महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-114, verse-16

तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं सूतपुत्रो महामनाः ।
अन्यत्कार्मुकमादत्त वेगघ्नं भारसाधनम् ॥१६॥

16. tadapāsya dhanuśchinnaṁ sūtaputro mahāmanāḥ ,
anyatkārmukamādatta vegaghnaṁ bhārasādhanam.

16. tat apa asya dhanuḥ chinnam sūtaputraḥ mahāmanāḥ
anyat kārmukam ādatta vegaghnam bhārasādhanam

16. mahāmanāḥ sūtaputraḥ tat chinnam dhanuḥ apa asya
anyat vegaghnam bhārasādhanam kārmukam ādatta

16. Having discarded that broken bow, the great-souled son of Suta (Karna) took up another bow, one that was powerful and could bear great strain.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• अप (apa) - away, off

• अस्य (asya) - having thrown

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut, broken, severed

• सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karna, who was adopted by a charioteer (sūta) (the son of Suta (Karna))

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded, great-souled

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

• कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

• आदत्त (ādatta) - he took up, accepted

• वेगघ्नम् (vegaghnam) - a powerful bow (one that destroys enemy speed/force or one that is swift/forceful itself) (speed-destroying; powerful, forceful)

• भारसाधनम् (bhārasādhanam) - a bow capable of handling great force or heavy arrows (capable of bearing great strain/force, means of carrying burden)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अप (apa) - away, off

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a verbal prefix with √as

अस्य (asya) - having thrown

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √as + ya suffix (used after upasargas)

Prefix: apa

Root: as (class 4)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut, broken, severed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, broken, torn

Past Passive Participle

From root √chid (to cut)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuḥ'

सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karna, who was adopted by a charioteer (sūta) (the son of Suta (Karna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer, son of a Suta (Karna)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded, great-souled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas

mahāmanas - great-minded, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+manas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• manas – mind, spirit, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'sūtaputraḥ'

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another

कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow (made from kārmuka wood), relating to action (karma)

आदत्त (ādatta) - he took up, accepted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of √dā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Can also be aorist (luṅ) or perfect (lit) in middle voice

वेगघ्नम् (vegaghnam) - a powerful bow (one that destroys enemy speed/force or one that is swift/forceful itself) (speed-destroying; powerful, forceful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vegaghna

vegaghna - destroying speed/force; powerful, swift

Compound type : tatpurusha (vega+ghna)

• vega – speed, velocity, force, impetuosity
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, destroying (suffix)
  adjective (neuter)
  From root √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kārmukam'

भारसाधनम् (bhārasādhanam) - a bow capable of handling great force or heavy arrows (capable of bearing great strain/force, means of carrying burden)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhārasādhana

bhārasādhana - means of carrying burden; capable of great exertion/strain

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāra+sādhana)

• bhāra – burden, weight, load
  noun (masculine)
• sādhana – means, instrument, accomplishing
  noun (neuter)
  From root √sādh (to accomplish)
  Root: sādh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kārmukam'