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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-18

ततो युधिष्ठिरो द्रोणं नवत्या नतपर्वणाम् ।
आजघ्ने भरतश्रेष्ठ सर्वमर्मसु भारत ॥१८॥
18. tato yudhiṣṭhiro droṇaṁ navatyā nataparvaṇām ,
ājaghne bharataśreṣṭha sarvamarmasu bhārata.
18. tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ droṇam navatyā nataparvaṇām
ājaghne bharataśreṣṭha sarvamarmasu bhārata
18. bharataśreṣṭha bhārata tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
navatyā nataparvaṇām droṇam sarvamarmasu ājaghne
18. O best among the Bharatas, O Bharata, then Yudhishthira struck Drona with ninety sharp-jointed arrows in all his vital parts.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)
  • युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince (Yudhishthira)
  • द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona, the preceptor of the Pandavas and Kauravas (Drona)
  • नवत्या (navatyā) - with ninety (arrows) (with ninety)
  • नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - of sharp-jointed arrows (of sharp-jointed, of bent-knotted)
  • आजघ्ने (ājaghne) - struck (him) (struck, hit)
  • भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the descendants of Bharata (addressing the listener, likely Dhritarashtra or Sanjaya) (O best among Bharatas)
  • सर्वमर्मसु (sarvamarmasu) - in all of Drona's vital spots (in all vital spots)
  • भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressing the listener, likely Dhritarashtra or Sanjaya) (O Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)
(indeclinable)
derived from tad (that)
युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince (Yudhishthira)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle, Yudhishthira
Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)
  • yudhi – in battle, in war
    noun (feminine)
    Root: yudh (class 4)
  • sthira – firm, steady, constant
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: sthā (class 1)
द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona, the preceptor of the Pandavas and Kauravas (Drona)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - Drona, a measure, a kind of jar
नवत्या (navatyā) - with ninety (arrows) (with ninety)
(numeral)
नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - of sharp-jointed arrows (of sharp-jointed, of bent-knotted)
(adjective)
Genitive, plural of nataparvan
nataparvan - having bent knots/joints (describing arrows)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nata+parvan)
  • nata – bent, bowed
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle
    from root nam
    Root: nam (class 1)
  • parvan – knot, joint, section
    noun (neuter)
Note: agrees with implied 'arrows'
आजघ्ने (ājaghne) - struck (him) (struck, hit)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of han
Prefix: ā
Root: han (class 2)
Note: The atmanepada form suggests a result for the agent (Yudhishthira) or the action being done for oneself.
भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the descendants of Bharata (addressing the listener, likely Dhritarashtra or Sanjaya) (O best among Bharatas)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha
bharataśreṣṭha - best of the Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)
  • bharata – descendant of Bharata, an Indian
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhṛ (class 1)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
    adjective (masculine)
    superlative of praśasya
    Root: praśasya
सर्वमर्मसु (sarvamarmasu) - in all of Drona's vital spots (in all vital spots)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of sarvamarma
sarvamarma - all vital parts
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+marma)
  • sarva – all, every
    pronoun
  • marma – vital spot, vulnerable point
    noun (neuter)
    Root: mṛ
भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressing the listener, likely Dhritarashtra or Sanjaya) (O Bharata)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian
Root: bhṛ (class 1)