महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-60, verse-30

अहन्यहनि शूराणां कुर्वाणः कदनं महत् ।
शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य घातितस्ते पितामहः ॥३०॥

30. ahanyahani śūrāṇāṁ kurvāṇaḥ kadanaṁ mahat ,
śikhaṇḍinaṁ puraskṛtya ghātitaste pitāmahaḥ.

30. ahani ahani śūrāṇām kurvāṇaḥ kadanam mahat
śikhaṇḍinam puraskṛtya ghātitaḥ te pitāmahaḥ

30. pitāmahaḥ ahani ahani śūrāṇām mahat kadanam
kurvāṇaḥ śikhaṇḍinam puraskṛtya te ghātitaḥ

30. Your grandfather, who was daily causing great slaughter among valiant warriors, was caused to be killed by you, with Śikhaṇḍī placed in front.

Words meanings summery:

• अहनि (ahani) - daily (daily, on the day, at day)

• अहनि (ahani) - daily (daily, on the day, at day)

• शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the valiant warriors (of the brave, of the valiant, of the heroes)

• कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - causing, inflicting (doing, performing, making)

• कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter (slaughter, destruction, massacre, battle)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍī

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front (having placed in front, having put forward)

• घातितः (ghātitaḥ) - caused to be killed (killed, caused to be killed)

• ते (te) - by you (by you, your, to you)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - your (paternal) grandfather (Bhīṣma) (grandfather, paternal grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

अहनि (ahani) - daily (daily, on the day, at day)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Note: used in repetition 'ahani ahani' to mean 'daily'

अहनि (ahani) - daily (daily, on the day, at day)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Note: used in repetition 'ahani ahani' to mean 'daily'

शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the valiant warriors (of the brave, of the valiant, of the heroes)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero

कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - causing, inflicting (doing, performing, making)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvāṇa

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

derived from root kṛ (class 8) with śānac suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to 'pitāmahaḥ'

कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter (slaughter, destruction, massacre, battle)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kadana

kadana - slaughter, destruction

Root: kad (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'kadanam'

शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍī

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - peacock, having a top-knot, proper name Śikhaṇḍī

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front (having placed in front, having put forward)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root kṛ with prefix puras, and suffix -tya

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

घातितः (ghātitaḥ) - caused to be killed (killed, caused to be killed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghātita

ghātita - killed, slain, caused to be killed

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from causative of root han (to strike/kill) with -kta suffix. Causative stem ghātaya-

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'pitāmahaḥ'

ते (te) - by you (by you, your, to you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: enclitic form of 2nd person pronoun

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - your (paternal) grandfather (Bhīṣma) (grandfather, paternal grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma