महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-4

भल्लैः क्षुरैरर्धचन्द्रैर्वत्सदन्तैश्च पाण्डवः ।
चिच्छेदामित्रवीराणां समरे प्रतियुध्यताम् ॥४॥

4. bhallaiḥ kṣurairardhacandrairvatsadantaiśca pāṇḍavaḥ ,
cicchedāmitravīrāṇāṁ samare pratiyudhyatām.

4. bhallaiḥ kṣuraiḥ ardha-candraiḥ vatsa-dantaiḥ ca
pāṇḍavaḥ ciccheda amitra-vīrāṇām samare pratiyudhyatām

4. pāṇḍavaḥ samare pratiyudhyatām amitra-vīrāṇām bhallaiḥ
kṣuraiḥ ardha-candraiḥ ca vatsa-dantaiḥ ciccheda

4. The Pāṇḍava (pāṇḍava) Arjuna, in battle (samare), cut off [these parts] of the enemy heroes (amitra-vīrāṇām) who were fighting back, using lances (bhallaiḥ), razor-sharp arrows (kṣuraiḥ), half-moon shaped arrows (ardhacandraiḥ), and calf-tooth shaped arrows (vatsadantaiḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows of the 'bhalla' type (with lances, with specific arrows)

• क्षुरैः (kṣuraiḥ) - with razor-sharp arrows

• अर्ध-चन्द्रैः (ardha-candraiḥ) - with half-moon shaped arrows

• वत्स-दन्तैः (vatsa-dantaiḥ) - with calf-tooth shaped arrows

• च (ca) - and

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (the Pāṇḍava, son of Pāṇḍu)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off, he severed

• अमित्र-वीराणाम् (amitra-vīrāṇām) - of the enemy heroes/warriors

• समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

• प्रतियुध्यताम् (pratiyudhyatām) - of those who were fighting back/resisting

Words meanings and morphology

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows of the 'bhalla' type (with lances, with specific arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - a kind of arrow, spear, lance

क्षुरैः (kṣuraiḥ) - with razor-sharp arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣura

kṣura - razor, sharp-edged arrow

अर्ध-चन्द्रैः (ardha-candraiḥ) - with half-moon shaped arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ardha-candra

ardha-candra - half-moon, crescent

Compound: ardha (half) + candra (moon). Refers to arrows with such a shape.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ardha+candra)

• ardha – half, part
  noun (masculine)
• candra – moon, luminous
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to types of arrows.

वत्स-दन्तैः (vatsa-dantaiḥ) - with calf-tooth shaped arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vatsa-danta

vatsa-danta - calf's tooth, an arrow shaped like a calf's tooth

Compound: vatsa (calf) + danta (tooth). Refers to arrows with such a shape.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vatsa+danta)

• vatsa – calf, son, darling
  noun (masculine)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to types of arrows.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Post-positional conjunction.

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (the Pāṇḍava, son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, one of the Pāṇḍavas

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu.

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut off, he severed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of chid

Perfect Past Tense

From root chid (to cut). Reduplication for perfect tense.

Root: chid (class 7)

अमित्र-वीराणाम् (amitra-vīrāṇām) - of the enemy heroes/warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amitra-vīra

amitra-vīra - enemy hero, hostile warrior

Compound: amitra (enemy) + vīra (hero/warrior).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+vīra)

• amitra – enemy, not a friend
  noun (masculine)
  Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of mitra (friend).
• vīra – hero, warrior, valiant
  noun (masculine)

समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

From sam (together) + ṛ (to go) or smṛ (to remember).

प्रतियुध्यताम् (pratiyudhyatām) - of those who were fighting back/resisting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pratiyudh

yudh - to fight, contend

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root yudh (to fight) with prefix prati (against, back).

Prefix: prati

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with amitra-vīrāṇām.