महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-9, verse-26

ततः प्रहस्य नकुलश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो रणे ।
जघान निशितैस्तीक्ष्णैः सत्यसेनस्य वाजिनः ॥२६॥

26. tataḥ prahasya nakulaścaturbhiścaturo raṇe ,
jaghāna niśitaistīkṣṇaiḥ satyasenasya vājinaḥ.

26. tataḥ prahasya nakulaḥ caturbhiḥ caturaḥ raṇe
jaghāna niśitaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ satyasenasya vājinaḥ

26. nakulaḥ tataḥ prahasya raṇe caturbhiḥ niśitaiḥ
tīkṣṇaiḥ satyasenasya caturaḥ vājinaḥ jaghāna

26. Then, smiling, Nakula struck down four of Satyaseṇa's horses in battle with four sharp, piercing [arrows].

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having smiled, having laughed

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by/with four

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four horses (four)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

• जघान (jaghāna) - struck, killed, slew

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by/with sharp, whetted

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by/with keen, piercing

• सत्यसेनस्य् (satyasenasy) - of Satyaseṇa

• वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having smiled, having laughed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from verb root 'has' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers)

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by/with four

(numeral adjective)

Note: Refers to implied arrows.

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four horses (four)

(numeral adjective)

Note: Agrees with 'vājinaḥ' (horses).

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war

जघान (jaghāna) - struck, killed, slew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of han

Root: han (class 3)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by/with sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, sharpened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'śā/śo' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with implied 'śaraiḥ' (arrows).

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by/with keen, piercing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing, pungent

Note: Agrees with implied 'śaraiḥ' (arrows).

सत्यसेनस्य् (satyasenasy) - of Satyaseṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of satyasena

satyasena - Satyaseṇa (a proper name)

वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift, strong