महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-84

ततः कर्णो महाराज धनुश्छित्त्वा महात्मनः ।
सारथिं पातयामास रथनीडाद्धसन्निव ॥८४॥

84. tataḥ karṇo mahārāja dhanuśchittvā mahātmanaḥ ,
sārathiṁ pātayāmāsa rathanīḍāddhasanniva.

84. tataḥ karṇaḥ mahārāja dhanuḥ chittvā mahātmanaḥ
sārathim pātayāmāsa rathnīḍāt hasan iva

84. mahārāja tataḥ karṇaḥ mahātmanaḥ dhanuḥ chittvā,
hasan iva,
rathnīḍāt sārathim pātayāmāsa

84. Then, O great king, Karṇa, after cutting the bow of the great-souled (mahātman) Arjuna, made his charioteer (Kṛṣṇa) fall from the chariot's seat, as if laughing.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (proper noun)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Arjuna, the great-souled (mahātman) warrior (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• सारथिम् (sārathim) - Arjuna's charioteer, Kṛṣṇa (charioteer)

• पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - he caused to fall, he threw down

• रथ्नीडात् (rathnīḍāt) - from the chariot-seat, from the chariot's nest

• हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (name of a warrior, son of Sūrya and Kuntī)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, illustrious
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √chid (to cut, break) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: chid (class 7)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Arjuna, the great-souled (mahātman) warrior (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit, breath
  noun (masculine)

सारथिम् (sārathim) - Arjuna's charioteer, Kṛṣṇa (charioteer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - he caused to fall, he threw down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pāt

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of the causative stem of root √pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

रथ्नीडात् (rathnīḍāt) - from the chariot-seat, from the chariot's nest

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rathnīḍa

rathnīḍa - chariot-seat, chariot's nest

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+nīḍa)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• nīḍa – nest, seat, resting place
  noun (neuter)

हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √has (to laugh) with suffix -at.

Root: has (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)