महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-20

धनुर्मण्डलमेवास्य रथमार्गेषु दृश्यते ।
संदधानस्य विशिखाञ्शीघ्रं चैव विमुञ्चतः ॥२०॥

20. dhanurmaṇḍalamevāsya rathamārgeṣu dṛśyate ,
saṁdadhānasya viśikhāñśīghraṁ caiva vimuñcataḥ.

20. dhanurmaṇḍalam eva asya rathamārgeṣu dṛśyate
saṃdadhānasya viśikhān śīghram ca eva vimuñcataḥ

20. asya rathamārgeṣu dhanurmaṇḍalam eva dṛśyate
viśikhān saṃdadhānasya ca śīghram eva vimuñcataḥ

20. Only the circle of his bow (dhanurmaṇḍala) is seen along his chariot's path, even as he swiftly aims and releases his arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• धनुर्मण्डलम् (dhanurmaṇḍalam) - the arc formed by the drawn bow (the circle of the bow)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अस्य (asya) - of Abhimanyu (of him)

• रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on the chariot-paths, on the tracks of the chariot

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• संदधानस्य (saṁdadhānasya) - of him who is fixing/aiming (arrows)

• विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly, quickly

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just

• विमुञ्चतः (vimuñcataḥ) - of him (Abhimanyu) who is releasing arrows (of him who is releasing)

Words meanings and morphology

धनुर्मण्डलम् (dhanurmaṇḍalam) - the arc formed by the drawn bow (the circle of the bow)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanurmaṇḍala

dhanurmaṇḍala - the circle formed by a drawn bow, bow-circle

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dhanus+maṇḍala)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of Abhimanyu (of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on the chariot-paths, on the tracks of the chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rathamārga

rathamārga - chariot-path, chariot-track

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+mārga)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, track
  noun (masculine)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

संदधानस्य (saṁdadhānasya) - of him who is fixing/aiming (arrows)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃdadhāna

saṁdadhāna - fixing, aiming, applying, joining

Present Middle Participle

From verb root 'dhā' with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'asya'.

विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow (literally 'without a tuft' or 'point')

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - swiftly, quickly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just

(indeclinable)

विमुञ्चतः (vimuñcataḥ) - of him (Abhimanyu) who is releasing arrows (of him who is releasing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vimuñcat

vimuñcat - releasing, discharging, letting go

Present Active Participle

From verb root 'muc' with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'asya'.