महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-38, verse-17

शिखण्डिनस्ततो बाणान्कृपः शारद्वतो युधि ।
प्राहिणोत्त्वरया युक्तो दिधक्षुरिव मारिष ॥१७॥

17. śikhaṇḍinastato bāṇānkṛpaḥ śāradvato yudhi ,
prāhiṇottvarayā yukto didhakṣuriva māriṣa.

17. śikhaṇḍinaḥ tataḥ bāṇān kṛpaḥ śāradvataḥ yudhi
prāhiṇot tvarayā yuktaḥ didhakṣuḥ iva māriṣa

17. māriṣa tataḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvataḥ tvarayā yuktaḥ
didhakṣuḥ iva yudhi śikhaṇḍinaḥ bāṇān prāhiṇot

17. O venerable one, then Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvan, quickly dispatched arrows at Śikhaṇḍin in battle, as if desiring to burn him.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - at Śikhaṇḍin (of/to Śikhaṇḍin)

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

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa

• शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - epithet for Kṛpa (son of Śaradvan)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - dispatched, sent forth

• त्वरया (tvarayā) - with speed, quickly

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with, connected with, joined

• दिधक्षुः (didhakṣuḥ) - desirous of burning

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O venerable one, O respectable one)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - at Śikhaṇḍin (of/to Śikhaṇḍin)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - peacock; crested; Śikhaṇḍin (a warrior in Mahābhārata)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kṛpa (a warrior in Mahābhārata, son of Śaradvan)

शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - epithet for Kṛpa (son of Śaradvan)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāradvata

śāradvata - son of Śaradvan

Patronymic from Śaradvan

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - dispatched, sent forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of hi

From root hi (to send) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

त्वरया (tvarayā) - with speed, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tvarā

tvarā - haste, speed, quickness

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with, connected with, joined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, intent on

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

दिधक्षुः (didhakṣuḥ) - desirous of burning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of didhakṣu

didhakṣu - desirous of burning, wishing to burn

Desiderative noun/adjective

From desiderative of root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

मारिष (māriṣa) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O venerable one, O respectable one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - a respectable man, a venerable person (term of address)