महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-60, verse-8

स तस्य चिच्छेद शरं शिखण्डी त्रिभिस्त्रिभिश्च प्रतुतोद कर्णम् ।
शिखण्डिनः कार्मुकं स ध्वजं च च्छित्त्वा शराभ्यामहनत्सुजातम् ॥८॥

8. sa tasya ciccheda śaraṁ śikhaṇḍī; tribhistribhiśca pratutoda karṇam ,
śikhaṇḍinaḥ kārmukaṁ sa dhvajaṁ ca; cchittvā śarābhyāmahanatsujātam.

8. saḥ tasya ciccheda śaram śikhaṇḍī
tribhiḥ tribhiḥ ca pratutoda karṇam
śikhaṇḍinaḥ kārmukam saḥ dhvajam
ca chittvā śarābhyām ahanat sujātam

8. śikhaṇḍī saḥ tasya śaram ciccheda.
tribhiḥ tribhiḥ ca (śikhaṇḍī) karṇam pratutoda.
saḥ (karṇaḥ) śikhaṇḍinaḥ kārmukam dhvajam ca śarābhyām chittvā sujātam ahanat.

8. Shikhaṇḍī cut his (Karna's) arrow, and with three arrows, and then three more, he pierced Karna. He (Karna), having severed Shikhaṇḍī's bow and (his) banner with two arrows, struck the well-born (Shikhaṇḍī).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Shikhaṇḍī) (he, that)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Karna) (his, its, of that)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, severed

• शरम् (śaram) - arrow

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhaṇḍī

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three arrows (with three)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three more arrows (with three)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रतुतोद (pratutoda) - pierced, pricked

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Shikhaṇḍī

• कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

• सः (saḥ) - he (Karna) (he, that)

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - Shikhaṇḍī's banner (banner, flag)

• च (ca) - and

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

• शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - with two arrows

• अहनत् (ahanat) - struck, killed

• सुजातम् (sujātam) - the well-born (Shikhaṇḍī) (well-born, noble, skillful)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Shikhaṇḍī) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Shikhaṇḍī, the primary subject of the first part of the verse.

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Karna) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Karna.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, severed

(verb)

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

Perfect

root chid, 3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice, reduplicated

Root: chid (class 7)

शरम् (śaram) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Object of `ciccheda`.

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhaṇḍī

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhaṇḍī; having a crest, peacock

Note: Subject of `ciccheda` and `pratutoda`.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three arrows (with three)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to arrows.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three more arrows (with three)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to arrows, indicating a second volley or total of six (3+3).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रतुतोद (pratutoda) - pierced, pricked

(verb)

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

Perfect

root tud, 3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice, with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: tud (class 6)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name); ear

Note: Object of `pratutoda`.

शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Shikhaṇḍī

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhaṇḍī; having a crest, peacock

Note: Possessive, qualifies `kārmukam` and `dhvajam`.

कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow, made of wood of a kármuka tree

Note: Object of `chittvā`.

सः (saḥ) - he (Karna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Karna, the subject of `chittvā` and `ahanat`.

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - Shikhaṇḍī's banner (banner, flag)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, standard, flag

Note: Object of `chittvā`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `kārmukam` and `dhvajam`.

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root chid (to cut), absolutive

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Action performed by Karna before striking Shikhaṇḍī.

शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - with two arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of śara

śara - arrow

अहनत् (ahanat) - struck, killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of han

Imperfect

root han, 3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice

Root: han (class 2)

सुजातम् (sujātam) - the well-born (Shikhaṇḍī) (well-born, noble, skillful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of su-jāta

su-jāta - well-born, noble, good, skillful

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born) with prefix su

Prefix: su

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Shikhaṇḍī (object of `ahanat`).