महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-157, verse-58

विद्युद्रूपां महाघोरामाकाशे महतीं गदाम् ।
शरैर्बहुभिरभ्यर्छद्भीमसेनः शिलाशितैः ॥५८॥

58. vidyudrūpāṁ mahāghorāmākāśe mahatīṁ gadām ,
śarairbahubhirabhyarchadbhīmasenaḥ śilāśitaiḥ.

58. vidyudrūpām mahāghorām ākāśe mahatīm gadām |
śaraiḥ bahubhiḥ abhyarchat bhīmasenaḥ śilāśitaiḥ

58. Bhimasena struck that great mace, which was lightning-like in form and exceedingly dreadful as it flew through the sky, with many arrows sharpened on stone.

58. את האלה הגדולה והמפחידה מאוד, שהיתה כברק באוויר, פגע בְּהִימַסֵנַה בחיצים רבים שנושנו על אבן.

Words meanings summery:

• विद्युद्रूपाम् (vidyudrūpām) - lightning-like in form, having the appearance of lightning

• महाघोराम् (mahāghorām) - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, immensely fearful

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, mighty, large

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many, by many

• अभ्यर्छत् (abhyarchat) - he struck, he pierced, he attacked

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (name of a warrior)

• शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - with stone-sharpened, sharpened on rock

Words meanings and morphology

विद्युद्रूपाम् (vidyudrūpām) - lightning-like in form, having the appearance of lightning

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyudrūpa

vidyudrūpa - lightning-like in form, having the appearance of lightning

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vidyut+rūpa)

• vidyut – lightning, flash of lightning
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

महाघोराम् (mahāghorām) - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, immensely fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, immensely fearful

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, very
  adjective
• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful, fierce
  adjective (masculine)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Root: kāś (class 1)

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow; reed, rush

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many, by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

अभ्यर्छत् (abhyarchat) - he struck, he pierced, he attacked

(verb)

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

Derived from root √ṛch (to go, to move, to obtain) with upasarga abhi- (to go towards, to strike)

Prefix: abhi

Root: ṛch (class 6)

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (name of a warrior)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (name of the second Pāṇḍava brother)

शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - with stone-sharpened, sharpened on rock

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śilāśita

śilāśita - stone-sharpened, sharpened on a rock

Compound type : tatpurusha (śilā+śita)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• śita – sharpened, whetted, keen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √śo (to sharpen)
  Root: śo (class 4)

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