महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-45

तस्य कर्णः शितान्बाणान्प्रतिहन्य हसन्निव ।
धनुः शरांश्च चिच्छेद सूतं चाभ्यहनच्छरैः ॥४५॥

45. tasya karṇaḥ śitānbāṇānpratihanya hasanniva ,
dhanuḥ śarāṁśca ciccheda sūtaṁ cābhyahanaccharaiḥ.

45. tasya karṇaḥ śitān bāṇān pratihanya hasan iva
dhanuḥ śarān ca ciccheda sūtam ca abhyahanat śaraiḥ

45. karṇaḥ hasan iva tasya śitān bāṇān pratihanya (tasya) dhanuḥ
ca śarān ca ciccheda (tasya) sūtam ca śaraiḥ abhyahanat

45. Karṇa, as if laughing, countered (Bhīmasena's) sharp arrows, then cut his (Bhīmasena's) bow and arrows, and struck his (Bhīmasena's) charioteer with (his own) arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Bhīmasena (his, of him)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (a character in the Mahabharata)

• शितान् (śitān) - sharpened, sharp, whetted

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• प्रतिहन्य (pratihanya) - having struck back, having countered, having repelled

• हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• च (ca) - and

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke, divided

• सूतम् (sūtam) - Bhīmasena's charioteer (charioteer, driver)

• च (ca) - and

• अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck, wounded, killed

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Bhīmasena (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Bhīmasena.

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (a character in the Mahabharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; name of a character in the Mahabharata

Note: Subject of 'pratihanya', 'ciccheda', and 'abhyahanat'.

शितान् (śitān) - sharpened, sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharpened, sharp, whetted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śo' or 'śā' (to sharpen).

Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇān'.

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Object of 'pratihanya'.

प्रतिहन्य (pratihanya) - having struck back, having countered, having repelled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'prati' and suffix 'lyap'.

Prefix: prati

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes action preceding 'ciccheda' and 'abhyahanat'.

हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'has' (to laugh) with 'śatṛ' (at) suffix.

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Describes Karṇa's state while acting.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke, divided

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active of root 'chid'.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: One of the main verbs performed by Karṇa.

सूतम् (sūtam) - Bhīmasena's charioteer (charioteer, driver)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, carpenter

Note: Object of 'abhyahanat'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck, wounded, killed

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active of root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: One of the main verbs performed by Karṇa.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Instrument by which the charioteer was struck.