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7,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-17, verse-22

सुधन्वनो धनुश्छित्त्वा हयान्वै न्यवधीच्छरैः ।
अथास्य सशिरस्त्राणं शिरः कायादपाहरत् ॥२२॥
22. sudhanvano dhanuśchittvā hayānvai nyavadhīccharaiḥ ,
athāsya saśirastrāṇaṁ śiraḥ kāyādapāharat.
22. sudhanvanaḥ dhanuḥ chittvā hayān vai ni avadhīt
śaraiḥ atha asya saśirastrāṇam śiraḥ kāyāt apa āharat
22. sudhanvanaḥ dhanuḥ chittvā hayān vai śaraiḥ ni
avadhīt atha asya saśirastrāṇam śiraḥ kāyāt apa āharat
22. After cutting Sudhanvan's bow, Arjuna killed his horses with arrows. Then, he severed Sudhanvan's head, still adorned with its helmet, from his body.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सुधन्वनः (sudhanvanaḥ) - of Sudhanvan (proper noun) (of Sudhanvan)
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - Sudhanvan's bow (bow)
  • छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut (the bow) (having cut, having severed)
  • हयान् (hayān) - Sudhanvan's horses (horses)
  • वै (vai) - indeed (emphasizing the action) (indeed, surely, truly)
  • नि (ni) - down (implying killing/bringing down) (down, into, in)
  • अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed (the horses) (killed, struck down)
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)
  • अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, next, now)
  • अस्य (asya) - his (Sudhanvan's) (of him, his)
  • सशिरस्त्राणम् (saśirastrāṇam) - helmeted (head) (with a helmet, helmeted)
  • शिरः (śiraḥ) - Sudhanvan's head (head)
  • कायात् (kāyāt) - from Sudhanvan's body (from the body)
  • अप (apa) - away (from the body) (away, off, from)
  • आहरत् (āharat) - removed (the head) (took, carried, removed)

Words meanings and morphology

सुधन्वनः (sudhanvanaḥ) - of Sudhanvan (proper noun) (of Sudhanvan)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sudhanvan
sudhanvan - Sudhanvan (a proper name, lit. 'possessing a good bow')
`sudhanvan` (सुधन्वन्) is a proper noun ending in `an`.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dhanus)
  • su – good, well
    indeclinable
    Prefix or adverb.
  • dhanus – bow
    noun (neuter)
Note: Possessive, indicating whose bow it is.
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - Sudhanvan's bow (bow)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
Note: Object of `chittvā`.
छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut (the bow) (having cut, having severed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed with suffix `ktvā`.
Root: chid (class 7)
Note: Gerund/absolutive.
हयान् (hayān) - Sudhanvan's horses (horses)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
Note: Object of `nyavadhīt`.
वै (vai) - indeed (emphasizing the action) (indeed, surely, truly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
नि (ni) - down (implying killing/bringing down) (down, into, in)
(indeclinable)
Prepositional prefix (upasarga).
Note: Upasarga for `avadhīt`.
अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed (the horses) (killed, struck down)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of vadh
Aorist active
3rd person singular, aorist tense, active voice, parasmaipada. Root `han` (हन्) with `vadha` replacement.
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Refers to Arjuna's action.
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow
Note: Means of killing the horses.
अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, next, now)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction/adverb indicating sequence or initiation.
अस्य (asya) - his (Sudhanvan's) (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, these
Genitive singular of `idam`.
Note: Possessive.
सशिरस्त्राणम् (saśirastrāṇam) - helmeted (head) (with a helmet, helmeted)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saśirastrāṇa
saśirastrāṇa - with a helmet, helmeted
Compound, `sa` (with) + `śirastrāṇa` (helmet).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śirastrāṇa)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
    Prefix/preposition.
  • śirastrāṇa – helmet, head-protector
    noun (neuter)
    `śiras` (head) + `trāṇa` (protection).
Note: Agrees with `śiraḥ`.
शिरः (śiraḥ) - Sudhanvan's head (head)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head, top
Noun ending in `s`.
Note: Object of `apāharat`.
कायात् (kāyāt) - from Sudhanvan's body (from the body)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of kāya
kāya - body, trunk
Note: Indicates separation.
अप (apa) - away (from the body) (away, off, from)
(indeclinable)
Prepositional prefix (upasarga).
Note: Upasarga for `āharat`.
आहरत् (āharat) - removed (the head) (took, carried, removed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of hṛ
Imperfect active
3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada. Formed with prefix `ā`.
Prefixes: apa+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the second clause.