महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-104

अस्यास्यतोऽर्धचन्द्राभ्यां स बाहू परिघोपमौ ।
पूर्णचन्द्राभवक्त्रं च क्षुरेणाभ्यहनच्छिरः ॥१०४॥

104. asyāsyato'rdhacandrābhyāṁ sa bāhū parighopamau ,
pūrṇacandrābhavaktraṁ ca kṣureṇābhyahanacchiraḥ.

104. asya āsyataḥ ardhacandrābhyām sa bāhū parighopamau
pūrṇacandrābhavaktram ca kṣureṇa abhyahanat śiraḥ

104. saḥ asya āsyataḥ parighopamau bāhū ardhacandrābhyām
ca pūrṇacandrābhavaktram śiraḥ kṣureṇa abhyahanat

104. With two crescent-shaped arrows, he (Arjuna) struck the two mace-like arms of his (opponent) who was shooting. And with a razor-sharp arrow (kṣura), he struck his (opponent's) head, whose face shone like a full moon.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्य (asya) - of the opponent (his, of him, of this one)

• आस्यतः (āsyataḥ) - of the opponent who was attacking (of him who was shooting/throwing)

• अर्धचन्द्राभ्याम् (ardhacandrābhyām) - with two crescent-shaped (arrows)

• स (sa) - Arjuna (he, that one)

• बाहू (bāhū) - the opponent's two arms (two arms)

• परिघोपमौ (parighopamau) - resembling maces/iron bars (two of them)

• पूर्णचन्द्राभवक्त्रम् (pūrṇacandrābhavaktram) - the opponent's face (his face shining like the full moon, (whose) face has the brilliance of the full moon)

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor (arrow)

• अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - he struck, he smote

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - the opponent's head (the head)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्य (asya) - of the opponent (his, of him, of this one)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

आस्यतः (āsyataḥ) - of the opponent who was attacking (of him who was shooting/throwing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āsyat

āsyat - shooting, throwing, casting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √as (to throw, shoot).

Root: as (class 4)

अर्धचन्द्राभ्याम् (ardhacandrābhyām) - with two crescent-shaped (arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of ardhacandra

ardhacandra - half-moon, crescent (often used for a type of arrow)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ardha+candra)

• ardha – half, part
  noun (masculine)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)

स (sa) - Arjuna (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बाहू (bāhū) - the opponent's two arms (two arms)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm, forearm

परिघोपमौ (parighopamau) - resembling maces/iron bars (two of them)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of parighopama

parighopama - resembling an iron bar, club, or mace

Compound type : Upamāna-pūrvapada Karmadhāraya (parigha+upama)

• parigha – iron bar, bolt, club, mace
  noun (masculine)
• upama – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective (masculine)

पूर्णचन्द्राभवक्त्रम् (pūrṇacandrābhavaktram) - the opponent's face (his face shining like the full moon, (whose) face has the brilliance of the full moon)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrṇacandrābhavaktra

pūrṇacandrābhavaktra - a face shining like the full moon

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pūrṇacandrābha+vaktra)

• pūrṇacandrābha – shining like the full moon
  adjective (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor (arrow)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣura

kṣura - razor, sharp blade (often refers to a specific type of arrow)

अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - he struck, he smote

(verb)

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

Laṅ (Imperfect) 3rd singular active, with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - the opponent's head (the head)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top, summit