महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-90, verse-27

त्रिभिस्त्रिभिर्महेष्वासो यतमानान्महारथान् ।
तेऽपि तं प्रत्यविध्यन्त सप्तभिः सप्तभिः शरैः ॥२७॥

27. tribhistribhirmaheṣvāso yatamānānmahārathān ,
te'pi taṁ pratyavidhyanta saptabhiḥ saptabhiḥ śaraiḥ.

27. tribhiḥ tribhiḥ maheṣvāsaḥ yatamānān mahārathān te
api tam pratyavidhyanta saptabhiḥ saptabhiḥ śaraiḥ

27. maheṣvāsaḥ tribhiḥ tribhiḥ yatamānān mahārathān te
api tam saptabhiḥ saptabhiḥ śaraiḥ pratyavidhyanta

27. The great archer (Bhoja) struck the valiant great charioteers with three arrows each. And they, in turn, pierced him with seven arrows each.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three, with three

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three, with three

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - Refers to Bhoja, indicating his skill in archery. (great archer)

• यतमानान् (yatamānān) - Refers to the great charioteers (mahārathān), implying they were actively fighting or resisting. (striving, endeavoring, struggling ones)

• महारथान् (mahārathān) - The opponents of Bhoja, who are skilled warriors. (great charioteers)

• ते (te) - Refers to the 'yatamānān mahārathān'. (they)

• अपि (api) - Indicates that the charioteers also retaliated, not just Bhoja. (also, even)

• तम् (tam) - Refers to the 'maheṣvāsaḥ' (Bhoja). (him)

• प्रत्यविध्यन्त (pratyavidhyanta) - Describes the counter-attack by the great charioteers. (they pierced in return, they struck back)

• सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven, with seven

• सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven, with seven

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three, with three

(numeral)

Note: Used distributively with the following 'tribhiḥ'.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three, with three

(numeral)

Note: Used distributively, 'three each'.

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - Refers to Bhoja, indicating his skill in archery. (great archer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, one with a great bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

यतमानान् (yatamānān) - Refers to the great charioteers (mahārathān), implying they were actively fighting or resisting. (striving, endeavoring, struggling ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving, endeavoring, making effort

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root yat (to strive) with -māna suffix

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahārathān'.

महारथान् (mahārathān) - The opponents of Bhoja, who are skilled warriors. (great charioteers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, great charioteer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - Refers to the 'yatamānān mahārathān'. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

अपि (api) - Indicates that the charioteers also retaliated, not just Bhoja. (also, even)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Refers to the 'maheṣvāsaḥ' (Bhoja). (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

प्रत्यविध्यन्त (pratyavidhyanta) - Describes the counter-attack by the great charioteers. (they pierced in return, they struck back)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of vyadh

Imperfect Middle

Root vyadh (4th class, Ā.P. - vidhyate); imperfect form with augment prati- and a-

Prefix: prati

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: The -anta ending indicates plural subject 'they'.

सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven, with seven

(numeral)

Note: Used distributively with the following 'saptabhiḥ'.

सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven, with seven

(numeral)

Note: Used distributively, 'seven each'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow