महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-6, verse-16

ततः स कुपितो द्रौणिरिन्द्रकेतुनिभां गदाम् ।
ज्वलन्तीं प्राहिणोत्तस्मै भूतं तामपि चाग्रसत् ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ sa kupito drauṇirindraketunibhāṁ gadām ,
jvalantīṁ prāhiṇottasmai bhūtaṁ tāmapi cāgrasat.

16. tataḥ saḥ kupitaḥ drauṇiḥ indra-ketu-nibhām gadām
jvalantīm pra-āhiṇot tasmai bhūtam tām api ca agrasat

16. tataḥ saḥ kupitaḥ drauṇiḥ indra-ketu-nibhām jvalantīm
gadām tasmai pra-āhiṇot ca bhūtam tām api agrasat

16. Then, enraged, Droṇi (Drauṇi) hurled at it (the creature) a blazing mace resembling Indra's banner. But the creature swallowed even that.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefrom

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Drauṇi) (he, it)

• कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angered, enraged, wrathful

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Droṇa, Droṇi (Aśvatthāmā)

• इन्द्र-केतु-निभाम् (indra-ketu-nibhām) - resembling Indra's banner

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing, shining, burning

• प्र-आहिणोत् (pra-āhiṇot) - he hurled, he sent forth, he dispatched

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to it (the creature) (to him, to it, for him, for it)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - the creature, the being, the ghost

• ताम् (tām) - that (mace) (her, that (feminine))

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• च (ca) - and, also

• अग्रसत् (agrasat) - it swallowed, it devoured

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefrom

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Drauṇi) (he, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angered, enraged, wrathful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kupita

kupita - angered, enraged, vexed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kup'

Root: kup (class 4)

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Droṇa, Droṇi (Aśvatthāmā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa, Aśvatthāmā

Patronymic from Droṇa

इन्द्र-केतु-निभाम् (indra-ketu-nibhām) - resembling Indra's banner

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of indra-ketu-nibhā

indra-ketu-nibhā - resembling Indra's banner

Bahuvrihi compound, 'having the likeness of Indra's banner'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (indra+ketu+nibhā)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ketu – banner, flag, sign, emblem
  noun (masculine)
• nibhā – resemblance, likeness, appearance, splendor
  noun (feminine)

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing, shining, burning

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jvalant

jvalant - blazing, shining, burning

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'jval'

Root: jval (class 1)

प्र-आहिणोत् (pra-āhiṇot) - he hurled, he sent forth, he dispatched

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'hi' with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to it (the creature) (to him, to it, for him, for it)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

भूतम् (bhūtam) - the creature, the being, the ghost

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - creature, being, element, ghost, past

Past passive participle of 'bhū' used as a noun

Root: bhū (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that (mace) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अग्रसत् (agrasat) - it swallowed, it devoured

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: gras (class 1)