महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-58

ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा पपुः शोणितमाहवे ।
आशीविषा यथा नागा भित्त्वा गां सलिलं पपुः ॥५८॥

58. te tasya kavacaṁ bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitamāhave ,
āśīviṣā yathā nāgā bhittvā gāṁ salilaṁ papuḥ.

58. te tasya kavacam bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitam āhave
āśīviṣāḥ yathā nāgāḥ bhittvā gām salilam papuḥ

58. āhave te tasya kavacam bhittvā śoṇitam papuḥ,
yathā āśīviṣāḥ nāgāḥ gām bhittvā salilam papuḥ

58. Having pierced his armor, those [arrows] drank his blood in battle, just as venomous snakes, having pierced the earth, drink water.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - Those arrows (from the previous verse) (they, those)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Nakula (of him, his)

• कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, mail

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken

• पपुः (papuḥ) - they drank

• शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

• आशीविषाः (āśīviṣāḥ) - venomous snakes (literally 'having poison in their fangs')

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - snakes, serpents

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken

• गाम् (gām) - the earth, ground

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• पपुः (papuḥ) - they drank

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - Those arrows (from the previous verse) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - of Nakula (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, mail

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, breastplate

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root bhid with suffix -tvā

Root: bhid (class 7)

पपुः (papuḥ) - they drank

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pā

Root: pā (class 1)

शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śoṇita

śoṇita - blood; red

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, conflict

आशीविषाः (āśīviṣāḥ) - venomous snakes (literally 'having poison in their fangs')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - venomous snake

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āśī+viṣa)

• āśī – fang, serpent's tooth
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - snakes, serpents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent; elephant

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root bhid with suffix -tvā

Root: bhid (class 7)

गाम् (gām) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, earth, ray

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

पपुः (papuḥ) - they drank

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pā

Root: pā (class 1)