महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-134, verse-48

ततः पार्थो महेष्वासो दृष्ट्वा कर्णस्य विक्रमम् ।
मुष्टिदेशे धनुस्तस्य चिच्छेद त्वरयान्वितः ॥४८॥

48. tataḥ pārtho maheṣvāso dṛṣṭvā karṇasya vikramam ,
muṣṭideśe dhanustasya ciccheda tvarayānvitaḥ.

48. tataḥ pārthaḥ maheṣvāsaḥ dṛṣṭvā karṇasya vikramam
| muṣṭideśe dhanuḥ tasya ciccheda tvarayānvitaḥ

48. tataḥ maheṣvāsaḥ pārthaḥ karṇasya vikramam dṛṣṭvā
tvarayānvitaḥ tasya dhanuḥ muṣṭideśe ciccheda

48. Then, the great archer Partha (Arjuna), observing Karna's prowess, swiftly cut his (Karna's) bow at the hand-grip.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pritha)

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - Arjuna (great archer, mighty bowman)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna

• विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor, prowess, might, heroism

• मुष्टिदेशे (muṣṭideśe) - where the bow is held by hand. (at the place of the fist, at the grip)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - Karna's bow (bow)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Karna (his, of him)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he broke, he severed

• त्वरयान्वितः (tvarayānvitaḥ) - filled with speed, swiftly, with haste

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pritha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pritha, Arjuna, Yudhishthira, Bhima

Derived from Pṛthā (Kunti), mother of Arjuna.

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - Arjuna (great archer, mighty bowman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  From 'mahat'.
• iṣvāsa – bowman, archer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agreeing with 'pārthaḥ'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name)

विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor, prowess, might, heroism

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, heroism, power, stride

From root √kram (to step, to stride) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

मुष्टिदेशे (muṣṭideśe) - where the bow is held by hand. (at the place of the fist, at the grip)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muṣṭideśa

muṣṭideśa - place of the fist, hand-grip

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muṣṭi+deśa)

• muṣṭi – fist, hand-grip
  noun (feminine)
• deśa – place, region, spot
  noun (masculine)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - Karna's bow (bow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

तस्य (tasya) - of Karna (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Possessive pronoun for 'dhanuḥ', referring to Karna.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he broke, he severed

(verb)

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

Reduplicated perfect tense.

Root: chid (class 7)

त्वरयान्वितः (tvarayānvitaḥ) - filled with speed, swiftly, with haste

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarayānvita

tvarayānvita - endowed with speed, swift, quick, agile

Compound. From 'tvarayā' (by speed) + 'anvita' (joined, endowed with).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvarā+anvita)

• tvarā – speed, haste
  noun (feminine)
• anvita – joined, accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √i (to go) with prefix anu, forming past passive participle.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agreeing with 'pārthaḥ'.