महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-16, verse-28

तैः सायकैर्मोहितं वीक्ष्य शल्यं भीमः शरैरस्य चकर्त वर्म ।
स भीमसेनेन निकृत्तवर्मा मद्राधिपश्चर्म सहस्रतारम् ॥२८॥

28. taiḥ sāyakairmohitaṁ vīkṣya śalyaṁ; bhīmaḥ śarairasya cakarta varma ,
sa bhīmasenena nikṛttavarmā; madrādhipaścarma sahasratāram.

28. taiḥ sāyakaiḥ mohitam vīkṣya śalyam
bhīmaḥ śaraiḥ asya cakarta
varma | saḥ bhīmasenena nikṛttavarmā
madrādhipaḥ carma sahasratāram

28. bhīmaḥ taiḥ sāyakaiḥ mohitam śalyam
vīkṣya asya varma śaraiḥ
cakarta saḥ bhīmasenena nikṛttavarmā
madrādhipaḥ sahasratāram carma

28. When Bhīma saw Śalya bewildered by those arrows, he cut off Śalya's armor with his own arrows. The King of Madra, Śalya, whose armor had been severed by Bhīmasena, then grasped his shield, which was adorned with a thousand stars.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (arrows) (by them, by those)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by (Bhīma's) arrows (by arrows, by missiles)

• मोहितम् (mohitam) - bewildered (by the arrows) (bewildered, deluded, enchanted, confused)

• वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - having seen (Śalya) (having seen, perceiving)

• शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya (the King of Madra) (Śalya (proper name), dart, spear)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍavas) (Bhīma (proper name), terrible, formidable)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by his (Bhīma's) arrows (by arrows)

• अस्य (asya) - his (Śalya's) (his, of him, of this)

• चकर्त (cakarta) - he cut (off) (he cut, he tore, he divided)

• वर्म (varma) - armor (armor, shield, protective covering)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Śalya) (he, that)

• भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena (Bhīma) (by Bhīmasena)

• निकृत्तवर्मा (nikṛttavarmā) - whose armor had been cut off (by Bhīma) (whose armor was cut off, having severed armor)

• मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - Śalya, the King of Madra (king of Madra)

• चर्म (carma) - shield (shield, skin, hide)

• सहस्रतारम् (sahasratāram) - (shield) adorned with a thousand stars (having a thousand stars, adorned with a thousand stars)

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (arrows) (by them, by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to arrows implied from context.

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by (Bhīma's) arrows (by arrows, by missiles)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile, shooter

From √si (to shoot) + -aka suffix.

Root: si (class 4)

मोहितम् (mohitam) - bewildered (by the arrows) (bewildered, deluded, enchanted, confused)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mohita

mohita - bewildered, deluded, confused

Past Passive Participle

From √muh (to be bewildered, confused) + -ita suffix.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Śalya (śalyam).

वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - having seen (Śalya) (having seen, perceiving)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From vi-√īkṣ (to look, to see).

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya (the King of Madra) (Śalya (proper name), dart, spear)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (a proper name), dart, spear, thorn

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍavas) (Bhīma (proper name), terrible, formidable)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (a proper name), terrible, formidable, dreadful

From √bhī (to fear) + -ma suffix.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of cakarta.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by his (Bhīma's) arrows (by arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

From √śṛ (to break, to crush) + -a suffix.

Root: śṛ (class 9)

अस्य (asya) - his (Śalya's) (his, of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Possessive for 'varma'.

चकर्त (cakarta) - he cut (off) (he cut, he tore, he divided)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ). Reduplicated form from √kṛt.

Root: kṛt (class 6)

वर्म (varma) - armor (armor, shield, protective covering)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varman

varman - armor, shield, protective covering

Note: Object of cakarta.

सः (saḥ) - he (Śalya) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Śalya.

भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena (Bhīma) (by Bhīmasena)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (another name for Bhīma)

Compound of Bhīma (terrible) and Sena (army/lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhīma+sena)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• sena – army, leader
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent in a passive construction (nikṛttavarmā).

निकृत्तवर्मा (nikṛttavarmā) - whose armor had been cut off (by Bhīma) (whose armor was cut off, having severed armor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṛttavarman

nikṛttavarman - whose armor is cut off

Bahuvrīhi compound: nikṛtta (cut off) + varman (armor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nikṛtta+varman)

• nikṛtta – cut off, severed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni-√kṛt (to cut down).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• varman – armor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'madrādhipaḥ' (Śalya).

मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - Śalya, the King of Madra (king of Madra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madrādhipa

madrādhipa - king of Madra

Tatpuruṣa compound: madra (Madra, a country) + adhipa (lord, ruler).

Compound type : tatpurusha (madra+adhipa)

• madra – Madra (a country/people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, king
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi-√pā (to protect, rule).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Śalya.

चर्म (carma) - shield (shield, skin, hide)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carman

carman - shield, skin, hide, leather

Note: Object of an implied verb 'grasped'.

सहस्रतारम् (sahasratāram) - (shield) adorned with a thousand stars (having a thousand stars, adorned with a thousand stars)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasratāra

sahasratāra - having a thousand stars

Bahuvrīhi compound: sahasra (thousand) + tāra (star).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+tāra)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• tāra – star
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'carma'.