महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-44, verse-34

नकुलं वृषसेनस्तु विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिरायसैः ।
पितुः समीपे तिष्ठन्तं त्रिभिरन्यैरविध्यत ॥३४॥

34. nakulaṁ vṛṣasenastu viddhvā pañcabhirāyasaiḥ ,
pituḥ samīpe tiṣṭhantaṁ tribhiranyairavidhyata.

34. nakulaṃ vṛṣasenaḥ tu viddhvā pañcabhiḥ āyasaiḥ
pituḥ samīpe tiṣṭhantam tribhiḥ anyaiḥ avidhyata

34. vṛṣasenaḥ tu pañcabhiḥ āyasaiḥ nakulaṃ viddhvā
pituḥ samīpe tiṣṭhantam tribhiḥ anyaiḥ avidhyata

34. Vṛṣasena, having first struck Nakula with five iron arrows, then pierced him with three other arrows as he stood near his father.

Words meanings summery:

• नकुलं (nakulaṁ) - The Pāṇḍava warrior Nakula (Nakula)

• वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - The Kaurava warrior Vṛṣasena (Vṛṣasena)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having struck

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five arrows (by five, with five)

• आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - with iron arrows (with iron (things), with iron (weapons/arrows))

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Nakula's) father (of the father, from the father)

• समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity, close by

• तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - Nakula standing (standing, remaining)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three arrows (by three, with three)

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with other arrows (by others, with others)

• अविध्यत (avidhyata) - he pierced, he struck

Words meanings and morphology

नकुलं (nakulaṁ) - The Pāṇḍava warrior Nakula (Nakula)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - a mongoose; the Pāṇḍava Nakula

वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - The Kaurava warrior Vṛṣasena (Vṛṣasena)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣasena

vṛṣasena - Vṛṣasena (son of Karṇa)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having struck

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root √vyadh (to pierce, strike) with suffix -tvā.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five arrows (by five, with five)

(numeral)

Note: Used with masculine/neuter āyasaiḥ, here implying arrows.

आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - with iron arrows (with iron (things), with iron (weapons/arrows))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āyasa

āyasa - made of iron, iron

Derived from 'ayas' (iron).

Note: Refers to arrows, implied.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Nakula's) father (of the father, from the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity, close by

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - Nakula standing (standing, remaining)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, existing

Present Active Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Nakula.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three arrows (by three, with three)

(numeral)

Note: Used with masculine/neuter anyaiḥ, here implying arrows.

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with other arrows (by others, with others)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Refers to arrows, implied.

अविध्यत (avidhyata) - he pierced, he struck

(verb)

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

Imperfect third person singular

Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, imperfect (laṅ).

Root: vyadh (class 4)