महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-56, verse-20

सात्यकेस्तु धनुश्छित्त्वा ध्वजं च पुरुषर्षभः ।
अथैनं नवभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ॥२०॥

20. sātyakestu dhanuśchittvā dhvajaṁ ca puruṣarṣabhaḥ ,
athainaṁ navabhirbāṇairājaghāna stanāntare.

20. sātyakeḥ tu dhanuḥ chittvā dhvajaṃ ca puruṣarṣabhaḥ
atha enaṃ navabhiḥ bāṇaiḥ ājaghāna stanāntare

20. tu puruṣarṣabhaḥ sātyakeḥ dhanuḥ ca dhvajaṃ chittvā
atha enaṃ navabhiḥ bāṇaiḥ stanāntare ājaghāna

20. But the bull among men (Karna), having cut Satyaki's bow and banner, then struck him in the middle of the chest with nine arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki, a Yadava warrior and ally of the Pandavas (of Satyaki)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - (Satyaki's) bow (bow)

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut (Satyaki's bow and banner) (having cut, having broken, having severed)

• ध्वजं (dhvajaṁ) - (Satyaki's) banner (banner, standard, flag)

• च (ca) - and

• पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - the best of men (Karna) (bull among men, best of men, excellent man)

• अथ (atha) - then (subsequent action) (then, now, moreover)

• एनं (enaṁ) - him (Satyaki) (him, this one)

• नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine (arrows) (with nine)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck (Satyaki) (struck, hit, killed)

• स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the middle of (Satyaki's) chest (in the middle of the chest, between the breasts)

Words meanings and morphology

सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki, a Yadava warrior and ally of the Pandavas (of Satyaki)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sātyaki

sātyaki - son of Satyaka; proper name of a Yadava warrior

Patronymic derived from Satyaka.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - (Satyaki's) bow (bow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut (Satyaki's bow and banner) (having cut, having broken, having severed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root chid (to cut) + ktvā suffix.

Root: chid (class 7)

ध्वजं (dhvajaṁ) - (Satyaki's) banner (banner, standard, flag)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - the best of men (Karna) (bull among men, best of men, excellent man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: An honorific epithet for Karna.

अथ (atha) - then (subsequent action) (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एनं (enaṁ) - him (Satyaki) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Alternate form of the accusative singular of 'idam' (this), specifically used after certain particles like 'atha'.

Note: Refers to Satyaki.

नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine (arrows) (with nine)

(numeral)

Note: Used for all genders in instrumental plural.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck (Satyaki) (struck, hit, killed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √han

Perfect Tense

Root han, perfect tense, third person singular, active voice. Formed with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the middle of (Satyaki's) chest (in the middle of the chest, between the breasts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of stanāntara

stanāntara - interval between the breasts, middle of the chest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stana+antara)

• stana – breast
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interval, middle, interior
  noun (neuter)