महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-39, verse-36

स पपात विनिर्दग्धस्तेजसा ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ।
महेन्द्राशनिनिर्दग्धः पादपोऽङ्कुरवानिव ॥३६॥

36. sa papāta vinirdagdhastejasā brahmavādinām ,
mahendrāśaninirdagdhaḥ pādapo'ṅkuravāniva.

36. saḥ papāta vinirdagdhaḥ tejasā brahmavādinām
| mahendrāśaninirdagdhaḥ pādapaḥ aṅkuravān iva

36. saḥ brahmavādinām tejasā vinirdagdhaḥ papāta
mahendrāśaninirdagdhaḥ aṅkuravān pādapaḥ iva

36. He fell, completely consumed by the spiritual power (tejas) of those who spoke of Brahman, just like a tree, along with its sprouts, is utterly incinerated by the lightning of Mahendra (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पपात (papāta) - fell, fell down

• विनिर्दग्धः (vinirdagdhaḥ) - completely burnt, utterly consumed, incinerated

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by the power, by the spiritual energy, by the brilliance

• ब्रह्मवादिनाम् (brahmavādinām) - of those who speak of Brahman, of the knowers of Brahman

• महेन्द्राशनिनिर्दग्धः (mahendrāśaninirdagdhaḥ) - burnt by Mahendra's (Indra's) lightning

• पादपः (pādapaḥ) - a tree

• अङ्कुरवान् (aṅkuravān) - possessing sprouts, with sprouts

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

masculine nominative singular of tad

पपात (papāta) - fell, fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat

perfect active 3rd person singular

from root √pat (to fall), perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: pat (class 1)

विनिर्दग्धः (vinirdagdhaḥ) - completely burnt, utterly consumed, incinerated

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinirdagdha

vinirdagdha - completely burnt, incinerated

past passive participle

masculine nominative singular, from root √dah (to burn) with prefixes vi- and nir-

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: dah (class 1)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by the power, by the spiritual energy, by the brilliance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, power, spiritual energy (tejas), radiance, essence

neuter instrumental singular of tejas (s-stem noun)

Root: tij

ब्रह्मवादिनाम् (brahmavādinām) - of those who speak of Brahman, of the knowers of Brahman

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmavādin

brahmavādin - one who speaks of Brahman, a knower of Brahman, a theologian

masculine genitive plural of brahmavādin (n-stem noun), compound of brahman and vādin

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+vādin)

• brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman), the universal spirit, sacred utterance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• vādin – speaker, one who teaches, one who says
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root √vad (to speak) + -in (agent suffix)
  Root: vad (class 1)

महेन्द्राशनिनिर्दग्धः (mahendrāśaninirdagdhaḥ) - burnt by Mahendra's (Indra's) lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendrāśaninirdagdha

mahendrāśaninirdagdha - burnt by Mahendra's lightning

masculine nominative singular, compound of mahā, indra, aśani, and nirdagdha

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+indra+aśani+nirdagdha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  combines with indra to form Mahendra (great Indra)
• indra – Indra, king of gods
  proper noun (masculine)
• aśani – lightning, thunderbolt
  noun (feminine)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• nirdagdha – burnt up, consumed
  participle
  past passive participle
  from root √dah (to burn) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: dah (class 1)

पादपः (pādapaḥ) - a tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pādapa

pādapa - a tree (lit. 'that which drinks through its feet/roots')

masculine nominative singular, compound of pāda and pa

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• pa – drinking, one who drinks
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root √pā (to drink), agent suffix -a
  Root: pā (class 1)

अङ्कुरवान् (aṅkuravān) - possessing sprouts, with sprouts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkuravat

aṅkuravat - possessing sprouts, sprouting

masculine nominative singular of aṅkuravat (suffix -vat for possession)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)