महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-9, verse-36

सत्यसेनो रथेषां तु नकुलस्य धनुस्तथा ।
पृथक्शराभ्यां चिच्छेद कृतहस्तः प्रतापवान् ॥३६॥

36. satyaseno ratheṣāṁ tu nakulasya dhanustathā ,
pṛthakśarābhyāṁ ciccheda kṛtahastaḥ pratāpavān.

36. satyasenaḥ ratheṣāṃ tu nakulasya dhanuḥ tathā
pṛthakśarābhyām ciccheda kṛtahastaḥ pratāpavān

36. tu pratāpavān kṛtahastaḥ satyasenaḥ pṛthakśarābhyām
nakulasya ratheṣām tathā dhanuḥ ciccheda

36. But the mighty and skilled Satyaseṇa, with two separate arrows, cut Nakula's chariot-pole and similarly (cut his) bow.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यसेनः (satyasenaḥ) - Satyaseṇa

• रथेषां (ratheṣāṁ) - chariot-pole

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - Nakula's

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly

• पृथक्शराभ्याम् (pṛthakśarābhyām) - with two separate arrows

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut

• कृतहस्तः (kṛtahastaḥ) - skilled, expert

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, glorious

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यसेनः (satyasenaḥ) - Satyaseṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyasena

satyasena - Satyaseṇa (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'ciccheda'.

रथेषां (ratheṣāṁ) - chariot-pole

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ratheṣā

ratheṣā - chariot-pole, shaft of a chariot

Feminine noun.

Note: Direct object.

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Denotes a contrast or continuation.

नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - Nakula's

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (proper name); mongoose

Note: Possessive, modifies 'ratheṣām' and 'dhanuḥ'.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Neuter noun ending in -as.

Note: Direct object.

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly

(indeclinable)

Adverb/conjunction.

पृथक्शराभ्याम् (pṛthakśarābhyām) - with two separate arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pṛthakśara

pṛthakśara - separate arrow, distinct arrow

Compound noun, instrumental dual.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pṛthak+śara)

• pṛthak – separate, distinct
  adjective
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument for cutting both items.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Active voice, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of √chid (7th class).

Root: chid (class 7)

कृतहस्तः (kṛtahastaḥ) - skilled, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtahasta

kṛtahasta - skilled, expert, dexterous (literally 'whose hands are made expert')

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+hasta)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Satyaseṇa.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, powerful, glorious, majestic

Adjective with the possessive suffix -vat.

Note: Epithet for Satyaseṇa.