महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-71

तद्वाक्यसमकालं तु बीभत्सुर्निशितैः शरैः ।
आवापैः पञ्चभिर्ग्राहं मग्नमम्भस्यताडयत् ।
इतरे तु विसंमूढास्तत्र तत्र प्रपेदिरे ॥७१॥

71. tadvākyasamakālaṁ tu bībhatsurniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
āvāpaiḥ pañcabhirgrāhaṁ magnamambhasyatāḍayat ,
itare tu visaṁmūḍhāstatra tatra prapedire.

71. tat vākyasamakālam tu bībhatsuḥ
niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ āvāpaiḥ pañcabhiḥ
grāhaṃ magnam ambhasi atāḍayat itare
tu visaṃmūḍhāḥ tatra tatra prapedire

71. At the very moment of his command, Arjuna (Bībhatsu) struck the crocodile, which was submerged in the water, with five sharp arrows. But the other disciples, completely bewildered, scattered in various directions.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, his

• वाक्यसमकालम् (vākyasamakālam) - at the same time as the words, concurrent with the statement

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna (a name meaning 'abhorring evil deeds')

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• आवापैः (āvāpaiḥ) - with releases, with shots

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

• ग्राहं (grāhaṁ) - the crocodile

• मग्नम् (magnam) - submerged, drowned, immersed

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the water

• अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck, he hit

• इतरे (itare) - the others, other (people)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• विसंमूढाः (visaṁmūḍhāḥ) - completely bewildered, utterly confused

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• प्रपेदिरे (prapedire) - they dispersed, they fled, they went

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, his

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjectival, refers to 'vākyasamakālam'

वाक्यसमकालम् (vākyasamakālam) - at the same time as the words, concurrent with the statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākyasamakāla

vākyasamakāla - simultaneously with the speech/statement

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+samakāla)

• vākya – word, speech, sentence, statement
  noun (neuter)
• samakāla – simultaneous, at the same time
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'at the same time as his words'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna (a name meaning 'abhorring evil deeds')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bībhatsu

bībhatsu - Arjuna (a name); abhorring; disgusting, hateful

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted, swift

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni- and suffix -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'śaraiḥ'

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

आवापैः (āvāpaiḥ) - with releases, with shots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āvāpa

āvāpa - scattering, sowing, throwing, release (of arrows)

Prefix: ā

Root: vap (class 1)

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'āvāpaiḥ'

ग्राहं (grāhaṁ) - the crocodile

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grāha

grāha - a grabber, a crocodile, an alligator

मग्नम् (magnam) - submerged, drowned, immersed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of magna

magna - immersed, sunk, plunged

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √majj (to sink, plunge) with suffix -na

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'grāhaṃ'

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck, he hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of tāḍ

Root: tāḍ (class 10)

इतरे (itare) - the others, other (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Refers to the other disciples

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

विसंमूढाः (visaṁmūḍhāḥ) - completely bewildered, utterly confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of visaṃmūḍha

visaṁmūḍha - utterly bewildered, confused, stupefied

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √muh with prefixes vi- and sam- and suffix -ḍha

Prefixes: vi+sam

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'itare'

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

प्रपेदिरे (prapedire) - they dispersed, they fled, they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect past (lit) of prapad

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)