महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-35

ततस्त्वरन्पुनर्द्रोणो धनुर्हस्तो व्यतिष्ठत ।
सज्यं सज्यं पुनश्चास्य चिच्छेद निशितैः शरैः ॥३५॥

35. tatastvaranpunardroṇo dhanurhasto vyatiṣṭhata ,
sajyaṁ sajyaṁ punaścāsya ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.

35. tataḥ tvaran punaḥ droṇaḥ dhanurhastaḥ vyatiṣṭhata
sajyam sajyam punaḥ ca asya ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

35. tataḥ tvaran dhanurhastaḥ droṇaḥ
punaḥ vyatiṣṭhata ca asya
sajyam sajyam (dhanuḥ) punaḥ
niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ (sātyakiḥ) ciccheda

35. Then, hurrying, Drona again stood with bow in hand; and again (Satyaki) cut his strung bows with sharp arrows, each one as it was strung.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

• त्वरन् (tvaran) - hurrying

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, yet

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• धनुर्हस्तः (dhanurhastaḥ) - bow in hand, holding a bow

• व्यतिष्ठत (vyatiṣṭhata) - stood, took position

• सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung, with a string

• सज्यम् (sajyam) - each strung bow (strung, with a string)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, yet

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - his (Drona's) (his, of him)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharpened, keen

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad used as an adverb

त्वरन् (tvaran) - hurrying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarat

tvarat - hurrying, swift

present active participle

from root tvar (class 1) + śatṛ pratyaya

Root: tvar (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, yet

(indeclinable)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (proper name)

धनुर्हस्तः (dhanurhastaḥ) - bow in hand, holding a bow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurhasta

dhanurhasta - bow in hand, holding a bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanus+hasta)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

व्यतिष्ठत (vyatiṣṭhata) - stood, took position

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

imperfect tense, 3rd singular

root sthā (class 1) with prefixes vi and ati

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: sthā (class 1)

सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung, with a string

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sajya

sajya - strung, having a bowstring

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jyā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modified dhanuḥ, implied

सज्यम् (sajyam) - each strung bow (strung, with a string)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sajya

sajya - strung, having a bowstring

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jyā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)

Note: Repetition for emphasis, 'each strung bow'

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, yet

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (Drona's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he/she/it

genitive singular of idam or etad

Note: Refers to Drona

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid

perfect tense, 3rd singular

root chid (class 7)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: The implied subject is Satyaki, carried over from the previous verse.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharpened, keen

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

past passive participle

from root śi (class 2) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: śi (class 2)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow