महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-57, verse-59

तथा तु तत्तत्स्फुरदात्तकार्मुकं त्रिभिः शरैर्यन्तृशिरः क्षुरेण ।
हयांश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरस्त्रिभिर्ध्वजं धनंजयो द्रौणिरथान्न्यपातयत् ॥५९॥

59. tathā tu tattatsphuradāttakārmukaṁ; tribhiḥ śarairyantṛśiraḥ kṣureṇa ,
hayāṁścaturbhiścaturastribhirdhvajaṁ; dhanaṁjayo drauṇirathānnyapātayat.

59. tathā tu tat tat sphurad ātka-kārmukam
tribhiḥ śaraiḥ yantṛ-śiraḥ kṣureṇa
hayān caturbhiḥ caturṣu tribhiḥ dhvajaṃ
dhanaṃjayaḥ drauṇi rathāt nyapātayat

59. tathā tu dhanaṃjayaḥ sphurad āttakārmukaṃ
tat tat tribhiḥ śaraiḥ kṣureṇa
yantṛ-śiraḥ caturbhiḥ hayān caturas tribhiḥ
dhvajaṃ ca drauṇir rathāt nyapātayat

59. Similarly, Dhanañjaya, holding his shining and drawn bow, struck down Droṇa's son from his chariot with various arrows - hitting his charioteer's head with three sharp arrows using a razor-sharp shaft, his four horses with four, and his standard with three.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, in that manner

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• तत् (tat) - that

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्फुरदात्तकार्मुकम् (sphuradāttakārmukam) - having a shining and drawn bow

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• यन्तृशिरः (yantṛśiraḥ) - the head of the charioteer

• क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor-arrow, with a razor-sharp shaft

• हयान् (hayān) - horses

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four

• चतुरन् (caturan) - four

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - standard, flag

• धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna (Dhanañjaya (Arjuna))

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmān (son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmān))

• रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

• न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - caused to fall down, struck down, felled

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

स्फुरदात्तकार्मुकम् (sphuradāttakārmukam) - having a shining and drawn bow

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sphuradāttakārmuka

sphuradāttakārmuka - one whose bow is shining and drawn

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphurat+āttakārmuka)

• sphurat – throbbing, flashing, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Present active participle
  from root sphur
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• āttakārmuka – having taken up or drawn a bow
  adjective (neuter)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

यन्तृशिरः (yantṛśiraḥ) - the head of the charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yantṛśiras

yantṛśiras - head of the charioteer

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yantṛ+śiras)

• yantṛ – driver, charioteer, guide
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor-arrow, with a razor-sharp shaft

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣura

kṣura - razor, razor-arrow

हयान् (hayān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

चतुरन् (caturan) - four

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - standard, flag

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - standard, flag, banner

धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna (Dhanañjaya (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - Dhanañjaya (epithet of Arjuna)

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmān (son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmān))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa

रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - caused to fall down, struck down, felled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat

causative

causative active imperfect

Prefix:

Root: pat (class 1)

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