महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-38, verse-28

चलतस्तस्य कायात्तु शिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम् ।
सोष्णीषं सशिरस्त्राणं क्षुरप्रेणान्वपातयत् ॥२८॥

28. calatastasya kāyāttu śiro jvalitakuṇḍalam ,
soṣṇīṣaṁ saśirastrāṇaṁ kṣurapreṇānvapātayat.

28. calataḥ tasya kāyāt tu śiraḥ jvalitakuṇḍalam
soṣṇīṣam saśirastrāṇam kṣurapreṇa anvapātayat

28. tu calataḥ tasya kāyāt jvalitakuṇḍalam soṣṇīṣam
saśirastrāṇam śiraḥ kṣurapreṇa anvapātayat

28. But from his swaying body, (Gautama) struck down his head – adorned with shining earrings, a turban, and a helmet – with a razor-sharp arrow (kṣurapra).

Words meanings summery:

• चलतः (calataḥ) - of the moving, of the swaying

• तस्य (tasya) - of Suketu (of him, his)

• कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• ज्वलितकुण्डलम् (jvalitakuṇḍalam) - having shining earrings

• सोष्णीषम् (soṣṇīṣam) - with a turban, wearing a turban

• सशिरस्त्राणम् (saśirastrāṇam) - with a helmet, wearing a helmet

• क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor-sharp arrow, with a kṣurapra (arrow)

• अन्वपातयत् (anvapātayat) - struck down, caused to fall down

Words meanings and morphology

चलतः (calataḥ) - of the moving, of the swaying

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of calat

calat - moving, swaying, trembling (Present Active Participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'cal' (to move) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tasya'.

तस्य (tasya) - of Suketu (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun)

कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

ज्वलितकुण्डलम् (jvalitakuṇḍalam) - having shining earrings

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jvalitakuṇḍala

jvalitakuṇḍala - having shining earrings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvalita+kuṇḍala)

• jvalita – shining, burning, blazing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'jval' (to shine) with kta suffix.
  Root: jval (class 1)
• kuṇḍala – earring, coil, ring
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śiraḥ'.

सोष्णीषम् (soṣṇīṣam) - with a turban, wearing a turban

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of soṣṇīṣa

soṣṇīṣa - with a turban, wearing a turban

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+uṣṇīṣa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• uṣṇīṣa – turban, diadem, headdress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śiraḥ'.

सशिरस्त्राणम् (saśirastrāṇam) - with a helmet, wearing a helmet

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saśirastrāṇa

saśirastrāṇa - with a helmet, having a helmet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śirastrāṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śirastrāṇa – helmet, head-covering
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śiraḥ'.

क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor-sharp arrow, with a kṣurapra (arrow)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣurapra

kṣurapra - razor-sharp arrow, kind of arrow

अन्वपातयत् (anvapātayat) - struck down, caused to fall down

(verb)

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

Causative verb (pātayati) with prefix

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall) in causative form 'pātayati' and imperfect tense 'apātayat'. Upasarga 'anu' is attached.

Prefix: anu

Root: pat (class 1)