ kruddhaḥ sūtaputrasya pāṇḍavaḥ.

23. ṣaṭtriṃśadbhiḥ tataḥ bhallaiḥ niśitaiḥ tigmatejanaiḥ
vyadhamat kavacam kruddhaḥ sūtaputrasya pāṇḍavaḥ

23. kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ tataḥ niśitaiḥ tigmatejanaiḥ
ṣaṭtriṃśadbhiḥ bhallaiḥ sūtaputrasya kavacam vyadhamat

23. Then, enraged, the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna) pierced the armor of the son of Sūta (Karṇa) with thirty-six sharp, keen-edged arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• षट्त्रिंशद्भिः (ṣaṭtriṁśadbhiḥ) - by thirty-six

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - by arrows (by arrows, by spears)

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp (by sharpened, by keen, by acute)

• तिग्मतेजनैः (tigmatejanaiḥ) - by keen-edged (by those having fierce sharpness, by those with keen edges)

• व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - he pierced (he pierced, he struck down, he destroyed)

• कवचम् (kavacam) - armor

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (enraged, angry, furious)

• सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the son of Sūta (Karṇa) (of the son of Sūta, of a charioteer's son)

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna) (son of Pāṇḍu, descendant of Pāṇḍu)

Words meanings and morphology

षट्त्रिंशद्भिः (ṣaṭtriṁśadbhiḥ) - by thirty-six

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'bhallaiḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad' used adverbially.

Root: tad

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - by arrows (by arrows, by spears)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - an arrow, a spear

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp (by sharpened, by keen, by acute)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, acute, pointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śo' (śyati) or 'śā' (śyati) 'to sharpen', with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bhallaiḥ'.

तिग्मतेजनैः (tigmatejanaiḥ) - by keen-edged (by those having fierce sharpness, by those with keen edges)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tigmatejana

tigmatejana - having fierce sharpness, keen-edged

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tigma+tejana)

• tigma – sharp, keen, fierce, hot
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: tij (class 1)
• tejana – sharpening, an edge, sharpness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'tij' 'to sharpen'.
  Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhallaiḥ'.

व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - he pierced (he pierced, he struck down, he destroyed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root 'dham' 'to blow' (often extended to 'strike, pierce') with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dham (class 1)

कवचम् (kavacam) - armor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, mail, cuirass

Note: Object of 'vyadhamat'.

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (enraged, angry, furious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'krudh' 'to be angry'.

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍavaḥ'.

सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the son of Sūta (Karṇa) (of the son of Sūta, of a charioteer's son)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer; specifically Karṇa, who was raised by a charioteer (Sūta)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer; son of a mixed caste (Kṣatriya father and Brāhmaṇa mother)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sū' 'to engender, to drive'.
  Root: sū (class 2)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
  Root: put

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna) (son of Pāṇḍu, descendant of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu; specifically one of the five Pāṇḍava brothers (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva)

Derived from 'Pāṇḍu' with the patronymic affix 'aṇ'.

Note: Subject of 'vyadhamat'.