महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-8

तत्रोपदिष्टमिन्द्रेण दिव्यमस्त्रं विशोषणम् ।
दीप्तं प्राहिणवं घोरमशुष्यत्तेन तज्जलम् ॥८॥

8. tatropadiṣṭamindreṇa divyamastraṁ viśoṣaṇam ,
dīptaṁ prāhiṇavaṁ ghoramaśuṣyattena tajjalam.

8. tatra upadiṣṭam indreṇa divyam astram viśoṣaṇam
| dīptam prāhiṇavam ghoram aśuṣyat tena tat jalam

8. Then, a divine weapon (astra), meant for desiccation, blazing and formidable, which had been revealed by Indra, I hurled. By its power, that water completely dried up.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - then (there, then, in that place)

• उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - revealed (instructed, taught, revealed, prescribed)

• इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (astra) (weapon, missile)

• विशोषणम् (viśoṣaṇam) - potent for desiccation (drying, desiccating; a means of drying)

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing (blazing, shining, radiant, splendid)

• प्राहिणवम् (prāhiṇavam) - I hurled (I hurled, I dispatched, I sent forth)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - formidable (dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable)

• अशुष्यत् (aśuṣyat) - it dried up (it dried up, it withered)

• तेन (tena) - by that (weapon) (by that, by means of that)

• तत् (tat) - that (water) (that, it)

• जलम् (jalam) - water

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - then (there, then, in that place)

(indeclinable)

उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - revealed (instructed, taught, revealed, prescribed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upadiṣṭa

upadiṣṭa - instructed, taught, advised, designated

Past Passive Participle

From root diś (to point out, show) with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with astram.

इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of a Vedic deity, king of gods)

Note: Agent of the passive upadiṣṭam.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, wonderful

Derived from div (sky, heaven).

Note: Qualifies astram.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (astra) (weapon, missile)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon (especially one discharged from a bow or by mystic power)

From root as (to throw, cast).

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Acts as the object of the verb prāhiṇavam and the subject in the implied clause with upadiṣṭam.

विशोषणम् (viśoṣaṇam) - potent for desiccation (drying, desiccating; a means of drying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśoṣaṇa

viśoṣaṇa - drying, desiccating, exhausting, causing to wither

Causative verbal noun / adjective formed with ana suffix.

From causative stem śoṣaya of root śuṣ (to dry) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies astram.

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing (blazing, shining, radiant, splendid)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, radiant, inflamed, splendid

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine, blaze).

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies astram.

प्राहिणवम् (prāhiṇavam) - I hurled (I hurled, I dispatched, I sent forth)

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 1st person singular, active voice.

From root hi (to send) with prefix pra-. Imperfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Null subject (I) implied.

घोरम् (ghoram) - formidable (dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, formidable, awful

Root: ghur

Note: Qualifies astram.

अशुष्यत् (aśuṣyat) - it dried up (it dried up, it withered)

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

From root śuṣ (to dry). Imperfect tense.

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Its subject is tat jalam.

तेन (tena) - by that (weapon) (by that, by means of that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of tad.

Note: Indicates the means of drying.

तत् (tat) - that (water) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Nominative/accusative singular neuter of tad.

Note: Qualifies jalam.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Subject of aśuṣyat.