महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-149

ततः शरसहस्रेण शतचन्द्रमपातयत् ।
खड्गं चर्म च संबाधे धृष्टद्युम्नस्य स द्विजः ॥१४९॥

149. tataḥ śarasahasreṇa śatacandramapātayat ,
khaḍgaṁ carma ca saṁbādhe dhṛṣṭadyumnasya sa dvijaḥ.

149. tataḥ śarasahasreṇa śatacandram apātayat khaḍgaṃ
carma ca saṃbādhe dhṛṣṭadyumnasya saḥ dvijaḥ

149. tataḥ saḥ dvijaḥ śarasahasreṇa saṃbādhe dhṛṣṭadyumnasya
śatacandram khaḍgaṃ ca carma ca apātayat

149. Then, with a thousand arrows, that Brahmin (dvija) struck down the hundred-moons (shield), the sword, and the shield belonging to Dhṛṣṭadyumna in the midst of the battle.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

• शरसहस्रेण (śarasahasreṇa) - with a thousand arrows

• शतचन्द्रम् (śatacandram) - the hundred-moons (shield) (a hundred-moons (shield/ornament))

• अपातयत् (apātayat) - struck down (threw down, caused to fall, struck down, felled)

• खड्गं (khaḍgaṁ) - sword

• चर्म (carma) - shield (shield, skin, hide, leather)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संबाधे (saṁbādhe) - in the midst of the battle (in a close combat, in a distressful place, in a narrow space)

• धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhṛṣṭadyumna

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Droṇa) (he, that)

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - that Brahmin (referring to Droṇa) (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

शरसहस्रेण (śarasahasreṇa) - with a thousand arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarasahasra

śarasahasra - a thousand arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+sahasra)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Means of action.

शतचन्द्रम् (śatacandram) - the hundred-moons (shield) (a hundred-moons (shield/ornament))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatacandra

śatacandra - a hundred moons, a shield with a hundred circles/ornaments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+candra)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• candra – moon, lunar disc
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of `apātayat`. This refers to a specific type of shield.

अपातयत् (apātayat) - struck down (threw down, caused to fall, struck down, felled)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pātaya

imperfect active (causative)

Imperfect 3rd singular active of the causative form of root pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

खड्गं (khaḍgaṁ) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar

Note: Direct object of `apātayat`.

चर्म (carma) - shield (shield, skin, hide, leather)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carman

carman - skin, hide, leather, shield

Note: Direct object of `apātayat`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

संबाधे (saṁbādhe) - in the midst of the battle (in a close combat, in a distressful place, in a narrow space)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃbādha

saṁbādha - close combat, distress, narrow space, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: badh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the location or circumstance of the action.

धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhṛṣṭadyumna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭadyumna

dhṛṣṭadyumna - a prince of Pāñcāla, son of Drupada, destined to slay Droṇa

Note: Possessive, indicating whose weapons were struck.

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Droṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the verb `apātayat`.

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - that Brahmin (referring to Droṇa) (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, member of the three upper castes, bird, snake

Derived from dvi (two) + jan (to be born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jan – born
  adjective
  root noun/adjective
  From root jan 'to be born'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: In apposition to `saḥ`, identifying the subject.