महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-60, verse-9

शिखण्डिनं षड्भिरविध्यदुग्रो दान्तो धार्ष्टद्युम्नशिरश्चकर्त ।
अथाभिनत्सुतसोमं शरेण स संशितेनाधिरथिर्महात्मा ॥९॥

9. śikhaṇḍinaṁ ṣaḍbhiravidhyadugro; dānto dhārṣṭadyumnaśiraścakarta ,
athābhinatsutasomaṁ śareṇa; sa saṁśitenādhirathirmahātmā.

9. śikhaṇḍinam ṣaḍbhiḥ avidhyat ugraḥ
dāntaḥ dhārṣṭadyumnaśiraḥ
cakarta atha abhinat sutasomam śareṇa
saḥ saṃśitena adhirathiḥ mahātmā

9. ugraḥ dāntaḥ mahātmā adhirathiḥ
saḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ śikhaṇḍinam avidhyat
dhārṣṭadyumnaśiraḥ cakarta atha saḥ
saṃśitena śareṇa sutasomam abhinat

9. The mighty (ugraḥ) and self-controlled (dāntaḥ) great-souled (mahātmā) Adhirathi (Karna) pierced Shikhandin with six [arrows] and severed Dhrishtadyumna's head. Then, he struck Sutasoma with a sharpened arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin, a warrior on the Pandava side (Shikhandin)

• षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six arrows (implied) (with six)

• अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced (with arrows) (pierced, struck)

• उग्रः (ugraḥ) - mighty, referring to Karna (mighty, fierce, terrible)

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, referring to Karna (self-controlled, subdued, disciplined)

• धार्ष्टद्युम्नशिरः (dhārṣṭadyumnaśiraḥ) - the head of Dhrishtadyumna (Dhrishtadyumna's head)

• चकर्त (cakarta) - severed (the head) (cut off, severed)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon)

• अभिनत् (abhinat) - struck (Sutasoma) (struck, broke, rent)

• सुतसोमम् (sutasomam) - Sutasoma, one of Bhima's sons (Sutasoma)

• शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow

• सः (saḥ) - he (Karna) (he, that)

• संशितेन (saṁśitena) - sharpened (arrow) (sharpened, whetted, keen)

• अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - Adhirathi, a name for Karna (son of Adhiratha, Karna)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, referring to Karna (great-souled, noble-minded)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin, a warrior on the Pandava side (Shikhandin)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandin; crested; peacock; one who has a top-knot

षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six arrows (implied) (with six)

(numeral)

Note: used with plural nouns, here implied 'arrows'

अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced (with arrows) (pierced, struck)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

third person singular imperfect active

Root: vyadh (class 4)

उग्रः (ugraḥ) - mighty, referring to Karna (mighty, fierce, terrible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, mighty, terrible, violent

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, referring to Karna (self-controlled, subdued, disciplined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined, tamed

Past Passive Participle

from root √dam (to tame, control)

Root: dam (class 4)

धार्ष्टद्युम्नशिरः (dhārṣṭadyumnaśiraḥ) - the head of Dhrishtadyumna (Dhrishtadyumna's head)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhārṣṭadyumnaśiras

dhārṣṭadyumnaśiras - Dhrishtadyumna's head

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhārṣṭadyumna+śiras)

• dhārṣṭadyumna – Dhrishtadyumna (son of Drupada)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śiras – head, top
  noun (neuter)

चकर्त (cakarta) - severed (the head) (cut off, severed)

(verb)

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

Perfect

third person singular perfect active

Root: kṛt (class 6)

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अभिनत् (abhinat) - struck (Sutasoma) (struck, broke, rent)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

third person singular imperfect active, with upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhid (class 7)

सुतसोमम् (sutasomam) - Sutasoma, one of Bhima's sons (Sutasoma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sutasoma

sutasoma - Sutasoma (a son of Bhima)

शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

सः (saḥ) - he (Karna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संशितेन (saṁśitena) - sharpened (arrow) (sharpened, whetted, keen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃśita

saṁśita - sharpened, whetted, keen, prepared

Past Passive Participle

from root √śo (to sharpen) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: agrees with śareṇa

अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - Adhirathi, a name for Karna (son of Adhiratha, Karna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhirathi

adhirathi - son of Adhiratha, a designation for Karna

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, referring to Karna (great-souled, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)