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7,143

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-38

क्षुरप्रेण धनुस्तस्य चिच्छेद कृतहस्तवत् ।
अथैनं दशभिर्भल्लैश्छिन्नधन्वानमार्दयत् ॥३८॥
38. kṣurapreṇa dhanustasya ciccheda kṛtahastavat ,
athainaṁ daśabhirbhallaiśchinnadhanvānamārdayat.
38. kṣurapreṇa dhanuḥ tasya ciccheda kṛtahastavat atha
enam daśabhiḥ bhallaiḥ chinnadhanvānam ārdayat
38. kṣurapreṇa tasya dhanuḥ kṛtahastavat ciccheda atha
daśabhiḥ bhallaiḥ chinnadhanvānam enam ārdayat
38. With a razor-sharp arrow, he expertly cut his bow. Then, he afflicted that bowless (chinnadhanvan) warrior with ten darts.

Words meanings summery:

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  • क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor-sharp arrow, with a blade-arrow
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the bow of the 'dharmātmā' warrior from the previous verse. (his, its)
  • चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced
  • कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - expertly, skillfully, like a skilled hand
  • अथ (atha) - then, next, now
  • एनम् (enam) - Refers to the 'dharmātmā' warrior whose bow was just cut. (him, this (masculine accusative))
  • दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten
  • भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with darts, with arrows
  • छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinnadhanvānam) - Refers to the warrior from verse 76207. (bowless, one whose bow has been cut)
  • आर्दयत् (ārdayat) - he afflicted, he tormented, he harassed

Words meanings and morphology

क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor-sharp arrow, with a blade-arrow
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣurapra
kṣurapra - razor-like arrow, blade-arrow
Tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣura+pra)
  • kṣura – razor, knife, blade
    noun (masculine)
  • pra – sharp, excellent, foremost (as part of a compound/adjective), prefix
    noun (masculine)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the bow of the 'dharmātmā' warrior from the previous verse. (his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (pronoun)
चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he pierced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ciccheda
Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice of root 'chid'. Reduplicated root form.
Root: chid (class 7)
कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - expertly, skillfully, like a skilled hand
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'kṛtahasta' (skilled hand) with suffix 'vat' (like, as).
अथ (atha) - then, next, now
(indeclinable)
एनम् (enam) - Refers to the 'dharmātmā' warrior whose bow was just cut. (him, this (masculine accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, he, she, it (pronoun)
Masculine accusative singular of 'etad'.
दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies 'bhallaiḥ'.
भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with darts, with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla
bhalla - dart, arrow, spear
छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinnadhanvānam) - Refers to the warrior from verse 76207. (bowless, one whose bow has been cut)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of chinnadhanvan
chinnadhanvan - having a broken bow, bowless, one whose bow has been cut
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+dhanvan)
  • chinna – cut, severed, broken
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of root 'chid' (to cut).
    Root: chid (class 7)
  • dhanvan – bow (alternate form of dhanus), archer
    noun (neuter)
आर्दयत् (ārdayat) - he afflicted, he tormented, he harassed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ārdayat
Causal
Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice of causal form of root 'ṛd' (to pain, to torment) with prefix 'ā-'.
Prefix: ā
Root: ṛd (class 7)