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8,56

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-56, verse-17

शिखण्डी पञ्चविंशत्या धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पञ्चभिः ।
द्रौपदेयाश्चतुःषष्ट्या सहदेवश्च सप्तभिः ।
नकुलश्च शतेनाजौ कर्णं विव्याध सायकैः ॥१७॥
17. śikhaṇḍī pañcaviṁśatyā dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pañcabhiḥ ,
draupadeyāścatuḥṣaṣṭyā sahadevaśca saptabhiḥ ,
nakulaśca śatenājau karṇaṁ vivyādha sāyakaiḥ.
17. śikhaṇḍī pañcaviṃśatyā dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ
ca pañcabhiḥ draupadeyāḥ catuḥṣaṣṭyā
sahadevaḥ ca saptabhiḥ nakulaḥ ca
śatena ājau karṇaṃ vivyādha sāyakaiḥ
17. śikhaṇḍī pañcaviṃśatyā dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ
ca pañcabhiḥ draupadeyāḥ catuḥṣaṣṭyā
sahadevaḥ ca saptabhiḥ nakulaḥ ca
śatena ājau karṇaṃ sāyakaiḥ vivyādha
17. Shikhandi pierced (Karna) with twenty-five (arrows), Dhṛṣṭadyumna with five, the sons of Draupadi with sixty-four, Sahadeva with seven, and Nakula with a hundred arrows; all struck Karna in battle.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi, a warrior on the Pandava side (Shikhandi)
  • पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṁśatyā) - with twenty-five (arrows) (with twenty-five)
  • धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna, another prominent Pandava warrior (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
  • (ca) - and
  • पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five (arrows) (with five)
  • द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - the five sons of Draupadi (the Upapāṇḍavas) (sons of Draupadi)
  • चतुःषष्ट्या (catuḥṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-four (arrows) (with sixty-four)
  • सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva, the youngest of the Pandava brothers (Sahadeva)
  • (ca) - and
  • सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven (arrows) (with seven)
  • नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula, another of the Pandava brothers (Nakula)
  • (ca) - and
  • शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred (arrows) (with a hundred)
  • आजौ (ājau) - in the battle (in battle, in combat)
  • कर्णं (karṇaṁ) - Karna, the great warrior of the Kaurava side (Karna)
  • विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced (Karna) (pierced, struck)
  • सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with their arrows (with arrows, by means of arrows)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi, a warrior on the Pandava side (Shikhandi)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin
śikhaṇḍin - having a top-knot, crested; proper name of a warrior
पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṁśatyā) - with twenty-five (arrows) (with twenty-five)
(numeral)
Note: Declined as a feminine noun ending in -i.
धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna, another prominent Pandava warrior (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭadyumna
dhṛṣṭadyumna - having bold glory; proper name of a warrior, Draupadi's brother
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛṣṭa+dyumna)
  • dhṛṣṭa – bold, audacious
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root dhṛṣ (to be bold) + kta suffix
    Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)
  • dyumna – glory, splendor, wealth
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five (arrows) (with five)
(numeral)
Note: Used for all genders in instrumental plural.
द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - the five sons of Draupadi (the Upapāṇḍavas) (sons of Draupadi)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of draupādeya
draupādeya - son of Draupadi
Derived from Draupadi with a patronymic suffix (-eya)
चतुःषष्ट्या (catuḥṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-four (arrows) (with sixty-four)
(numeral)
Compound type : dvandva (catur+ṣaṣṭi)
  • catur – four
    numeral
  • ṣaṣṭi – sixty
    numeral (feminine)
Note: Declined as a feminine noun ending in -i.
सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva, the youngest of the Pandava brothers (Sahadeva)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva
sahadeva - with a god; proper name of one of the Pandavas
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+deva)
  • saha – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • deva – god
    noun (masculine)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven (arrows) (with seven)
(numeral)
Note: Used for all genders in instrumental plural.
नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula, another of the Pandava brothers (Nakula)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula
nakula - mongoose; proper name of one of the Pandavas
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred (arrows) (with a hundred)
(numeral)
आजौ (ājau) - in the battle (in battle, in combat)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of āji
āji - battle, combat, contest
कर्णं (karṇaṁ) - Karna, the great warrior of the Kaurava side (Karna)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - ear; proper name of a warrior
विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced (Karna) (pierced, struck)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vyadh
Perfect Tense
Root vyadh, perfect tense, third person singular, active voice.
Prefix: vi
Root: vyadh (class 4)
सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with their arrows (with arrows, by means of arrows)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka
sāyaka - arrow
Derived from root ṣi (to sharpen) or sā (to finish) + ṇaka suffix. Literally 'that which goes quickly'.
Root: ṣi/sā