महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-33, verse-27

स संवार्य महास्त्राणि महेष्वासो महात्मनाम् ।
प्रहस्य पुरुषेन्द्रस्य शरैश्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम् ॥२७॥

27. sa saṁvārya mahāstrāṇi maheṣvāso mahātmanām ,
prahasya puruṣendrasya śaraiściccheda kārmukam.

27. sa saṃvārya mahāstrāṇi mahā iṣvāsaḥ mahātmanām
prahasya puruṣa indrasya śaraiḥ ciccheda kārmukam

27. saḥ mahā iṣvāsaḥ mahātmanām mahāstrāṇi saṃvārya
prahasya śaraiḥ puruṣa indrasya kārmukam ciccheda

27. He, the great archer, having parried the great weapons of the noble (Pāṇḍavas), then laughed and, with his arrows, cut the bow of the best among men (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (referring to Karṇa) (he, that)

• संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having parried, having warded off, having restrained

• महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - the great weapons (of the Pāṇḍavas) (great weapons, great missiles)

• महा (mahā) - great, large, mighty

• इष्वासः (iṣvāsaḥ) - (Karṇa) a great archer (archer, bowman)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas (of the great-souled ones, of the noble)

• प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed, smiling

• पुरुष (puruṣa) - man, person

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of the chief among men (referring to Arjuna) (of Indra, of the lord/chief)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he broke

• कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (referring to Karṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having parried, having warded off, having restrained

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

From sam-√vṛ (to cover, ward off, restrain) + -ya suffix for gerund with upasarga.

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - the great weapons (of the Pāṇḍavas) (great weapons, great missiles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahāstra

mahāstra - great weapon, mighty missile

From mahā (great) + astra (weapon).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+astra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Derived from mahat.
• astra – missile, weapon, arrow (especially one discharged by incantations)
  noun (neuter)
  From √as (to throw, cast) + -tra suffix
  Root: as (class 4)

महा (mahā) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā

mahā - great, large, mighty

Derived from mahat.

इष्वासः (iṣvāsaḥ) - (Karṇa) a great archer (archer, bowman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣvāsa

iṣvāsa - archer, bowman (literally 'one who throws arrows')

From iṣu (arrow) + āsa (throwing, from √as - to throw).

Root: as (class 4)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas (of the great-souled ones, of the noble)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, exalted (used with ātman)

From mahat (great) + ātman (soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  From √an (to breathe)
  Root: an (class 2)

प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed, smiling

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

From pra-√has (to laugh, smile) + -ya suffix for gerund with upasarga.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

पुरुष (puruṣa) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, human being, person (puruṣa)

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of the chief among men (referring to Arjuna) (of Indra, of the lord/chief)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (king of gods), chief, lord, best

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

From √śṛ (to break, crush)

Root: śṛ (class 9)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he broke

(verb)

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

perfect (lit)

Third person singular active perfect. Reduplicated form of √chid.

Root: chid (class 7)

कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow (made of kārmuka wood)

From karmuka (a type of tree) + -a suffix