महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-75, verse-17

तमापतन्तं संप्रेक्ष्य बलवान्पाकशासनिः ।
नाराचमग्निसंकाशं प्राहिणोद्वारणं प्रति ॥१७॥

17. tamāpatantaṁ saṁprekṣya balavānpākaśāsaniḥ ,
nārācamagnisaṁkāśaṁ prāhiṇodvāraṇaṁ prati.

17. tam āpatantam samprekṣya balavān pākaśāsaniḥ
nārācam agnisaṃkāśam prāhiṇot vāraṇam prati

17. balavān pākaśāsaniḥ tam āpatantam samprekṣya
agnisaṃkāśam nārācam vāraṇam prati prāhiṇot

17. Observing that elephant advancing, the mighty son of Indra (Arjuna) shot forth a flaming iron arrow, brilliant as fire, directly at the elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that elephant (him, that (one))

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - that elephant approaching (approaching, advancing)

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, observing well

• बलवान् (balavān) - the powerful Arjuna (the powerful one, mighty)

• पाकशासनिः (pākaśāsaniḥ) - son of Indra, Arjuna

• नाराचम् (nārācam) - an iron arrow, javelin

• अग्निसंकाशम् (agnisaṁkāśam) - fire-like, blazing, brilliant as fire

• प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent forth, dispatched

• वारणम् (vāraṇam) - the elephant

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that elephant (him, that (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Note: Refers to the 'nāgendram' from the previous verse.

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - that elephant approaching (approaching, advancing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - approaching, falling upon, rushing

present active participle

from ā-pat + śatṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, observing well

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

from sam-pra-īkṣ + lyap

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

बलवान् (balavān) - the powerful Arjuna (the powerful one, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

from bala (strength) + matup (possessive suffix)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

पाकशासनिः (pākaśāsaniḥ) - son of Indra, Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pākaśāsani

pākaśāsani - son of Pakaśāsana (Indra), i.e., Arjuna

Patronymic from Pākaśāsana (Indra).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pākaśāsana+i)

• pākaśāsana – Indra (slayer of the Asura Pāka)
  proper noun (masculine)
  from Pāka + śāsana
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Arjuna, as he is the son of Indra.

नाराचम् (nārācam) - an iron arrow, javelin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, javelin, metal arrow

Note: Object of 'prāhiṇot'.

अग्निसंकाशम् (agnisaṁkāśam) - fire-like, blazing, brilliant as fire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agnisaṃkāśa

agnisaṁkāśa - resembling fire, glowing like fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+saṃkāśa)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar, appearance
  adjective
  from sam-kāś
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nārācam'.

प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent forth, dispatched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prahiṇu

from pra-hi

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

वारणम् (vāraṇam) - the elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, warding off, hindering

from vṛ (to cover, hinder)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of the preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against

(indeclinable)