महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-163, verse-36

ततोऽहं धनुरादाय तथाक्षय्यौ महेषुधी ।
सहसाभ्यहनं भूतं तान्यप्यस्त्राण्यभक्षयत् ॥३६॥

36. tato'haṁ dhanurādāya tathākṣayyau maheṣudhī ,
sahasābhyahanaṁ bhūtaṁ tānyapyastrāṇyabhakṣayat.

36. tataḥ aham dhanuḥ ādāya tathā akṣayyau maheṣudhī
sahasā abhyahanam bhūtam tāni api astrāṇi abhakṣayat

36. Then, taking up my bow and the two inexhaustible great quivers, I suddenly struck the creature. But that creature devoured even those weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अहम् (aham) - I

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, taking up

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also

• अक्षय्यौ (akṣayyau) - inexhaustible, imperishable

• महेषुधी (maheṣudhī) - great quivers

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, with violence

• अभ्यहनम् (abhyahanam) - I struck, I smote

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - creature, being, entity

• तानि (tāni) - those weapons (astrāṇi) (those)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

• अभक्षयत् (abhakṣayat) - it consumed, it devoured

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

ablative of `tad` used as an indeclinable

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

First person pronoun

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, taking up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `dā` (to give, take) with prefix `ā-` and suffix `-ya`

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also

(indeclinable)

अक्षय्यौ (akṣayyau) - inexhaustible, imperishable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of akṣayya

akṣayya - inexhaustible, imperishable, unfailing

Gerundive

Negation `a-` + `kṣayya` (perishable), from root `kṣi` (to perish)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `maheṣudhī`.

महेषुधी (maheṣudhī) - great quivers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of maheṣudhi

maheṣudhi - great quiver

Compound: `mahā` (great) + `iṣudhi` (quiver)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahant+iṣudhi)

• mahant – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣudhi – quiver
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to two quivers.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, with violence

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of `sahas` (power, force) used as an indeclinable adverb.

अभ्यहनम् (abhyahanam) - I struck, I smote

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of han

Imperfect

Root `han` (to strike) with prefix `abhi-`. 1st person singular.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - creature, being, entity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `bhū` (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the opponent.

तानि (tāni) - those weapons (astrāṇi) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the weapons previously mentioned or implied.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that even these weapons were consumed.

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, magical weapon

अभक्षयत् (abhakṣayat) - it consumed, it devoured

(verb)

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

Causative Imperfect

Root `bhakṣ` (to eat) with prefix `abhi-`. 3rd person singular.

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: The subject is `bhūtam`.