महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-15, verse-40

पुनश्चास्य धनुश्चित्रं गजराजकरोपमम् ।
क्षुरेण शितधारेण प्रचकर्त नराधिपः ॥४०॥

40. punaścāsya dhanuścitraṁ gajarājakaropamam ,
kṣureṇa śitadhāreṇa pracakarta narādhipaḥ.

40. punaḥ ca asya dhanuḥ citram gaja-rāja-kara-upamam
kṣureṇa śita-dhāreṇa pracakarta narādhipaḥ

40. ca punaḥ narādhipaḥ asya gaja-rāja-kara-upamam
citram dhanuḥ śita-dhāreṇa kṣureṇa pracakarta

40. And again, the king cut his wondrous bow, which resembled the trunk of a lordly elephant, with a sharp-edged razor.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• चित्रम् (citram) - wondrous, variegated, diverse

• गज-राज-कर-उपमम् (gaja-rāja-kara-upamam) - resembling an elephant king's trunk

• क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - by a razor

• शित-धारेण (śita-dhāreṇa) - with a sharp edge, sharp-edged

• प्रचकर्त (pracakarta) - cut, severed

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king, lord of men

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Genitive singular masculine/neuter of idam. Refers to a male person's bow.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

चित्रम् (citram) - wondrous, variegated, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, wonderful, strange, bright

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuḥ'

गज-राज-कर-उपमम् (gaja-rāja-kara-upamam) - resembling an elephant king's trunk

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gaja-rāja-kara-upama

gaja-rāja-kara-upama - resembling the trunk of a lordly elephant

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gaja+rāja+kara+upama)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• kara – hand, trunk (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, resemblance, simile
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuḥ'

क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - by a razor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣura

kṣura - razor, knife

शित-धारेण (śita-dhāreṇa) - with a sharp edge, sharp-edged

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śita-dhāra

śita-dhāra - sharp-edged, having a sharpened edge

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śita+dhāra)

• śita – sharpened, whetted, keen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śo (to sharpen)
  Root: śo (class 4)
• dhāra – edge, sharp point
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣureṇa'

प्रचकर्त (pracakarta) - cut, severed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-kṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara-adhipa

nara-adhipa - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)