महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-54, verse-4

ततः शरानापततो महात्मा चिच्छेद बाणैस्तपनीयपुङ्खैः ।
ते वै निपेतुस्तपनीयपुङ्खा द्विधा त्रिधा भीमशरैर्निकृत्ताः ॥४॥

4. tataḥ śarānāpatato mahātmā; ciccheda bāṇaistapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ ,
te vai nipetustapanīyapuṅkhā; dvidhā tridhā bhīmaśarairnikṛttāḥ.

4. tataḥ śarān āpatataḥ mahātmā
ciccheda bāṇaiḥ tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ
te vai nipetuḥ tapanīyapuṅkhāḥ
dvidhā tridhā bhīmaśaraiḥ nikṛttāḥ

4. tataḥ mahātmā āpatataḥ śarān
tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ bāṇaiḥ ciccheda
te tapanīyapuṅkhāḥ vai bhīmaśaraiḥ
nikṛttāḥ dvidhā tridhā nipetuḥ

4. Then, the great-souled Bhīma cut down the incoming arrows with his own arrows, which had golden shafts. Indeed, those very golden-shafted arrows (of the enemies) fell, cut into two or three pieces by Bhīma's arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• आपततः (āpatataḥ) - falling, incoming, approaching

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - Bhīma (the great-souled one, noble-minded)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he cut off

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• तपनीयपुङ्खैः (tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts, having golden quills

• ते (te) - they, those

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

• तपनीयपुङ्खाः (tapanīyapuṅkhāḥ) - referring to the enemy arrows (having golden shafts)

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two ways, into two pieces

• त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, into three pieces

• भीमशरैः (bhīmaśaraiḥ) - by Bhīma's arrows

• निकृत्ताः (nikṛttāḥ) - cut, severed, broken

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

आपततः (āpatataḥ) - falling, incoming, approaching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āpatat

pat - to fall, fly, alight

Present Active Participle

present active participle of root 'pat' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śarān' (arrows).

महात्मा (mahātmā) - Bhīma (the great-souled one, noble-minded)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he cut off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of chid

Root: chid (class 7)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

तपनीयपुङ्खैः (tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts, having golden quills

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tapanīyapuṅkha

tapanīyapuṅkha - having golden shafts (for arrows)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapanīya+puṅkha)

• tapanīya – golden, made of gold
  adjective (masculine)
• puṅkha – the feathered part of an arrow, shaft
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'bāṇaiḥ' (arrows).

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the enemy arrows.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of nipat

root 'pat' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

तपनीयपुङ्खाः (tapanīyapuṅkhāḥ) - referring to the enemy arrows (having golden shafts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapanīyapuṅkha

tapanīyapuṅkha - having golden shafts (for arrows)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapanīya+puṅkha)

• tapanīya – golden, made of gold
  adjective (masculine)
• puṅkha – the feathered part of an arrow, shaft
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'te' (those arrows).

द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two ways, into two pieces

(indeclinable)

त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, into three pieces

(indeclinable)

भीमशरैः (bhīmaśaraiḥ) - by Bhīma's arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhīmaśara

bhīmaśara - arrow of Bhīma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīma+śara)

• bhīma – Bhīma (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)

निकृत्ताः (nikṛttāḥ) - cut, severed, broken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nikṛtta

kṛt - to cut, divide, sever

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root 'kṛt' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'te' (those arrows).