महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-6, verse-12

अश्वत्थामा तु संप्रेक्ष्य ताञ्शरौघान्निरर्थकान् ।
रथशक्तिं मुमोचास्मै दीप्तामग्निशिखामिव ॥१२॥

12. aśvatthāmā tu saṁprekṣya tāñśaraughānnirarthakān ,
rathaśaktiṁ mumocāsmai dīptāmagniśikhāmiva.

12. aśvatthāmā tu samprekṣya tān śara-oghān nirarthakān
ratha-śaktim mumoca asmai dīptām agni-śikhām iva

12. tu aśvatthāmā tān nirarthakān śara-oghān samprekṣya,
asmai dīptām agni-śikhām iva ratha-śaktim mumoca

12. But Aśvatthāmā, having seen those floods of arrows rendered useless, released his chariot-weapon at it, like a blazing flame of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Aśvatthāmā (son of Droṇa)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having observed, having seen clearly

• तान् (tān) - those

• शर-ओघान् (śara-oghān) - floods of arrows, multitude of arrows

• निरर्थकान् (nirarthakān) - useless, ineffectual, meaningless

• रथ-शक्तिम् (ratha-śaktim) - chariot-weapon, power of the chariot

• मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he cast

• अस्मै (asmai) - at the cosmic being revealed by Kṛṣṇa (at him, to it)

• दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - blazing, glowing, radiant

• अग्नि-शिखाम् (agni-śikhām) - flame of fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Aśvatthāmā (son of Droṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvatthāman

aśvatthāman - Aśvatthāmā, a prominent warrior in the Mahābhārata, son of Droṇa

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having observed, having seen clearly

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding -ya to the root īkṣ with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शर-ओघान् (śara-oghān) - floods of arrows, multitude of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara-ogha

śara-ogha - flood/multitude of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ogha)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)

निरर्थकान् (nirarthakān) - useless, ineffectual, meaningless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nirarthaka

nirarthaka - useless, unavailing, meaningless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (nis+arthaka)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  indeclinable
  Negative/privative prefix
• arthaka – having meaning, useful, significant
  adjective (masculine)

रथ-शक्तिम् (ratha-śaktim) - chariot-weapon, power of the chariot

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ratha-śakti

ratha-śakti - chariot weapon, the power/strength of the chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+śakti)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• śakti – power, strength, energy, weapon, spear
  noun (feminine)

मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he cast

(verb)

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

Root: muc (class 6)

अस्मै (asmai) - at the cosmic being revealed by Kṛṣṇa (at him, to it)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - blazing, glowing, radiant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, ignited, radiant

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dīp (to shine, blaze)

Root: dīp (class 4)

अग्नि-शिखाम् (agni-śikhām) - flame of fire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agni-śikhā

agni-śikhā - flame of fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+śikhā)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, crest, peak
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)