महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-39

हार्दिक्यशरसंछिन्नं कवचं तन्महात्मनः ।
व्यशीर्यत रणे राजंस्ताराजालमिवाम्बरात् ॥३९॥

39. hārdikyaśarasaṁchinnaṁ kavacaṁ tanmahātmanaḥ ,
vyaśīryata raṇe rājaṁstārājālamivāmbarāt.

39. hārdikyaśarasaṃchinnam kavacam tat mahātmanaḥ
vyaśīryata raṇe rājan tārājālam iva ambarāt

39. rājan hārdikyaśarasaṃchinnam tat mahātmanaḥ
kavacam raṇe ambarāt tārājālam iva vyaśīryata

39. O king, that armor of the great-souled one (Yudhiṣṭhira), torn apart by Hārdikya's arrows, shattered in battle like a multitude of stars falling from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• हार्दिक्यशरसंछिन्नम् (hārdikyaśarasaṁchinnam) - torn apart by Hārdikya's arrows (cut/pierced by Hārdikya's arrows)

• कवचम् (kavacam) - armor

• तत् (tat) - that

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (Yudhiṣṭhira) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - was shattered (was shattered, fell to pieces, disintegrated)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• ताराजालम् (tārājālam) - a multitude of stars (multitude of stars, cluster of stars)

• इव (iva) - like (as if, like)

• अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from the atmosphere)

Words meanings and morphology

हार्दिक्यशरसंछिन्नम् (hārdikyaśarasaṁchinnam) - torn apart by Hārdikya's arrows (cut/pierced by Hārdikya's arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hārdikyaśarasaṃchinna

hārdikyaśarasaṁchinna - cut through by Hārdikya's arrows

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hārdikya+śara+saṃchinna)

• hārdikya – Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• saṃchinna – cut through, pierced, split
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root chid- with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Modifies kavacam.

कवचम् (kavacam) - armor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, cuirass

Note: Subject of vyaśīryata.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to kavacam.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (Yudhiṣṭhira) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, great self (ātman)

Compound noun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - was shattered (was shattered, fell to pieces, disintegrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of viśīr

Imperfect Middle

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle (passive-like) voice. Root śṛ- with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: From root śṛ (to break) with vi. Middle voice, passive sense.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

Note: Adverbial locative.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

ताराजालम् (tārājālam) - a multitude of stars (multitude of stars, cluster of stars)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tārājāla

tārājāla - multitude of stars, net/cluster of stars

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tārā+jāla)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like (as if, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from the atmosphere)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

Note: Source of falling stars.