महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-2

तस्य द्रोणः शितैर्बाणैस्तीक्ष्णधारैरयस्मयैः ।
जीवितान्तमभिप्रेप्सुर्मर्मण्याशु जघान ह ॥२॥

2. tasya droṇaḥ śitairbāṇaistīkṣṇadhārairayasmayaiḥ ,
jīvitāntamabhiprepsurmarmaṇyāśu jaghāna ha.

2. tasya droṇaḥ śitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ tīkṣṇadhāraiḥ ayasmayaiḥ
jīvitāntam abhiprepsuḥ marmaṇi āśu jaghāna ha

2. droṇaḥ tasya jīvitāntam abhiprepsuḥ śitaiḥ
tīkṣṇadhāraiḥ ayasmayaiḥ bāṇaiḥ marmaṇi āśu ha jaghāna

2. Drona, intending to end his life, swiftly struck him in the vital spots with sharpened, iron arrows that had keen edges.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, her, its, of that

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharpened, with keen

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• तीक्ष्णधारैः (tīkṣṇadhāraiḥ) - with sharp-edged

• अयस्मयैः (ayasmayaiḥ) - with iron-made

• जीवितान्तम् (jīvitāntam) - the end of life

• अभिप्रेप्सुः (abhiprepsuḥ) - intending to end (life) (desiring to reach, wishing to bring about)

• मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - in the vital spot, in the vulnerable point

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• जघान (jaghāna) - struck, hit

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, her, its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the opponent of Drona.

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a proper name); a measure of capacity; a bucket

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharpened, with keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharpened, whetted, keen, sharp

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śā 'to sharpen'

Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇaiḥ'.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

तीक्ष्णधारैः (tīkṣṇadhāraiḥ) - with sharp-edged

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇadhāra

tīkṣṇadhāra - sharp-edged, keen-pointed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tīkṣṇa+dhāra)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, piercing
  adjective
• dhāra – edge, point
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अयस्मयैः (ayasmayaiḥ) - with iron-made

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ayasmaya

ayasmaya - made of iron, iron

Suffix -maya indicating material

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇaiḥ'.

जीवितान्तम् (jīvitāntam) - the end of life

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvitānta

jīvitānta - end of life, death

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvita+anta)

• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jīv 'to live'
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'abhiprepsuḥ'.

अभिप्रेप्सुः (abhiprepsuḥ) - intending to end (life) (desiring to reach, wishing to bring about)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiprepsu

abhiprepsu - desiring to obtain, wishing to reach, intending to bring about

Desiderative Participle

From desiderative of 'abhi-pra-āp'

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies Drona.

मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - in the vital spot, in the vulnerable point

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable part (of the body); secret, core

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

जघान (jaghāna) - struck, hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of han

Root: han (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)