महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-6

ते तस्य जघ्निरे वाहान्भल्लेनास्याच्छिनद्धनुः ।
पृष्ठरक्षं तथा सूतमविध्यन्निशितैः शरैः ॥६॥

6. te tasya jaghnire vāhānbhallenāsyācchinaddhanuḥ ,
pṛṣṭharakṣaṁ tathā sūtamavidhyanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.

6. te tasya jaghnire vāhān bhallena asya acchinat dhanuḥ
pṛṣṭharakṣam tathā sūtam avidhyan niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

6. te tasya vāhān jaghnire.
asya bhallena dhanuḥ acchinat.
tathā pṛṣṭharakṣam sūtam niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ avidhyan.

6. They struck down his horses. With a broad-headed arrow (bhalla), one of them cut his bow. And they pierced both the chariot's rear guard and the charioteer with sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• जघ्निरे (jaghnire) - they killed, they struck down

• वाहान् (vāhān) - horses, steeds, bearers

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this one

• अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - he cut, he severed

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• पृष्ठरक्षम् (pṛṣṭharakṣam) - chariot's rear guard, protector of the rear

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so, in that manner

• सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer

• अविध्यन् (avidhyan) - they pierced, they struck

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

जघ्निरे (jaghnire) - they killed, they struck down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of han

Root: han (class 2)

वाहान् (vāhān) - horses, steeds, bearers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vāha

vāha - a bearer, a horse, a vehicle

भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - a kind of arrow, broad-headed arrow

अस्य (asya) - his, of this one

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - he cut, he severed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of chid

Root: chid (class 7)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arch, rainbow

पृष्ठरक्षम् (pṛṣṭharakṣam) - chariot's rear guard, protector of the rear

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭharakṣa

pṛṣṭharakṣa - rear guard, protector of the back

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛṣṭha+rakṣa)

• pṛṣṭha – back, rear
  noun (neuter)
• rakṣa – protector, guarding
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald

अविध्यन् (avidhyan) - they pierced, they struck

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of vyadh

Root: vyadh (class 4)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, sharp, keen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śo' (to sharpen) with preverb 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow