महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-38, verse-24

सुकेतुस्तु ततो राजन्गौतमं नवभिः शरैः ।
विद्ध्वा विव्याध सप्तत्या पुनश्चैनं त्रिभिः शरैः ॥२४॥

24. suketustu tato rājangautamaṁ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ ,
viddhvā vivyādha saptatyā punaścainaṁ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ.

24. suketuḥ tu tataḥ rājan gautamam navabhiḥ śaraiḥ
viddhvā vivyādha saptatyā punas ca enam tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

24. rājan tataḥ tu suketuḥ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ gautamam
viddhvā saptatyā enam vivyādha punaḥ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

24. But then, O king, Suketu, having first pierced Gautama (Kṛpa) with nine arrows, also struck him with seventy (arrows), and again with three more arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सुकेतुः (suketuḥ) - Suketu (proper name)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

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

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• गौतमम् (gautamam) - Kṛpa, son of Gotama (Gautama)

• नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine, by nine

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

• विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having struck

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck

• सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy, by seventy

• पुनस् (punas) - again, further, moreover

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three, by three

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

Words meanings and morphology

सुकेतुः (suketuḥ) - Suketu (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suketu

suketu - Suketu (a warrior)

'Good banner/flag' or 'well-marked'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Particle

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas applied to tad

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

गौतमम् (gautamam) - Kṛpa, son of Gotama (Gautama)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - name of a sage, descendant of Gotama (e.g., Kṛpa, Droṇa's brother-in-law)

Patronymic from gotama

Note: Refers to Kṛpa.

नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine, by nine

(numeral)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having struck

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Ktva)

From root vyadh (to pierce, strike), irregularly formed absolutive from vidh.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck

(verb)

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

Perfect (Liṭ) 3rd person singular

From root vyadh. Reduplicated perfect.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy, by seventy

(numeral)

Note: saptatyā śaraiḥ is implied as saptatyā (śaraiḥ).

पुनस् (punas) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

Adverb

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him, her, it

Anaphoric pronoun

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three, by three

(numeral)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed