महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-15

शतानीकमथायान्तं नाकुलिं रभसं रणे ।
चित्रसेनो रुरोधाशु शरैर्द्रोणवधेप्सया ॥१५॥

15. śatānīkamathāyāntaṁ nākuliṁ rabhasaṁ raṇe ,
citraseno rurodhāśu śarairdroṇavadhepsayā.

15. śatānīkam atha āyāntaṃ nākuliṃ rabhasaṃ raṇe
citrasenaḥ rurodha āśu śaraiḥ droṇavadhepsayā

15. atha raṇe citrasenaḥ śaraiḥ āśu nākuliṃ rabhasaṃ
droṇavadhepsayā āyāntaṃ śatānīkam rurodha

15. And then, in battle, Chitrasena swiftly obstructed the impetuous Śatānīka, son of Nakula, with arrows, as he was advancing with the intent to kill Droṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• शतानीकम् (śatānīkam) - Śatānīka

• अथ (atha) - and then, now, thus

• आयान्तं (āyāntaṁ) - approaching, coming towards

• नाकुलिं (nākuliṁ) - son of Nakula

• रभसं (rabhasaṁ) - impetuous, swift, quick

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Chitrasena

• रुरोध (rurodha) - he obstructed, he stopped, he hindered

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• द्रोणवधेप्सया (droṇavadhepsayā) - by the desire for Droṇa's death, due to the intent to kill Droṇa

Words meanings and morphology

शतानीकम् (śatānīkam) - Śatānīka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatānīka

śatānīka - Śatānīka (son of Nakula)

अथ (atha) - and then, now, thus

(indeclinable)

आयान्तं (āyāntaṁ) - approaching, coming towards

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt

āyānt - approaching, coming

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root yā with upasarga ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

नाकुलिं (nākuliṁ) - son of Nakula

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nākuli

nākuli - descendant of Nakula, son of Nakula

Patronymic derivation from Nakula.

रभसं (rabhasaṁ) - impetuous, swift, quick

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rabhasa

rabhasa - impetuous, swift, rapid, violent, eager

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war

चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Chitrasena

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrasena

citrasena - Chitrasena (name of a Gandharva king, or a Kaurava warrior)

रुरोध (rurodha) - he obstructed, he stopped, he hindered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of rudh

Root: rudh (class 7)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

द्रोणवधेप्सया (droṇavadhepsayā) - by the desire for Droṇa's death, due to the intent to kill Droṇa

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of droṇavadhepsā

droṇavadhepsā - desire for Droṇa's death

Compound type : tatpurusha (droṇa+vadha+īpsā)

• droṇa – Droṇa (name of a warrior and teacher)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaying, murder
  noun (masculine)
  From root vadh (to strike, slay).
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• īpsā – desire, wish, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  From desiderative stem of root āp (to obtain).
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here as a causal instrumental, meaning 'due to the desire for Droṇa's death' (on the part of Śatānīka).