महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-18, verse-19

ताञ्शराञ्शकुनिस्तूर्णं चिच्छेदान्यैः पतत्रिभिः ।
लघ्वस्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च जितकाशी च संयुगे ॥१९॥

19. tāñśarāñśakunistūrṇaṁ cicchedānyaiḥ patatribhiḥ ,
laghvastraścitrayodhī ca jitakāśī ca saṁyuge.

19. tān śarān śakuniḥ tūrṇam ciccheda anyaiḥ patatribhiḥ
laghvastraḥ citrayodhī ca jitakāśī ca saṃyuge

19. śakuniḥ yaḥ laghvastraḥ citrayodhī ca jitakāśī ca [asti]
saṃyuge tūrṇam anyaiḥ patatribhiḥ tān śarān ciccheda

19. Śakuni, who was swift in wielding weapons, fought wondrously, and was victorious in battle, quickly cut down those arrows with other arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - the arrows Sutasoma shot (those)

• शरान् (śarān) - the arrows Sutasoma shot (arrows)

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, cut off, broke

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with other arrows (by others, with other)

• पतत्रिभिः (patatribhiḥ) - by arrows (a common meaning for 'patatrin' in warfare context) (by birds, by arrows)

• लघ्वस्त्रः (laghvastraḥ) - one swift with weapons, light-weaponed

• चित्रयोधी (citrayodhī) - wondrous fighter, skillful warrior

• च (ca) - and

• जितकाशी (jitakāśī) - victorious, triumphant

• च (ca) - and

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - the arrows Sutasoma shot (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the arrows from the previous verse.

शरान् (śarān) - the arrows Sutasoma shot (arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - Śakuni (name of the maternal uncle of Duryodhana)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

adverbial form of the adjective tūrṇa

Note: Adverb modifying 'ciccheda'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, cut off, broke

(verb)

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

perfect 3rd singular active

Root: chid (class 7)

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with other arrows (by others, with other)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Qualifies 'patatribhiḥ'.

पतत्रिभिः (patatribhiḥ) - by arrows (a common meaning for 'patatrin' in warfare context) (by birds, by arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of patatrin

patatrin - bird, arrow (lit. 'that which flies')

लघ्वस्त्रः (laghvastraḥ) - one swift with weapons, light-weaponed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghvastra

laghvastra - one whose weapons are light, swift with weapons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (laghu+astra)

• laghu – light, quick, swift
  adjective
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Śakuni.

चित्रयोधी (citrayodhī) - wondrous fighter, skillful warrior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrayodhin

citrayodhin - one who fights wondrously/skillfully, wondrous fighter

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+yodhin)

• citra – wondrous, variegated, strange
  adjective
• yodhin – fighter, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  from root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Śakuni.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects adjectives.

जितकाशी (jitakāśī) - victorious, triumphant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitakāśin

jitakāśin - one who shines with victory, victorious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jita+kāśin)

• jita – conquered, won, subdued
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• kāśin – shining, appearing
  adjective (masculine)
  from root kāś (to shine)
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Śakuni.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects adjectives.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)