महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-7

तमविध्यत्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्दन्दशूकैरिवाहिभिः ।
उग्रायुधस्ततस्तस्य शिरः कायादपाहरत् ॥७॥

7. tamavidhyattribhirbāṇairdandaśūkairivāhibhiḥ ,
ugrāyudhastatastasya śiraḥ kāyādapāharat.

7. tam avidhyat tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ dandaśūkaiḥ iva
ahibhiḥ ugrāyudhaḥ tataḥ tasya śiraḥ kāyāt apāharat

7. ugrāyudhaḥ tam tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥ dandaśūkaiḥ iva
ahibhiḥ avidhyat tataḥ tasya śiraḥ kāyāt apāharat

7. Ugrayudha pierced him with three arrows, which were like venomous, biting snakes. Then, he severed his head from his body.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - refers to Ugrayudha's opponent (him, that)

• अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - he pierced

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• दन्दशूकैः (dandaśūkaiḥ) - Used as a comparison for the arrows. (with biting (creatures), with venomous snakes)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अहिभिः (ahibhiḥ) - with snakes

• उग्रायुधः (ugrāyudhaḥ) - The warrior performing the action. (Ugrayudha (a proper name))

• ततः (tataḥ) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, thereafter, from there)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the opponent of Ugrayudha. (of him, his)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

• अपाहरत् (apāharat) - severed (the head) (he removed, took away, carried off)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - refers to Ugrayudha's opponent (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Could also be neuter singular nominative/accusative.

अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - he pierced

(verb)

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

Imperfect active 3rd singular

Augment 'a' + root 'vidh' + 'ya' (class 4) + personal ending 't'

Root: vidh (class 4)

Note: Subject is implicit, contextually Ugrayudha.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with `bāṇaiḥ`.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

दन्दशूकैः (dandaśūkaiḥ) - Used as a comparison for the arrows. (with biting (creatures), with venomous snakes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dandaśūka

dandaśūka - biting, venomous; a venomous snake

Intensive formation from root √daś (to bite)

Root: daś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ahibhiḥ`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अहिभिः (ahibhiḥ) - with snakes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ahi

ahi - snake, serpent

उग्रायुधः (ugrāyudhaḥ) - The warrior performing the action. (Ugrayudha (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ugrāyudha

ugrāyudha - having a fierce weapon; Ugrayudha (proper name)

Compound 'ugra' (fierce) + 'āyudha' (weapon)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+āyudha)

• ugra – fierce, terrible
  adjective (masculine)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  From root √yudh (to fight) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' + suffix 'tas'

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the opponent of Ugrayudha. (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Also could be neuter.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Could also be nominative.

कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, mass, collection

अपाहरत् (apāharat) - severed (the head) (he removed, took away, carried off)

(verb)

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

Imperfect active 3rd singular

Augment 'a' + upasarga 'apā-' + root 'hṛ' + 'a' + personal ending 't'

Prefixes: apa+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is `ugrāyudhaḥ`.