महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-144, verse-21

शिखण्डी तु महाराज गौतमस्य महद्धनुः ।
अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद सज्यं सविशिखं तदा ॥२१॥

21. śikhaṇḍī tu mahārāja gautamasya mahaddhanuḥ ,
ardhacandreṇa ciccheda sajyaṁ saviśikhaṁ tadā.

21. śikhaṇḍī tu mahārāja gautamasya mahat dhanuḥ
ardhacandreṇa ciccheda sajyam saviśikham tadā

21. mahārāja tadā śikhaṇḍī tu ardhacandreṇa gautamasya
mahat sajyam saviśikham dhanuḥ ciccheda

21. But then, O great king, Shikhandi cut off Gautama's great bow, which was strung and had an arrow, with a crescent-shaped arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi, the warrior (Shikhandi)

• तु (tu) - but, however (but, indeed, however)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Dhritarashtra (O great king)

• गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama (Kripa) (of Gautama)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a crescent-shaped arrow (with a crescent moon, with a crescent-shaped arrow)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off (cut off, severed)

• सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung (with a bowstring) (strung, with a string)

• सविशिखम् (saviśikham) - with an arrow (fixed) (with an arrow, having an arrow)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi, the warrior (Shikhandi)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandin (a proper name, lit. 'crested')

तु (tu) - but, however (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Dhritarashtra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama (Kripa) (of Gautama)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (name of a sage, also an epithet for Kripa)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanuḥ'.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a crescent-shaped arrow (with a crescent moon, with a crescent-shaped arrow)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ardhacandra

ardhacandra - half-moon, crescent moon; a crescent-shaped arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ardha+candra)

• ardha – half
  adjective
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of 'ciccheda'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off (cut off, severed)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Third Person Singular

reduplicated root √chid, class 7 (Bhvādi) verb

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Subject is 'śikhaṇḍī'.

सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung (with a bowstring) (strung, with a string)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sajya

sajya - strung (with a bowstring); accompanied by a string

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jyā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanuḥ'.

सविशिखम् (saviśikham) - with an arrow (fixed) (with an arrow, having an arrow)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saviśikha

saviśikha - having an arrow, with an arrow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+viśikha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• viśikha – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanuḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)