महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-6

तस्याश्वान्गदया हत्वा तथोभौ पार्ष्णिसारथी ।
शराचिताङ्गः सौभद्रः श्वाविद्वत्प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥६॥

6. tasyāśvāngadayā hatvā tathobhau pārṣṇisārathī ,
śarācitāṅgaḥ saubhadraḥ śvāvidvatpratyadṛśyata.

6. tasya aśvān gadayā hatvā tathā ubhau pārṣṇisārathī
śarācitāṅgaḥ saubhadraḥ śvāvid vat pratyadṛśyata

6. सौभद्रः तस्य अश्वान् गदया हत्वा तथा उभौ पार्ष्णिसारथी
च (हत्वा) शराचिताङ्गः श्वाविद्वत् प्रत्यदृश्यत

6. Having struck down his horses with a mace, and similarly both the rear charioteers, Abhimanyu, his body covered with arrows, appeared like a porcupine.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the opponent of Abhimanyu) (his, its, of him/it)

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

• गदया (gadayā) - with a mace

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck down

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, in that manner, and similarly)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - two rear charioteers, charioteers at the rear

• शराचिताङ्गः (śarācitāṅgaḥ) - whose limbs are covered with arrows, body pierced by arrows

• सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Abhimanyu (son of Subhadra, Abhimanyu)

• श्वाविद् (śvāvid) - porcupine

• वत् (vat) - like, as

• प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - he appeared (he appeared, was seen)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the opponent of Abhimanyu) (his, its, of him/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the opponent.

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

गदया (gadayā) - with a mace

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root han- (class 2) + suffix -tvā

Root: han (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, in that manner, and similarly)

(indeclinable)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - two rear charioteers, charioteers at the rear

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pārṣṇisārathi

pārṣṇisārathi - charioteer at the rear, driver of the rear part (of the chariot)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pārṣṇi+sārathi)

• pārṣṇi – heel, rear, back part
  noun (masculine)
• sārathi – charioteer, driver
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to two charioteers.

शराचिताङ्गः (śarācitāṅgaḥ) - whose limbs are covered with arrows, body pierced by arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarācitāṅga

śarācitāṅga - body covered with arrows

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śara+ācita+aṅga)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ācita – covered, filled, piled up
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ci- (to gather, pile) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ci (class 5)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Abhimanyu.

सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Abhimanyu (son of Subhadra, Abhimanyu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saubhadra

saubhadra - son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu)

Patronymic from Subhadrā

Note: Refers to Abhimanyu.

श्वाविद् (śvāvid) - porcupine

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvāvid

śvāvid - porcupine

Note: Used in comparison.

वत् (vat) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Suffix indicating comparison.

Note: Used with śvāvid.

प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - he appeared (he appeared, was seen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect, Middle Voice

From root dṛś (class 1) with prefix prati-. Passive sense.

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The prefix prati gives the sense of 'in front of' or 'back' in a more general sense of 'appearing'.