महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-18

सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता राक्षसेन्द्रो महाबलः ।
व्यसृजत्सायकांस्तूर्णं स्वर्णपुङ्खाञ्शिलाशितान् ॥१८॥

18. so'tividdho balavatā rākṣasendro mahābalaḥ ,
vyasṛjatsāyakāṁstūrṇaṁ svarṇapuṅkhāñśilāśitān.

18. saḥ ati-viddhaḥ balavatā rākṣasa-indraḥ mahā-balaḥ
vyasṛjat sāyakān tūrṇam svarṇa-puṅkhān śilā-āśitān

18. saḥ ati-viddhaḥ balavatā mahā-balaḥ rākṣasa-indraḥ
tūrṇam śilā-āśitān svarṇa-puṅkhān sāyakān vyasṛjat

18. That greatly powerful chief of demons, being intensely wounded by the mighty opponent, swiftly released arrows with golden shafts, sharpened on stone.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अति-विद्धः (ati-viddhaḥ) - greatly pierced, intensely wounded

• बलवता (balavatā) - by the mighty opponent (by the powerful one, by the strong one)

• राक्षस-इन्द्रः (rākṣasa-indraḥ) - chief of demons, lord of Rākṣasas

• महा-बलः (mahā-balaḥ) - greatly powerful, very strong

• व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - he released, he discharged

• सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• स्वर्ण-पुङ्खान् (svarṇa-puṅkhān) - having golden shafts, with golden quills

• शिला-आशितान् (śilā-āśitān) - sharpened on stone

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अति-विद्धः (ati-viddhaḥ) - greatly pierced, intensely wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ati-viddha

ati-viddha - greatly pierced, intensely struck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vyadh (to pierce, strike) with prefix ati-

Prefix: ati

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasa-indraḥ'.

बलवता (balavatā) - by the mighty opponent (by the powerful one, by the strong one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'ati-viddhaḥ'.

राक्षस-इन्द्रः (rākṣasa-indraḥ) - chief of demons, lord of Rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa-indra

rākṣasa-indra - chief of demons, lord of Rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – demon, Rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (also name of the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Main subject of the sentence.

महा-बलः (mahā-balaḥ) - greatly powerful, very strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-bala

mahā-bala - greatly powerful, mighty, strong

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rākṣasa-indraḥ'.

व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - he released, he discharged

(verb)

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

Prefixes: vi+a

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow

Note: Object of 'vyasṛjat'.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'vyasṛjat'.

स्वर्ण-पुङ्खान् (svarṇa-puṅkhān) - having golden shafts, with golden quills

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of svarṇa-puṅkha

svarṇa-puṅkha - having golden shafts/feathers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svarṇa+puṅkha)

• svarṇa – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feather, shaft (of an arrow)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sāyakān'.

शिला-आशितान् (śilā-āśitān) - sharpened on stone

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śilā-āśita

śilā-āśita - sharpened on stone, whetted on a rock

Past Passive Participle (āśita)

Compound with āśita (sharpened) and śilā (stone). āśita from root √śā (to sharpen) with prefix ā-.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+āśita)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• āśita – sharpened, whetted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śā (to sharpen) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sāyakān'.