महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-7

तच्छैलशृङ्गप्रतिमं दानवस्य शिरो महत् ।
चक्रेणोत्कृत्तमपतच्चालयद्वसुधातलम् ॥७॥

7. tacchailaśṛṅgapratimaṁ dānavasya śiro mahat ,
cakreṇotkṛttamapataccālayadvasudhātalam.

7. tat śailaśṛṅgapratimam dānavasya śiraḥ mahat
cakreṇa utkṛttam apatat cālayat vasudhātalam

7. That enormous head of the demon, resembling a mountain peak, severed by the discus, fell and shook the surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the head just mentioned) (that)

• शैलशृङ्गप्रतिमम् (śailaśṛṅgapratimam) - resembling a mountain peak

• दानवस्य (dānavasya) - of the demon

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• महत् (mahat) - enormous, huge (great, huge, large)

• चक्रेण (cakreṇa) - by the discus (by the discus, with the discus)

• उत्कृत्तम् (utkṛttam) - severed (cut off, severed)

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell (fell down, descended)

• चालयत् (cālayat) - shaking, causing to tremble (causing to move, shaking)

• वसुधातलम् (vasudhātalam) - the surface of the earth (the surface of the earth, the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the head just mentioned) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Adjective for 'śiraḥ'.

शैलशृङ्गप्रतिमम् (śailaśṛṅgapratimam) - resembling a mountain peak

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śailaśṛṅgapratima

śailaśṛṅgapratima - resembling a mountain peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śailaśṛṅga+pratima)

• śailaśṛṅga – mountain peak
  noun (neuter)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from śilā (rock).
• śṛṅga – peak, horn
  noun (neuter)
• pratima – resembling, image, likeness
  adjective (neuter)
  From prati + mā (to measure, compare).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śiraḥ'.

दानवस्य (dānavasya) - of the demon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dānava

dānava - son of Danu, demon

A patronymic from Danu.

Note: Possessive for 'śiraḥ'.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'apatat'.

महत् (mahat) - enormous, huge (great, huge, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

present active participle

From √mah (to be great, increase).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śiraḥ'.

चक्रेण (cakreṇa) - by the discus (by the discus, with the discus)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - discus, wheel

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent/instrument for 'utkṛttam'.

उत्कृत्तम् (utkṛttam) - severed (cut off, severed)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utkṛtta

utkṛtta - cut off, torn out, severed

past passive participle

From ut + √kṛt (to cut).

Prefix: ut

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śiraḥ'.

अपतत् (apatat) - fell (fell down, descended)

(verb)

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

Forms an imperfect verb. The 'a' is an augment for past tense, not a prefix.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

चालयत् (cālayat) - shaking, causing to tremble (causing to move, shaking)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cālayat

cālayat - moving, shaking, causing to tremble

present active participle (causative)

Causative of √cal (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Adjective/adverbial for 'śiraḥ'.

वसुधातलम् (vasudhātalam) - the surface of the earth (the surface of the earth, the ground)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vasudhātala

vasudhātala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+tala)

• vasudhā – earth
  noun (feminine)
  Bearer of wealth.
  Root: vas (class 1)
• tala – surface, plain, bottom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the participle 'cālayat'.