महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-4

नाकुलिस्तस्य विशिखैर्वर्म संनतपर्वभिः ।
गात्रात्संच्यावयामास तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥४॥

4. nākulistasya viśikhairvarma saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
gātrātsaṁcyāvayāmāsa tadadbhutamivābhavat.

4. nākuliḥ tasya viśikhaiḥ varma sannataparvabhiḥ
gātrāt saṃcyāvayāmāsa tat adbhutam iva abhavat

4. nākuliḥ sannataparvabhiḥ viśikhaiḥ tasya gātrāt
varma saṃcyāvayāmāsa; tat iva adbhutam abhavat

4. Nakuli (Śatānīka), with his well-jointed arrows, caused his (Citrasena's) armor to fall from his body; that was truly a wonder.

Words meanings summery:

• नाकुलिः (nākuliḥ) - Śatānīka (son of Nakula) (son of Nakula)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Citrasena, his (Citrasena's) (of him, his)

• विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - by arrows

• वर्म (varma) - armor, coat of mail

• सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - by arrows with well-fitted joints, by well-jointed arrows

• गात्रात् (gātrāt) - from the body, from the limb

• संच्यावयामास (saṁcyāvayāmāsa) - he caused to fall, he made slip off

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a wonder, wonderful, amazing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became, it happened

Words meanings and morphology

नाकुलिः (nākuliḥ) - Śatānīka (son of Nakula) (son of Nakula)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nākuli

nākuli - descendant of Nakula, son of Nakula

Patronymic derivation from 'nakula'.

तस्य (tasya) - of Citrasena, his (Citrasena's) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow, dart (literally 'without hair' or 'without a crest', referring to the fletching)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+śikha)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
• śikha – tuft of hair, crest, flame, point
  noun (masculine)

वर्म (varma) - armor, coat of mail

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varman

varman - armor, coat of mail, shield, protection

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - by arrows with well-fitted joints, by well-jointed arrows

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sannataparvan

sannataparvan - having well-fitted joints, having bent nodes (referring to arrows)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sannata+parvan)

• sannata – bent, bowed, humbled, well-fitted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √nam (to bend) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot (of a reed or arrow), limb, section
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifying 'viśikhaiḥ'.

गात्रात् (gātrāt) - from the body, from the limb

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gātra

gātra - body, limb, member

संच्यावयामास (saṁcyāvayāmāsa) - he caused to fall, he made slip off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √cyu

Perfect (Lit) of Causative

Root cyu with prefix sam-. Causative stem 'cyāvaya-' + perfect ending 'āmāsa'.

Prefix: sam

Root: √cyu (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a wonder, wonderful, amazing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, marvellous, a wonder, a miracle

Note: Can function as a noun meaning 'a wonder'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became, it happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √bhū

Imperfect (Laṅ) form

Root bhū, 3rd person singular active imperfect.

Root: √bhū (class 1)