महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-18, verse-26

तस्य तीक्ष्णैर्महावेगैर्भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
व्यहनत्कार्मुकं राजा तूणीरं चैव सर्वशः ॥२६॥

26. tasya tīkṣṇairmahāvegairbhallaiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
vyahanatkārmukaṁ rājā tūṇīraṁ caiva sarvaśaḥ.

26. tasya tīkṣṇaiḥ mahāvegaiḥ bhallaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
vi ahanat kārmukam rājā tūṇīram ca eva sarvaśaḥ

26. rājā tasya kārmukam ca eva tūṇīram sarvaśaḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ
mahāvegaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ bhallaiḥ vi ahanat

26. The king completely shattered his (Sutasoma's) bow and also his quiver with sharp, exceedingly swift lances (bhallas) that had bent shafts.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, keen, pungent

• महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - of great speed, very swift

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with lances, spears, arrows

• संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints/shafts

• वि (vi) - apart, asunder, away

• अहनत् (ahanat) - shattered, destroyed (struck, killed, destroyed)

• कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

• राजा (rājā) - king

• तूणीरम् (tūṇīram) - quiver

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, also

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in all respects

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Note: Refers to Sutasoma.

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, keen, pungent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing, hot, pungent

Note: Agrees with 'bhallaiḥ'.

महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - of great speed, very swift

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - great speed, great velocity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse, current
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vij' (to move quickly) + 'a' suffix.
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'bhallaiḥ'.

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with lances, spears, arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - a spear, lance, dart, arrow

Note: Instrument of action.

संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints/shafts

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃnataparvan

saṁnataparvan - having bent joints or nodes (like an arrow shaft bent by force)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃnata+parvan)

• saṃnata – bent, bowed, humbled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'sam' + root 'nam' (to bend) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, node (of a reed or arrow), limb, chapter
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhallaiḥ'.

वि (vi) - apart, asunder, away

(indeclinable)

Note: Upasarga for 'ahanat'.

अहनत् (ahanat) - shattered, destroyed (struck, killed, destroyed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

Root 'han' (2nd class, P), with prefix 'vi'. Imperfect tense.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Prefix 'vi' with 'ahanat' forms 'vyahanat' in sandhi.

कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow (weapon), made of kārmuka wood

From 'karmuka' (a tree) + 'aṇ' suffix indicating 'made of'.

Note: Object of 'vyahanat'.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Note: Subject of 'vyahanat'.

तूणीरम् (tūṇīram) - quiver

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tūṇīra

tūṇīra - quiver (for arrows)

Note: Object of 'vyahanat'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'ca' (and also).

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in all respects

(indeclinable)

From 'sarva' (all) + 'śas' suffix indicating manner or extent.

Note: Modifies 'vyahanat'.