महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-15, verse-24

विज्यं धनुरथाधिज्यं कृत्वा द्रौणिरमित्रहा ।
ततः शरसहस्राणि प्रेषयामास पाण्ड्यतः ।
इषुसंबाधमाकाशमकरोद्दिश एव च ॥२४॥

24. vijyaṁ dhanurathādhijyaṁ kṛtvā drauṇiramitrahā ,
tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi preṣayāmāsa pāṇḍyataḥ ,
iṣusaṁbādhamākāśamakaroddiśa eva ca.

24. vijyam dhanuḥ atha adhijyam kṛtvā
drauṇiḥ amitrahā tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi
preṣayām āsa pāṇḍyataḥ
iṣusaṃbādham ākāśam akarot diśaḥ eva ca

24. atha amitrahā drauṇiḥ (svasya) vijyam dhanuḥ adhijyam kṛtvā,
tataḥ pāṇḍyataḥ śarasahasrāṇi preṣayām āsa (saḥ) ākāśam diśaḥ eva ca iṣusaṃbādham akarot

24. Then, Droṇa's son (Ashvatthama), the slayer of enemies, having strung his bow that was without a string, thereafter dispatched thousands of arrows towards Pāṇḍya. He made the sky and all directions crowded with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• विज्यम् (vijyam) - without a string, unstrung

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• अधिज्यम् (adhijyam) - strung (bow)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Ashvatthama (Droṇa's son)

• अमित्रहा (amitrahā) - slayer of enemies

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows

• प्रेषयाम् आस (preṣayām āsa) - sent forth, discharged

• पाण्ड्यतः (pāṇḍyataḥ) - towards Pāṇḍya, against Pāṇḍya

• इषुसंबाधम् (iṣusaṁbādham) - crowded with arrows, obstructed by arrows

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space

• अकरोत् (akarot) - made, did

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

विज्यम् (vijyam) - without a string, unstrung

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vijya

vijya - unstrung (bow), without a bowstring

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+jyā)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
• jyā – bowstring, cord
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies dhanuḥ.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Object of kṛtvā, implied as 'his bow'.

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence.

अधिज्यम् (adhijyam) - strung (bow)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adhijya

adhijya - strung (bow), having a bowstring

Compound type : bahuvrihi (adhi+jyā)

• adhi – on, over, upon
  indeclinable
• jyā – bowstring, cord
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate adjective for dhanuḥ, after kṛtvā.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates a prior action by Drauṇi.

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Ashvatthama (Droṇa's son)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa (Ashvatthama)

Note: Subject of preṣayām āsa and akarot.

अमित्रहा (amitrahā) - slayer of enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitrahā

amitrahā - slayer of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+han)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mitra – friend
  noun (masculine)
• han – slayer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √han
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Drauṇiḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence.

शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarasahasra

śarasahasra - thousand arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+sahasra)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Object of preṣayām āsa.

प्रेषयाम् आस (preṣayām āsa) - sent forth, discharged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of preṣ

Periphrastic Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice (from causative of √iṣ with pra-)

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: This is a compound verbal form. 'āsa' is the perfect form of '√as' (to be) used with the root 'preṣaya'.

पाण्ड्यतः (pāṇḍyataḥ) - towards Pāṇḍya, against Pāṇḍya

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas indicating direction 'towards' or 'from'

Note: Used as an adverbial modifier.

इषुसंबाधम् (iṣusaṁbādham) - crowded with arrows, obstructed by arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣusaṃbādha

iṣusaṁbādha - crowd of arrows, obstructed by arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iṣu+saṃbādha)

• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbādha – crowd, obstruction
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-bādh 'to press together'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ākāśam.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

Note: Object of akarot.

अकरोत् (akarot) - made, did

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Note: Object of akarot.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects ākāśam and diśaḥ.