महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-17, verse-21

तांस्तु सर्वान्पृथग्बाणैर्वानरप्रवरध्वजः ।
प्रत्यविध्यद्ध्वजांश्चैषां भल्लैश्चिच्छेद काञ्चनान् ॥२१॥

21. tāṁstu sarvānpṛthagbāṇairvānarapravaradhvajaḥ ,
pratyavidhyaddhvajāṁścaiṣāṁ bhallaiściccheda kāñcanān.

21. tān tu sarvān pṛthak bāṇaiḥ vānarapravaradhvajaḥ prati
avidyhat dhvajān ca eṣām bhallaiḥ ciccheda kāñcanān

21. vānarapravaradhvajaḥ tu tān sarvān pṛthak bāṇaiḥ prati
avidyhat ca eṣām kāñcanān dhvajān bhallaiḥ ciccheda

21. But Arjuna, whose banner bore the foremost of monkeys, counter-pierced all of them with individual arrows and, with broad-headed arrows, cut down their golden banners.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those warriors (referring to the enemies) (them, those)

• तु (tu) - but (emphasizing a contrast) (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (the enemy warriors) (all, every)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - individually (with separate arrows) (separately, individually, apart)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

• वानरप्रवरध्वजः (vānarapravaradhvajaḥ) - Arjuna (whose banner bears Hanuman, the foremost of monkeys) (he whose banner has the foremost of monkeys)

• प्रति (prati) - in return, against (implies counter-action) (against, towards, in return)

• अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced (them) (pierced, struck)

• ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - their banners (banners, flags)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• एषाम् (eṣām) - their (referring to the enemy warriors) (of them, their)

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with broad-headed arrows (by broad-headed arrows, with spears)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut down (the banners) (cut, cut off)

• काञ्चनान् (kāñcanān) - golden (banners) (golden, made of gold)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those warriors (referring to the enemies) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but (emphasizing a contrast) (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (the enemy warriors) (all, every)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, entire, every

Note: Agrees with `tān`.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - individually (with separate arrows) (separately, individually, apart)

(indeclinable)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

वानरप्रवरध्वजः (vānarapravaradhvajaḥ) - Arjuna (whose banner bears Hanuman, the foremost of monkeys) (he whose banner has the foremost of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarapravaradhvaja

vānarapravaradhvaja - he whose banner has the foremost of monkeys

Compound noun functioning as an epithet.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vānara+pravara+dhvaja)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• pravara – excellent, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

प्रति (prati) - in return, against (implies counter-action) (against, towards, in return)

(indeclinable)

Can function as a prefix (upasarga) or preposition.

Note: Part of the compound verb.

अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced (them) (pierced, struck)

(verb)

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

Imperfect active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada.

Prefix: prati

Root: vyadh (class 4)

ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - their banners (banners, flags)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag

Note: Object of `ciccheda`.

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एषाम् (eṣām) - their (referring to the enemy warriors) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Genitive plural of `idam`.

Note: Refers to the enemy warriors.

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with broad-headed arrows (by broad-headed arrows, with spears)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - broad-headed arrow, spear

Note: Parallel to `bāṇaiḥ`.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut down (the banners) (cut, cut off)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada. Reduplicated root.

Root: chid (class 7)

काञ्चनान् (kāñcanān) - golden (banners) (golden, made of gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold, gold