महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-19, verse-17

ततः सुनिशितैर्बाणै राज्ञस्तस्य महच्छिरः ।
कुण्डलोपचितं कायाच्चकर्त पृतनान्तरे ॥१७॥

17. tataḥ suniśitairbāṇai rājñastasya mahacchiraḥ ,
kuṇḍalopacitaṁ kāyāccakarta pṛtanāntare.

17. tataḥ suniśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ rājñaḥ tasya mahat śiraḥ
kuṇḍalopa-citam kāyāt cakarta pṛtanā-antare

17. tataḥ suniśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ tasya rājñaḥ kuṇḍalopa-citam
mahat śiraḥ kāyāt pṛtanā-antare cakarta

17. Then, with very sharp arrows, he severed the great head of that king, adorned with earrings, from his body in the midst of the army.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - by very sharp (by very sharp, by well-sharpened)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (king) (of him, of that)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, big)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head (head, top)

• कुण्डलोप-चितम् (kuṇḍalopa-citam) - adorned with earrings

• कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

• चकर्त (cakarta) - he cut off, he severed (he cut, he severed)

• पृतना-अन्तरे (pṛtanā-antare) - in the midst of the army

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - by very sharp (by very sharp, by well-sharpened)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suniśita

suniśita - very sharp, well-sharpened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from niśita (sharpened) with prefix su- (well, very)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (su+niśita)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• niśita – sharpened, keen, pointed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śo 'to sharpen'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: śo (class 4)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तस्य (tasya) - of that (king) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, big)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Present Active Participle

from root mah 'to be great'

Root: mah (class 1)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head (head, top)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

कुण्डलोप-चितम् (kuṇḍalopa-citam) - adorned with earrings

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuṇḍalopa-cita

kuṇḍalopa-cita - adorned/covered with earrings

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuṇḍala+upacita)

• kuṇḍala – earring, ring
  noun (neuter)
• upacita – adorned, covered, accumulated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ci 'to gather, heap' with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: ci (class 5)

कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, mass

चकर्त (cakarta) - he cut off, he severed (he cut, he severed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kṛt

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, Perfect Tense, Parasmaipada

Root: kṛt (class 6)

पृतना-अन्तरे (pṛtanā-antare) - in the midst of the army

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pṛtanā-antara

pṛtanā-antara - midst of the army

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛtanā+antara)

• pṛtanā – army, battle
  noun (feminine)
• antara – inside, middle, intervening
  noun (neuter)