महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-44, verse-12

सोऽभिमन्युं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्विद्ध्वा वक्षस्यथानदत् ।
त्रिभिश्च दक्षिणे बाहौ सव्ये च निशितैस्त्रिभिः ॥१२॥

12. so'bhimanyuṁ tribhirbāṇairviddhvā vakṣasyathānadat ,
tribhiśca dakṣiṇe bāhau savye ca niśitaistribhiḥ.

12. saḥ abhimanyum tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ viddhvā vakṣasi atha anadat
tribhiḥ ca dakṣiṇe bāhau savye ca niśitaiḥ tribhiḥ

12. saḥ abhimanyum vakṣasi tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ viddhvā atha
anadat ca dakṣiṇe bāhau ca savye niśitaiḥ tribhiḥ

12. Having pierced Abhimanyu in the chest with three arrows, he then roared. With three sharp arrows, he also struck (him) in the right arm and in the left.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (the powerful warrior) (he, that one)

• अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

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

• विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having struck)

• वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - in the chest (in the chest, on the breast)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now, moreover)

• अनदत् (anadat) - he roared (he roared, he shouted)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (arrows) (with three)

• च (ca) - and

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the right (arm) (in the right, on the right)

• बाहौ (bāhau) - in the arm (in the arm, on the arm)

• सव्ये (savye) - in the left (arm) (in the left, on the left)

• च (ca) - and

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, with whetted)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (arrows) (with three)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the powerful warrior) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the subject of the previous verse.

अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna)

Proper name.

Note: Object of the verb viddhvā.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(numeral)

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow, shaft

विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having struck)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root vyadh (to pierce) + ktvā suffix. vyadh becomes viddh in this form.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - in the chest (in the chest, on the breast)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vakṣas

vakṣas - chest, breast, bosom

-as ending neuter noun.

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating sequence.

अनदत् (anadat) - he roared (he roared, he shouted)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice

From root nad (to roar). laṅ imperfect tense, at termination, augmented with a-.

Root: nad (class 1)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (arrows) (with three)

(numeral)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the right (arm) (in the right, on the right)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right, southern, skillful, clever

Note: Refers to the right arm.

बाहौ (bāhau) - in the arm (in the arm, on the arm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

u-stem masculine noun.

सव्ये (savye) - in the left (arm) (in the left, on the left)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of savya

savya - left, northern, reverse, opposite

Note: Refers to the left arm.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, with whetted)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, keen, sharpened

Past Passive Participle

From ni (down, in) + root śo (to sharpen) + kta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (arrows) (with three)

(numeral)