महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-9, verse-12

चित्रसेनस्तु भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च ।
नकुलस्य महाराज मुष्टिदेशेऽच्छिनद्धनुः ॥१२॥

12. citrasenastu bhallena pītena niśitena ca ,
nakulasya mahārāja muṣṭideśe'cchinaddhanuḥ.

12. citrasenaḥ tu bhallena pītena niśitena ca
nakulasya mahārāja muṣṭideśe acchinat dhanuḥ

12. mahārāja,
citrasenaḥ tu pītena niśitena ca bhallena nakulasya muṣṭideśe dhanuḥ acchinat

12. But Citrasena, O great king, with a sharp, whetted missile (bhallena), cut Nakula's bow at the hand-grip.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow, with a broad-headed arrow, with a missile

• पीतेन (pītena) - with a sharpened (one), with a whetted (one)

• निशितेन (niśitena) - with a sharpened (one), with a pointed (one)

• च (ca) - and

• नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of Nakula

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king!

• मुष्टिदेशे (muṣṭideśe) - at the place of the hilt, at the hand-grip

• अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - he cut, he broke

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

Words meanings and morphology

चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrasena

citrasena - Citrasena (proper name)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow, with a broad-headed arrow, with a missile

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - a broad-headed arrow, missile

पीतेन (pītena) - with a sharpened (one), with a whetted (one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pīta

pīta - sharpened, whetted, made keen

Past Passive Participle

From root pī 'to injure, to sharpen', or related to piś 'to sharpen'.

Root: pī

निशितेन (niśitena) - with a sharpened (one), with a pointed (one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niśita

niśita - sharpened, pointed, keen

Past Passive Participle

From the root śā, preceded by the prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of Nakula

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (proper name, one of the Pāṇḍavas)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

मुष्टिदेशे (muṣṭideśe) - at the place of the hilt, at the hand-grip

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muṣṭideśa

muṣṭideśa - hilt-area, grip-area

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muṣṭi+deśa)

• muṣṭi – fist, hand-grip, hilt
  noun (masculine)
• deśa – place, region
  noun (masculine)

अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - he cut, he broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of chid

Root: chid (class 7)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow