महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-48

तस्य पार्थो महाराज नाराचान्वै चतुर्दश ।
मर्माण्युद्दिश्य मर्मज्ञो निचखान हसन्निव ॥४८॥

48. tasya pārtho mahārāja nārācānvai caturdaśa ,
marmāṇyuddiśya marmajño nicakhāna hasanniva.

48. tasya pārthaḥ mahārāja nārācān vai caturdaśa
marmāṇi uddiśya marmajñaḥ nicakhāna hasan iva

48. mahārāja marmajñaḥ pārthaḥ tasya marmāṇi uddiśya
caturdaśa nārācān vai hasan iva nicakhāna

48. O great king, Partha (Arjuna), an expert in vital spots, aimed at Shalya's vital spots and indeed embedded fourteen iron arrows into him, as if laughing.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - Of Shalya (his, of him)

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pritha; Arjuna)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• नाराचान् (nārācān) - iron arrows, darts

• वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable points

• उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - having targeted, aiming at, with reference to

• मर्मज्ञः (marmajñaḥ) - expert in vital spots, knowing vital spots

• निचखान (nicakhāna) - struck, embedded, hurled

• हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - Of Shalya (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Shalya from the previous verse.

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pritha; Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pritha (Kunti), an epithet of Arjuna, Karna, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Nakula, Sahadeva

Note: Refers to Arjuna in this context.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - a great king, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Dhritarashtra.

नाराचान् (nārācān) - iron arrows, darts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - an iron arrow or dart

वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Note: Adjective to 'nārācān'.

मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable points

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - a vital spot, vulnerable part of the body

उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - having targeted, aiming at, with reference to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root diś with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

मर्मज्ञः (marmajñaḥ) - expert in vital spots, knowing vital spots

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marmajña

marmajña - knowing the vital parts or vulnerable points, an expert in anatomy or vital points

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (marman+jña)

• marman – a vital spot, vulnerable part of the body
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'pārthaḥ'.

निचखान (nicakhāna) - struck, embedded, hurled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ni-khan

Prefix: ni

Root: khan (class 1)

हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root has (to laugh).

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pārthaḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)