महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-32, verse-55

पुनः कर्णस्त्रिसप्तत्या भीमसेनं रथेषुभिः ।
पुत्रं परीप्सन्विव्याध क्रूरं क्रूरैर्जिघांसया ॥५५॥

55. punaḥ karṇastrisaptatyā bhīmasenaṁ ratheṣubhiḥ ,
putraṁ parīpsanvivyādha krūraṁ krūrairjighāṁsayā.

55. punaḥ karṇaḥ trisaptatyā bhīmasenam ratheṣubhiḥ
putram parīpsan vivyādha krūram krūraiḥ jighāṃsayā

55. punaḥ,
putram parīpsan karṇaḥ trisaptatyā ratheṣubhiḥ krūram bhīmasenam vivyādha,
(ca) krūraiḥ jighāṃsayā (vivyādha).

55. Again, Karṇa, desiring to protect his son, struck the formidable Bhīmasena with seventy-three chariot-arrows, piercing the cruel one with cruel (arrows) with the intention to kill.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

• त्रिसप्तत्या (trisaptatyā) - with seventy-three (arrows) (by seventy-three, with seventy-three)

• भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena (Bhīma) (Bhīmasena)

• रथेषुभिः (ratheṣubhiḥ) - with chariot-arrows (arrows typically used from a chariot) (with chariot-arrows)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - his son (Karṇa's son, likely Vṛṣasena or another) (son)

• परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring to protect (his son) (desiring to obtain, wishing to protect)

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck

• क्रूरम् (krūram) - the formidable one (Bhīmasena) (cruel, fierce, formidable)

• क्रूरैः (krūraiḥ) - with cruel (arrows) (by/with cruel (ones))

• जिघांसया (jighāṁsayā) - with the intention to kill (with a desire to kill, with intention to kill)

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a repeated action.

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Karṇa

Karṇa - Karṇa (a proper name)

Note: Subject of vivyādha.

त्रिसप्तत्या (trisaptatyā) - with seventy-three (arrows) (by seventy-three, with seventy-three)

(numeral noun)

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (tri+saptati)

• tri – three
  numeral adjective
• saptati – seventy
  numeral noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the number of arrows.

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena (Bhīma) (Bhīmasena)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Bhīmasena

Bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (a proper name, another name for Bhīma)

Note: Object of vivyādha.

रथेषुभिः (ratheṣubhiḥ) - with chariot-arrows (arrows typically used from a chariot) (with chariot-arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratheṣu

ratheṣu - chariot-arrow

Compound of ratha (chariot) and iṣu (arrow).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+iṣu)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  From root √iṣ (to send, throw).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Instrument of piercing.

पुत्रम् (putram) - his son (Karṇa's son, likely Vṛṣasena or another) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of desire in parīpsan.

परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring to protect (his son) (desiring to obtain, wishing to protect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parīpsat

parīpsat - desiring to obtain, wishing to seize, wishing to protect

desiderative present active participle

Nominative singular masculine form of the desiderative present active participle of pari-√āp (to obtain, reach). The desiderative form implies 'wishing to obtain/save/protect'.

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Karṇa.

विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vyadh

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active, from root √vyadh (to pierce, strike) with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: vyadh (class 4)

क्रूरम् (krūram) - the formidable one (Bhīmasena) (cruel, fierce, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, formidable, harsh, dreadful

Note: Qualifies bhīmasenam.

क्रूरैः (krūraiḥ) - with cruel (arrows) (by/with cruel (ones))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, formidable, harsh, dreadful

Note: Qualifies implied bāṇaiḥ (arrows).

जिघांसया (jighāṁsayā) - with the intention to kill (with a desire to kill, with intention to kill)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jighāṃsā

jighāṁsā - desire to kill, intention to kill

desiderative noun

From desiderative stem of √han (to kill) + suffix -ā (feminine noun).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Indicates the purpose or motive.