महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-40, verse-8

कर्णस्तु बहुभिर्बाणैरर्द्यमानोऽभिमन्युना ।
अपायाज्जवनैरश्वैस्ततोऽनीकमभिद्यत ॥८॥

8. karṇastu bahubhirbāṇairardyamāno'bhimanyunā ,
apāyājjavanairaśvaistato'nīkamabhidyata.

8. karṇaḥ tu bahubhiḥ bāṇaiḥ ardyamānaḥ abhimanyunā
apāyāt javanaiḥ aśvaiḥ tataḥ anīkam abhidyata

8. tu abhimanyunā bahubhiḥ bāṇaiḥ ardyamānaḥ karṇaḥ
javanaiḥ aśvaiḥ apāyāt tataḥ anīkam abhidyata

8. But Karṇa, being greatly distressed by Abhimanyu's many arrows, retreated with his swift horses. Thereupon, the army was pierced through and scattered.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• अर्द्यमानः (ardyamānaḥ) - being tormented, being distressed

• अभिमन्युना (abhimanyunā) - by Abhimanyu

• अपायात् (apāyāt) - retreat, escaped, went away

• जवनैः (javanaiḥ) - by swift (ones)

• अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, troop

• अभिद्यत (abhidyata) - was broken, was pierced

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna; ear

Note: Subject of 'apāyāt'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

particle

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument of 'ardyamānaḥ'.

अर्द्यमानः (ardyamānaḥ) - being tormented, being distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ardya

ard - to torment, to pain, to afflict

Present Passive Participle (Ātmanepada)

Formed from root ard (to injure/torment) with passive suffix -yamāna.

Root: ard (class 1)

अभिमन्युना (abhimanyunā) - by Abhimanyu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (proper name)

अपायात् (apāyāt) - retreat, escaped, went away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of apa-i

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Formed from root i (2nd class) with prefix apa.

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Main verb for Karna.

जवनैः (javanaiḥ) - by swift (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of javana

javana - swift, quick, speedy; a horse

From root jū (to be quick).

Root: jū (class 1)

अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Instrument of Karna's retreat.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, troop

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, host, troop; front, face

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'abhidyata'.

अभिद्यत (abhidyata) - was broken, was pierced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-bhid

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

Formed from root bhid (7th class) with prefix abhi and passive stem formation.

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Main verb for the army.