महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-157, verse-43

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तेषां तस्य च भारत ।
तैः प्रयुक्तान्महाकायैः शक्तिशूलपरश्वधान् ।
भल्लैर्भीमः प्रचिच्छेद भीमवेगतरैस्ततः ॥४३॥

43. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ teṣāṁ tasya ca bhārata ,
taiḥ prayuktānmahākāyaiḥ śaktiśūlaparaśvadhān ,
bhallairbhīmaḥ praciccheda bhīmavegataraistataḥ.

43. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddham teṣām tasya
ca bhārata taiḥ prayuktān mahākāyaiḥ
śaktiśūlaparaśvadhān bhallaiḥ
bhīmaḥ praciccheda bhīmavegataraiḥ tataḥ

43. Then, O Bhārata, a battle began between them and that Pāṇḍava. Thereupon, Bhīma, with his exceedingly swift arrows, cut down the spears, lances, and axes hurled by those great-bodied (Yakṣas and Rākṣasas) beings.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced, began, ensued

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas. (of them)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the Pāṇḍava (Bhīma in this context). (of him)

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - An address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas. (by them)

• प्रयुक्तान् (prayuktān) - Refers to the weapons being hurled. (hurled, discharged, employed)

• महाकायैः (mahākāyaiḥ) - Refers to the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas. (by the great-bodied ones)

• शक्तिशूलपरश्वधान् (śaktiśūlaparaśvadhān) - spears, lances, and axes

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows, with broad-headed arrows

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - The Pāṇḍava hero Bhīma. (Bhīma (proper noun), terrible)

• प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - cut off, pierced, divided

• भीमवेगतरैः (bhīmavegataraiḥ) - with exceedingly terrible speed, with very swift force

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced, began, ensued

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect past (lit) of pravṛt

Root vṛt (to turn, to be) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From the root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas. (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the Pāṇḍava (Bhīma in this context). (of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - An address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata

From Bharata with suffix aṇ

तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas. (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that

प्रयुक्तान् (prayuktān) - Refers to the weapons being hurled. (hurled, discharged, employed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prayukta

prayukta - hurled, discharged, used

Past Passive Participle

From the root yuj (to join, to employ) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with śaktiśūlaparaśvadhān.

महाकायैः (mahākāyaiḥ) - Refers to the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas. (by the great-bodied ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - great-bodied, having a large body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  Stem of mahat
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

शक्तिशूलपरश्वधान् (śaktiśūlaparaśvadhān) - spears, lances, and axes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaktiśūlaparaśvadha

śaktiśūlaparaśvadha - spears, lances, and axes

Compound type : dvandva (śakti+śūla+paraśvadha)

• śakti – spear, lance
  noun (feminine)
• śūla – lance, dart, pike
  noun (masculine)
• paraśvadha – battle-axe, axe
  noun (masculine)

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows, with broad-headed arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - broad-headed arrow

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - The Pāṇḍava hero Bhīma. (Bhīma (proper noun), terrible)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma, terrible, formidable

Root: bhī (class 3)

प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - cut off, pierced, divided

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of pracchid

Root chid (to cut) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: chid (class 7)

भीमवेगतरैः (bhīmavegataraiḥ) - with exceedingly terrible speed, with very swift force

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhīmavegatara

bhīmavegatara - of exceedingly terrible speed

Comparative suffix tara added to bhīmavega

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīma+vega)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vega – speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Agrees with bhallaiḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)