महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-134, verse-44

पुनरादाय तच्चापं निमेषार्धान्महाबलः ।
छादयामास बाणौघैः फल्गुनं कृतहस्तवत् ॥४४॥

44. punarādāya taccāpaṁ nimeṣārdhānmahābalaḥ ,
chādayāmāsa bāṇaughaiḥ phalgunaṁ kṛtahastavat.

44. punar ādāya tat cāpam nimeṣārdhāt mahābalaḥ |
chādayāmāsa bāṇaughaiḥ phalgunam kṛtahastavat

44. mahābalaḥ nimeṣārdhāt tat cāpam punar ādāya
kṛtahastavat bāṇaughaiḥ phalgunam chādayāmāsa

44. The mighty one (Karṇa), having again picked up that bow in half a wink, then overwhelmed Arjuna (Phalguna) with showers of arrows, like a skilled archer.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having picked up

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• चापम् (cāpam) - bow

• निमेषार्धात् (nimeṣārdhāt) - in half a wink, in an instant

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Karṇa, the mighty one (very strong, mighty, powerful)

• छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - he covered, he overwhelmed

• बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with masses of arrows

• फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Arjuna

• कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - like a skilled archer (like a skilled person, like one with a practiced hand)

Words meanings and morphology

पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having picked up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dā- (to give, take) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

चापम् (cāpam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

निमेषार्धात् (nimeṣārdhāt) - in half a wink, in an instant

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nimeṣārdha

nimeṣārdha - half a wink, a moment, an instant

Compound type : tatpurusha (nimeṣa+ardha)

• nimeṣa – wink, blink of an eye, moment
  noun (masculine)
• ardha – half, part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here adverbially to denote 'in the space of half a wink'.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Karṇa, the mighty one (very strong, mighty, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - he covered, he overwhelmed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of chad

Root: chad (class 10)

बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with masses of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇaugha

bāṇaugha - a shower of arrows, multitude of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāṇa+ogha)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of phalguna

phalguna - Arjuna (one of his names)

कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - like a skilled archer (like a skilled person, like one with a practiced hand)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -vat added to the compound 'kṛtahasta' (one whose hands are practiced/skilled).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+hasta)

• kṛta – done, made, performed, skilled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ- (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)