महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-165, verse-120

ततोऽस्य केशान्सव्येन गृहीत्वा पाणिना तदा ।
पार्षतः क्रोशमानानां वीराणामच्छिनच्छिरः ॥१२०॥

120. tato'sya keśānsavyena gṛhītvā pāṇinā tadā ,
pārṣataḥ krośamānānāṁ vīrāṇāmacchinacchiraḥ.

120. tataḥ asya keśān savyena gṛhītvā pāṇinā tadā
pārṣataḥ krośamānānām vīrāṇām acchinat śiraḥ

120. tadā tataḥ pārṣataḥ savyena pāṇinā asya keśān
gṛhītvā krośamānānām vīrāṇām śiraḥ acchinat

120. Then, at that moment, Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata), holding his (Drona's) hair with his left hand, cut off his head, while other warriors (vīras) were crying out in protest.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अस्य (asya) - of Drona (of him, his, of this)

• केशान् (keśān) - hairs (plural)

• सव्येन (savyena) - with the left, by means of the left

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized, having taken, having grasped

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand, by means of the hand

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Drupada (Pṛṣat's son) (the son of Pṛṣat, Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

• क्रोशमानानाम् (krośamānānām) - of those crying out, of those wailing, of those screaming

• वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of the heroes, of the brave ones, of the warriors

• अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off, severed, chopped

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - Drona's head (head, top, peak)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of Drona (of him, his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

केशान् (keśān) - hairs (plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of keśa

keśa - hair (of the head)

सव्येन (savyena) - with the left, by means of the left

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of savya

savya - left, left hand, left side

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇinā'

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized, having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) form

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand, by means of the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Drupada (Pṛṣat's son) (the son of Pṛṣat, Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārṣata

pārṣata - son of Pṛṣat, an epithet for Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Derived from Pṛṣat

क्रोशमानानाम् (krośamānānām) - of those crying out, of those wailing, of those screaming

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of krośamāna

krośamāna - crying, wailing, calling out (Present Active Participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kruś, used in middle voice

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vīrāṇām'

वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of the heroes, of the brave ones, of the warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off, severed, chopped

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - Drona's head (head, top, peak)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, summit