महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-32, verse-77

नृत्यन्निव हि राधेयश्चापहस्तः प्रतापवान् ।
यैर्विद्धः प्रत्यविध्यत्तानेकैकं त्रिगुणैः शरैः ॥७७॥

77. nṛtyanniva hi rādheyaścāpahastaḥ pratāpavān ,
yairviddhaḥ pratyavidhyattānekaikaṁ triguṇaiḥ śaraiḥ.

77. nṛtyan iva hi rādheyaḥ cāpahastaḥ pratāpavān yaiḥ
viddhaḥ prati avidhyat tān eka ekam triguṇaiḥ śaraiḥ

77. hi pratāpavān cāpahastaḥ rādheyaḥ nṛtyan iva yaiḥ
viddhaḥ tān eka ekam triguṇaiḥ śaraiḥ prati avidhyat

77. Indeed, the mighty Karṇa, son of Rādhā, with his bow in hand, was as if dancing. Struck by their arrows, he retaliated, piercing each of them with three arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing, while dancing

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karṇa, the great warrior in the Mahābhārata (son of Rādhā (Karṇa))

• चापहस्तः (cāpahastaḥ) - having a bow in hand

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, glorious, valorous

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (arrows)

• विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced, wounded

• प्रति (prati) - back, in return

• अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - he pierced

• तान् (tān) - them

• एक एकम् (eka ekam) - each one, one by one

• त्रिगुणैः (triguṇaiḥ) - with three arrows each (with three-fold, by three)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

Words meanings and morphology

नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing, while dancing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root nṛt (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karṇa, the great warrior in the Mahābhārata (son of Rādhā (Karṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rādheya

rādheya - son of Rādhā (Karṇa)

Patronymic from Rādhā.

चापहस्तः (cāpahastaḥ) - having a bow in hand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cāpahasta

cāpahasta - having a bow in hand, bow-handed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (cāpa+hasta)

• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, glorious, valorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, glorious, powerful, valorous

Possessive adjective from pratāpa (splendor, might).

यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (arrows)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viddha

viddha - pierced, struck, wounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vyadh (to pierce).

Root: vyadh (class 4)

प्रति (prati) - back, in return

(indeclinable)

अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - he pierced

(verb)

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

Root: vyadh (class 4)

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

एक एकम् (eka ekam) - each one, one by one

(numeral)

त्रिगुणैः (triguṇaiḥ) - with three arrows each (with three-fold, by three)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of triguṇa

triguṇa - three-fold, three times, consisting of three parts

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tri+guṇa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• guṇa – strand, quality, attribute, times (as in multiplier)
  noun (masculine)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow