महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-28

स द्रोणं पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
ध्वजमेकेन विव्याध सारथिं चास्य सप्तभिः ॥२८॥

28. sa droṇaṁ pañcabhirviddhvā śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
dhvajamekena vivyādha sārathiṁ cāsya saptabhiḥ.

28. sa droṇam pañcabhiḥ viddhvā śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
dhvajam ekena vivyādha sārathim ca asya saptabhiḥ

28. sa saṃnataparvabhiḥ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ droṇam viddhvā
ekena dhvajam ca saptabhiḥ asya sārathim vivyādha

28. He pierced Drona with five arrows that had bent nodes, and (then) struck Drona's banner with one (arrow) and his charioteer with seven (arrows).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

• विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having struck

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent nodes/joints (describing arrows)

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag

• एकेन (ekena) - with one

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck

• सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - his

• सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of a warrior and teacher)

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

(numeral)

विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having struck

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'vyadh' (to pierce, strike) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow; reed

संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent nodes/joints (describing arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃnataparvan

saṁnataparvan - having bent nodes/joints

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saṃnata+parvan)

• saṃnata – bent, bowed, stooped
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'nam' (to bend) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – node, joint, knot, division
  noun (neuter)

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

एकेन (ekena) - with one

(numeral)

Note: (understood to be 'with one arrow')

विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (liṭ) of vyadh

Root: vyadh (class 4)

सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Drona

सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven

(numeral)

Note: (understood to be 'with seven arrows')