महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-65, verse-22

केचिदेकेन बाणेन सुमुक्तेन पतत्रिणा ।
द्वौ त्रयश्च विनिर्भिन्ना निपेतुर्धरणीतले ॥२२॥

22. kecidekena bāṇena sumuktena patatriṇā ,
dvau trayaśca vinirbhinnā nipeturdharaṇītale.

22. kecit ekena bāṇena sumuktena patatriṇā dvau
trayaḥ ca vinirbhinnāḥ nipetuḥ dharaṇītale

22. ekena sumuktena patatriṇā bāṇena kecit dvau
ca trayaḥ ca vinirbhinnāḥ dharaṇītale nipetuḥ

22. Some (warriors), pierced by a single, well-released, feathered arrow, two or even three of them, fell upon the surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• एकेन (ekena) - by one

• बाणेन (bāṇena) - by an arrow

• सुमुक्तेन (sumuktena) - by the well-shot, well-released

• पतत्रिणा (patatriṇā) - by the feathered (arrow), by that which flies

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• च (ca) - and

• विनिर्भिन्नाः (vinirbhinnāḥ) - pierced through, completely struck

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain, anyone

एकेन (ekena) - by one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

Note: Agrees with bāṇena.

बाणेन (bāṇena) - by an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

सुमुक्तेन (sumuktena) - by the well-shot, well-released

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sumukta

sumukta - well-released, well-shot, properly discharged

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'muc' (to release) with the prefix 'su' (well)

Prefix: su

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with bāṇena.

पतत्रिणा (patatriṇā) - by the feathered (arrow), by that which flies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of patatrin

patatrin - feathered, flying, bird, arrow

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bāṇena.

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvi

dvi - two

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विनिर्भिन्नाः (vinirbhinnāḥ) - pierced through, completely struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinirbhinna

vinirbhinna - completely pierced, struck through, rent asunder

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'bhid' (to split, pierce) with prefixes 'vi' and 'nir'

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of nipat

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, flat ground, plain
  noun (neuter)