महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-62

स हि नानाविधैर्बाणैरिष्वासप्रवरो युधि ।
न्यहनद्द्विषतां व्रातान्गतासूनन्तको यथा ॥६२॥

62. sa hi nānāvidhairbāṇairiṣvāsapravaro yudhi ,
nyahanaddviṣatāṁ vrātāngatāsūnantako yathā.

62. saḥ hi nānāvidhaiḥ bāṇaiḥ iṣvāsa-pravaraḥ yudhi
nyahanat dviṣatām vrātān gatāsūn antakaḥ yathā

62. saḥ iṣvāsapravaraḥ hi yudhi nānāvidhaiḥ bāṇaiḥ
dviṣatām gatāsūn vrātān antakaḥ yathā nyahanat

62. Indeed, he, the foremost among archers, in battle, struck down multitudes of enemies, rendering them lifeless with various kinds of arrows, just as Antaka (the god of death) does.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• नानाविधैः (nānāvidhaiḥ) - with various kinds, of many sorts

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• इष्वास-प्रवरः (iṣvāsa-pravaraḥ) - the best among archers, foremost bowman

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - he struck down, he killed

• द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of enemies, of those hating

• व्रातान् (vrātān) - hosts, multitudes, groups

• गतासून् (gatāsūn) - whose life has departed, lifeless, dead

• अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - the finisher, the ender, Yama (the god of death)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

नानाविधैः (nānāvidhaiḥ) - with various kinds, of many sorts

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānāvidha

nānāvidha - of various kinds, manifold

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+vidha)

• nānā – various, manifold, diverse
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

इष्वास-प्रवरः (iṣvāsa-pravaraḥ) - the best among archers, foremost bowman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣvāsa-pravara

iṣvāsa-pravara - foremost archer, best bowman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iṣvāsa+pravara)

• iṣvāsa – archer, bowman; bow
  noun (masculine)
  From iṣu (arrow) + āsa (throwing, wielding)
• pravara – chief, excellent, best
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

Note: Refers to the subject 'saḥ'.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - he struck down, he killed

(verb)

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

imperfect active

Root han (to strike, kill), class 2, imperfect tense, third person singular, active voice. Formed with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: From ni + ahanat.

द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of enemies, of those hating

(noun)

Genitive, plural of dviṣat

dviṣat - enemy, hater

present active participle

Present active participle of root dviṣ

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: Refers to enemies in general.

व्रातान् (vrātān) - hosts, multitudes, groups

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vrāta

vrāta - multitude, host, troop, collection

Note: Object of 'nyahanat'.

गतासून् (gatāsūn) - whose life has departed, lifeless, dead

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gatāsu

gatāsu - lifeless, dead, whose breath has departed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+asu)

• gata – gone, departed, past
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• asu – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'vrātān'.

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - the finisher, the ender, Yama (the god of death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - finisher, death, Yama

From anta (end) + ka (doer)

Note: Used in comparison 'yathā'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)