महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-4, verse-68

चित्रायुधश्चित्रयोधी कृत्वा तौ कदनं महत् ।
चित्रमार्गेण विक्रम्य कर्णेन निहतौ युधि ॥६८॥

68. citrāyudhaścitrayodhī kṛtvā tau kadanaṁ mahat ,
citramārgeṇa vikramya karṇena nihatau yudhi.

68. citrāyudhaḥ citrayodhī kṛtvā tau kadanam mahat
citramārgeṇa vikramya karṇena nihatāu yudhi

68. citrāyudhaḥ citrayodhī tau mahat kadanam kṛtvā
citramārgeṇa vikramya karṇena yudhi nihatāu

68. Citrāyudha and Citrayodhī, after inflicting great slaughter, were valiantly slain in battle by Karṇa through extraordinary means.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्रायुधः (citrāyudhaḥ) - Citrāyudha (name)

• चित्रयोधी (citrayodhī) - Citrayodhī (name)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - after inflicting (having done, having made, after doing)

• तौ (tau) - Citrāyudha and Citrayodhī (those two)

• कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter, destruction

• महत् (mahat) - great, extensive, huge

• चित्रमार्गेण (citramārgeṇa) - by an extraordinary way, by wonderful means

• विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having displayed valor, valiantly, having overcome

• कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karṇa

• निहताउ (nihatāu) - struck down, slain, killed

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

Words meanings and morphology

चित्रायुधः (citrāyudhaḥ) - Citrāyudha (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrāyudha

citrāyudha - Citrāyudha (name of a warrior), having wonderful weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citra+āyudha)

• citra – wonderful, varied, bright, clear
  adjective
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Forms a pair with Citrayodhī, referred to by tau.

चित्रयोधी (citrayodhī) - Citrayodhī (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrayodhin

citrayodhin - Citrāyudhī (name of a warrior), fighting wonderfully or skillfully

From citra (wonderful) and yodhin (fighter)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+yodhin)

• citra – wonderful, varied, bright, clear
  adjective
• yodhin – fighter, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  From root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Forms a pair with Citrāyudha, referred to by tau.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - after inflicting (having done, having made, after doing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Relates to the action performed by Citrāyudha and Citrayodhī before they were slain.

तौ (tau) - Citrāyudha and Citrayodhī (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two warriors, Citrāyudha and Citrayodhī.

कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kadana

kadana - slaughter, killing, distress

Note: Object of kṛtvā.

महत् (mahat) - great, extensive, huge

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Note: Agrees with kadanam.

चित्रमार्गेण (citramārgeṇa) - by an extraordinary way, by wonderful means

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of citramārga

citramārga - a wonderful path, extraordinary means, a strange way

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+mārga)

• citra – wonderful, varied, bright, clear
  adjective
• mārga – path, way, means
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the means by which Karṇa slew them.

विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having displayed valor, valiantly, having overcome

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kram (to step) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Describes Karṇa's action.

कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (name of a warrior, son of Sūrya and Kuntī), ear

Note: Denotes the agent of the passive action.

निहताउ (nihatāu) - struck down, slain, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, slain

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, slay) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective, agreeing with tau.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Note: Indicates the location of the action.