महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-28

ततस्तु सात्यकी राजन्सोमदत्तस्य संयुगे ।
धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन हस्तावापं च पञ्चभिः ॥२८॥

28. tatastu sātyakī rājansomadattasya saṁyuge ,
dhanuściccheda bhallena hastāvāpaṁ ca pañcabhiḥ.

28. tataḥ tu sātyakī rājan somadattasya saṃyuge
dhanuḥ ciccheda bhallena hastāvāpam ca pañcabhiḥ

28. rājan tataḥ tu saṃyuge sātyakī bhallena somadattasya
dhanuḥ ciccheda ca pañcabhiḥ hastāvāpam

28. Then, O King, in that battle, Satyaki cut Somadatta's bow with a bhalla arrow, and his hand-guard with five (arrows).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, moreover

• सात्यकी (sātyakī) - Satyaki (a famous Yadu warrior)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• सोमदत्तस्य (somadattasya) - of Somadatta

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat, in the encounter

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke, divided

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a bhalla arrow

• हस्तावापम् (hastāvāpam) - arm-guard, hand-guard (of an archer)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' with suffix -tas

Note: Adverb of time

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

सात्यकी (sātyakī) - Satyaki (a famous Yadu warrior)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sātyaki

sātyaki - Satyaki (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'ciccheda'

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressing Dhritarashtra

सोमदत्तस्य (somadattasya) - of Somadatta

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of somadatta

somadatta - Somadatta (proper name)

Note: Possessive, referring to Somadatta's bow and hand-guard

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat, in the encounter

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, encounter

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Locative of place/time

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Direct object of 'ciccheda'

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke, divided

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Reduplicated root

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: 3rd person singular perfect active of √chid

भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a bhalla arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - a kind of arrow, spear-head

Note: Instrument for cutting the bow

हस्तावापम् (hastāvāpam) - arm-guard, hand-guard (of an archer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hastāvāpa

hastāvāpa - a glove or guard for the hand or arm of an archer

'hasta' (hand) + 'āvāpa' (casting, throwing, from ā-√vap)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hasta+āvāpa)

• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• āvāpa – throwing, casting, (here) covering for the hand
  noun (masculine)
  from 'ā-√vap'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'ciccheda'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

(numeral)

Note: With (five arrows understood)