महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-24

द्रोणस्तु पञ्चभिर्बाणैर्वासुदेवमताडयत् ।
अर्जुनं च त्रिसप्तत्या ध्वजं चास्य त्रिभिः शरैः ॥२४॥

24. droṇastu pañcabhirbāṇairvāsudevamatāḍayat ,
arjunaṁ ca trisaptatyā dhvajaṁ cāsya tribhiḥ śaraiḥ.

24. droṇaḥ tu pañcabhiḥ bāṇaiḥ vāsudevam atāḍayat
arjunam ca trisaptatyā dhvajam ca asya tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

24. tu droṇaḥ vāsudevam pañcabhiḥ bāṇaiḥ atāḍayat ca
arjunam trisaptatyā ca asya dhvajam tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

24. But Droṇa struck Vāsudeva (Krishna) with five arrows, and Arjuna with seventy-three arrows, and his (Arjuna's) banner with three arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Krishna (Vāsudeva (Krishna))

• अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - struck, beat

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्रिसप्तत्या (trisaptatyā) - with seventy-three arrows (with seventy-three)

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - of Arjuna (his, of him)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of a preceptor)

Root: drū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'atāḍayat'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇaiḥ'.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Root: ban (class 1)

Note: Instrument of 'atāḍayat'.

वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Krishna (Vāsudeva (Krishna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (son of Vasudeva, epithet of Krishna)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of 'atāḍayat'.

अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - struck, beat

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (Laṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular. Causal form.

From root taḍ (to strike), causative 'tāḍaya'.

Root: taḍ (class 10)

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince), white, silver

Root: ṛj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'atāḍayat'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'arjunam' with previous object 'vāsudevam'.

त्रिसप्तत्या (trisaptatyā) - with seventy-three arrows (with seventy-three)

(numeral)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+saptati)

• tri – three
  numeral
• saptati – seventy
  numeral (feminine)

Note: Refers to the number of arrows used against Arjuna.

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'atāḍayat'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dhvajam' with previous objects.

अस्य (asya) - of Arjuna (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, refers to Arjuna's banner.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of 'atāḍayat'.