महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-13, verse-68

भग्नमाज्ञाय निस्त्रिंशमवप्लुत्य पदानि षट् ।
सोऽदृश्यत निमेषेण स्वरथं पुनरास्थितः ॥६८॥

68. bhagnamājñāya nistriṁśamavaplutya padāni ṣaṭ ,
so'dṛśyata nimeṣeṇa svarathaṁ punarāsthitaḥ.

68. bhagnam ājñāya nistriṃśam avaplutya padāni ṣaṭ
saḥ adṛśyata nimeṣeṇa svaratham punaḥ āsthitaḥ

68. saḥ nistriṃśam bhagnam ājñāya ṣaṭ padāni avaplutya
nimeṣeṇa punaḥ svaratham āsthitaḥ adṛśyata

68. Realizing his sword was broken, he leaped back six paces and, in an instant, was seen again situated in his own chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, shattered

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having perceived, having realized

• निस्त्रिंशम् (nistriṁśam) - sword

• अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down, having leaped down

• पदानि (padāni) - steps, paces

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

• सः (saḥ) - he

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

• निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - in a moment, in the blink of an eye

• स्वरथम् (svaratham) - his own chariot

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, anew

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having ascended, mounted upon, situated on

Words meanings and morphology

भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, shattered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root bhañj (to break)

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'nistriṃśam'.

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having perceived, having realized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root jñā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

निस्त्रिंशम् (nistriṁśam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nistriṃśa

nistriṁśa - sword, scimitar

अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down, having leaped down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root plu (to float, swim, leap) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: plu (class 1)

पदानि (padāni) - steps, paces

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pada

pada - step, foot, pace, track

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'padāni'.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - in a moment, in the blink of an eye

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - blink of an eye, twinkling, moment

स्वरथम् (svaratham) - his own chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svaratha

svaratha - one's own chariot

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+ratha)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, anew

(indeclinable)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having ascended, mounted upon, situated on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - mounted, ascended, standing upon, situated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)