महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-114, verse-83

स भुजंगैरिवायस्तैर्गाण्डीवप्रेषितैः शरैः ।
भीमसेनादपासेधत्सूतपुत्रं धनंजयः ॥८३॥

83. sa bhujaṁgairivāyastairgāṇḍīvapreṣitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
bhīmasenādapāsedhatsūtaputraṁ dhanaṁjayaḥ.

83. sa bhujagaiḥ iva āyastaiḥ gāṇḍīvapreṣitaiḥ śaraiḥ
bhīmasenāt apāsedhat sūtaputram dhanañjayaḥ

83. With arrows sent from the Gāṇḍīva bow, which were like writhing serpents, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) warded off the son of Sūta (Karna) from Bhīmasena.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Arjuna (he, that)

• भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - by serpents, by snakes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आयस्तैः (āyastaiḥ) - writhing or fierce (like serpents) (writhing, distressed, wearied, agitated)

• गाण्डीवप्रेषितैः (gāṇḍīvapreṣitaiḥ) - dispatched by Gāṇḍīva, sent from Gāṇḍīva

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• भीमसेनात् (bhīmasenāt) - from Bhima (from Bhīmasena)

• अपासेधत् (apāsedhat) - he warded off, he checked, he repelled

• सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - Karna (the son of Sūta)

• धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna, conqueror of wealth

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Arjuna (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine form of the pronominal stem 'tad'.

भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - by serpents, by snakes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhujaga

bhujaga - serpent, snake (literally 'moving on the arm/shoulder')

A compound bhujā-ga (moving on the arm/shoulder), but generally treated as a simple noun.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आयस्तैः (āyastaiḥ) - writhing or fierce (like serpents) (writhing, distressed, wearied, agitated)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āyasta

āyasta - distressed, wearied, agitated, put forth effort, writhing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yas (to strive, make an effort) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: yas (class 4)

गाण्डीवप्रेषितैः (gāṇḍīvapreṣitaiḥ) - dispatched by Gāṇḍīva, sent from Gāṇḍīva

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gāṇḍīvapreṣita

gāṇḍīvapreṣita - dispatched by Gāṇḍīva

A tatpuruṣa compound (gāṇḍīvena preṣita). Preṣita is a past passive participle of pra-√iṣ (to send).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāṇḍīva+preṣita)

• gāṇḍīva – Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
  proper noun (neuter)
• preṣita – sent, dispatched, directed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √iṣ (to send, throw) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

भीमसेनात् (bhīmasenāt) - from Bhima (from Bhīmasena)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of the second Pāṇḍava)

अपासेधत् (apāsedhat) - he warded off, he checked, he repelled

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd person singular active of √sidh, with the prefix apa.

Prefix: apa

Root: sidh (class 1)

सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - Karna (the son of Sūta)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a sūta (charioteer or bard)

A tatpuruṣa compound (sūtasya putraḥ).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

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

Note: Object of `apāsedhat`.

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna, conqueror of wealth

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth (an epithet of Arjuna)

A compound (dhanaṃ jayati iti).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conqueror (from √ji)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root √ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)