महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-55, verse-53

तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं सौबलेयः प्रतापवान् ।
अन्यदादत्त वेगेन धनुर्भल्लांश्च षोडश ॥५३॥

53. tadapāsya dhanuśchinnaṁ saubaleyaḥ pratāpavān ,
anyadādatta vegena dhanurbhallāṁśca ṣoḍaśa.

53. tat apāsya dhanuḥ chinnam saubaleyaḥ pratāpavān
anyat ādatta vegena dhanuḥ bhallān ca ṣoḍaśa

53. chinnam tat dhanuḥ apāsya,
pratāpavān saubaleyaḥ vegena anyat dhanuḥ ca ṣoḍaśa bhallān ādatta

53. Having cast aside that broken bow, the mighty son of Subala (Shakuni) swiftly took another bow and sixteen bhalla arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• अपास्य (apāsya) - having thrown aside, having cast away

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - broken, cut

• सौबलेयः (saubaleyaḥ) - son of Subala (Shakuni)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

• आदत्त (ādatta) - he took, he received

• वेगेन (vegena) - swiftly, with speed, quickly

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• भल्लान् (bhallān) - bhalla arrows

• च (ca) - and

• षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपास्य (apāsya) - having thrown aside, having cast away

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From 'apa-' + root 'as' (to throw) + suffix 'lyap'.

Prefix: apa

Root: as (class 4)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - broken, cut

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, broken, severed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'chid' (to cut) + suffix 'kta'.

Root: chid (class 7)

सौबलेयः (saubaleyaḥ) - son of Subala (Shakuni)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saubaleya

saubaleya - son of Subala; patronymic for Shakuni

Patronymic derivation from Subala.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, glorious, majestic, splendid

Formed from 'pratāpa' (power, glory) with possessive suffix 'matup'.

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different

आदत्त (ādatta) - he took, he received

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of ā-dā

Aorist Middle

From 'ā-' + root 'dā' (to give, but with 'ā' means to take). 3rd person singular Aorist Middle (luṅ). Also possible as Imperfect (laṅ).

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

वेगेन (vegena) - swiftly, with speed, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impulse

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

भल्लान् (bhallān) - bhalla arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - a type of arrow (often with a crescent-shaped head)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'bhallān'.