महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-67, verse-55

अयुध्यमानाय हि सा केशवाय नराधिप ।
क्षिप्ता श्रुतायुधेनाथ तस्मात्तमवधीद्गदा ॥५५॥

55. ayudhyamānāya hi sā keśavāya narādhipa ,
kṣiptā śrutāyudhenātha tasmāttamavadhīdgadā.

55. ayudhyamānāya hi sā keśavāya narādhipa kṣiptā
śrutāyudhena atha tasmāt tam avadhīt gadā

55. narādhipa hi śrutāyudhena ayudhyamānāya
keśavāya sā kṣiptā atha tasmāt gadā tam avadhīt

55. O king, indeed, that mace (gadā) was thrown by Śrutāyudha at Keśava (Krishna) who was not fighting. Therefore, it killed him.

Words meanings summery:

• अयुध्यमानाय (ayudhyamānāya) - to Keśava (Krishna), who was not engaged in combat (to the one not fighting, to the non-combatant)

• हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the certainty (indeed, surely, because)

• सा (sā) - that mace (gadā, which is feminine) (she, that (feminine))

• केशवाय (keśavāya) - to Lord Krishna (to Keśava)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king (vocative, addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya) (king, lord of men)

• क्षिप्ता (kṣiptā) - thrown (referring to the mace) (thrown, cast)

• श्रुतायुधेन (śrutāyudhena) - by the warrior Śrutāyudha (by Śrutāyudha)

• अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thereupon, moreover)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, as a result of that action (from that, therefore, on that account)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Śrutāyudha) (him, that (masculine accusative))

• अवधीत् (avadhīt) - it (the mace) killed (he/she/it killed)

• गदा (gadā) - the divine mace of Śrutāyudha (mace, club)

Words meanings and morphology

अयुध्यमानाय (ayudhyamānāya) - to Keśava (Krishna), who was not engaged in combat (to the one not fighting, to the non-combatant)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of ayudhyamāna

ayudhyamāna - not fighting, non-combatant

Present Active Participle

Derived from root yudh (class 4) with śānac suffix, negated by a- prefix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yudhyamāna)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• yudhyamāna – fighting, combatant
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root yudh, with śyān-pratyaya.
  Root: yudh (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the certainty (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that mace (gadā, which is feminine) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

केशवाय (keśavāya) - to Lord Krishna (to Keśava)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - having long hair; an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king (vocative, addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya) (king, lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)

क्षिप्ता (kṣiptā) - thrown (referring to the mace) (thrown, cast)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣipta

kṣipta - thrown, cast, flung

Past Passive Participle

From root kṣip (class 6).

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Used here as an adjective agreeing with `gadā` (implied 'sā').

श्रुतायुधेन (śrutāyudhena) - by the warrior Śrutāyudha (by Śrutāyudha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śrutāyudha

śrutāyudha - having famous weapons; a proper name

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śruta+āyudha)

• śruta – heard, famous
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śru (class 5).
  Root: śru (class 5)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thereupon, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, as a result of that action (from that, therefore, on that account)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used adverbially here to mean "therefore".

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Śrutāyudha) (him, that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

अवधीत् (avadhīt) - it (the mace) killed (he/she/it killed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of han

Third person singular Aorist active of root han (class 2). The vadh- stem is used in some aorist forms.

Root: han (class 2)

गदा (gadā) - the divine mace of Śrutāyudha (mace, club)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Agent of the action of killing.