महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-21, verse-22

असिना धनुषा शक्त्या हयैर्नागैर्नरै रथैः ।
आयसेन च दण्डेन व्रातान्व्रातान्हनिष्यति ॥२२॥

22. asinā dhanuṣā śaktyā hayairnāgairnarai rathaiḥ ,
āyasena ca daṇḍena vrātānvrātānhaniṣyati.

22. asinā dhanuṣā śaktyā hayaiḥ nāgaiḥ naraiḥ rathaiḥ
āyasena ca daṇḍena vrātān vrātān haniṣyati

22. asinā dhanuṣā śaktyā hayaiḥ nāgaiḥ naraiḥ rathaiḥ
ca āyasena daṇḍena vrātān vrātān haniṣyati

22. He will kill hordes upon hordes of enemies using swords, bows, spears, horses, elephants, men, chariots, and iron maces.

Words meanings summery:

• असिना (asinā) - by sword

• धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - by bow

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by spear (weapon) (by spear, by power, by energy)

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

• नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by elephants (in warfare) (by elephants, by serpents)

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by warriors/soldiers (by men)

• रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

• आयसेन (āyasena) - by iron-made, by metallic

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by mace (weapon) (by staff, by rod, by mace)

• व्रातान् (vrātān) - hordes of enemies (hordes, multitudes, groups (accusative plural))

• व्रातान् (vrātān) - hordes of enemies (hordes, multitudes, groups (accusative plural))

• हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - he will kill/destroy (the enemies) (he will kill, he will strike, he will destroy)

Words meanings and morphology

असिना (asinā) - by sword

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - by bow

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, a measure of distance

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by spear (weapon) (by spear, by power, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capability, spear (śakti)

Root: śak (class 5)

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse, a swift animal

Root: hi (class 5)

नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by elephants (in warfare) (by elephants, by serpents)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant, a mountain

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by warriors/soldiers (by men)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, hero

Root: nṝ (class 1)

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

आयसेन (āyasena) - by iron-made, by metallic

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āyasa

āyasa - made of iron, metallic, belonging to iron

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by mace (weapon) (by staff, by rod, by mace)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, club, mace, punishment

Root: daṇḍ (class 10)

व्रातान् (vrātān) - hordes of enemies (hordes, multitudes, groups (accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vrāta

vrāta - horde, multitude, group, troop, assembly

व्रातान् (vrātān) - hordes of enemies (hordes, multitudes, groups (accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vrāta

vrāta - horde, multitude, group, troop, assembly

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'hordes upon hordes'

हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - he will kill/destroy (the enemies) (he will kill, he will strike, he will destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of han

Future Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

han + sya + ti (sya is future marker, ti is 3rd sg. ending). The n changes to ṇ due to retroflexion.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The implied subject is a powerful warrior.