महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-18, verse-35

छिन्नमाज्ञाय निस्त्रिंशमवप्लुत्य पदानि षट् ।
प्राविध्यत ततः शेषं सुतसोमो महारथः ॥३५॥

35. chinnamājñāya nistriṁśamavaplutya padāni ṣaṭ ,
prāvidhyata tataḥ śeṣaṁ sutasomo mahārathaḥ.

35. chinnam ājñāya nistriṃśam avaplutya padāni ṣaṭ
prāvidhyata tataḥ śeṣam sutasomaḥ mahārathaḥ

35. mahārathaḥ sutasomaḥ nistriṃśam chinnam ājñāya
ṣaṭ padāni avaplutya tataḥ śeṣam prāvidhyata

35. Having realized that the sword (nistriṃśa) was severed, Sutasoma, the great warrior (mahāratha), then leaped back six steps and threw away the remaining portion.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut, severed, broken

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood, having realized

• निस्त्रिंशम् (nistriṁśam) - sword

• अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having leaped back, having jumped away

• पदानि (padāni) - steps, paces

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

• प्राविध्यत (prāvidhyata) - he hurled, he threw, he pierced

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

• शेषम् (śeṣam) - the remainder, the rest, the remaining part

• सुतसोमः (sutasomaḥ) - Sutasoma (proper noun)

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior, great chariot-fighter

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut, severed, broken

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, divided

Past Passive Particple

Derived from verb root chid (to cut)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'nistriṃśam'.

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood, having realized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from verb root jñā (to know) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

निस्त्रिंशम् (nistriṁśam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nistriṃśa

nistriṁśa - sword

अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having leaped back, having jumped away

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from verb root plu (to float, to jump) with prefix ava- (down, away)

Prefix: ava

Root: plu (class 1)

पदानि (padāni) - steps, paces

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pada

pada - step, foot, pace, word

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

(indeclinable)

Note: Numeral, modifies 'padāni'.

प्राविध्यत (prāvidhyata) - he hurled, he threw, he pierced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vyadh

Prefix: pra

Root: vyadh (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

शेषम् (śeṣam) - the remainder, the rest, the remaining part

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue, balance, what is left

Note: Object of 'prāvidhyata'.

सुतसोमः (sutasomaḥ) - Sutasoma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sutasoma

sutasoma - Sutasoma (name of a son of Bhīma)

Note: Subject of the action.

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior, great chariot-fighter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, mighty charioteer (one capable of fighting 10,000 archers)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (by extension)
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Sutasoma.