महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-17

प्रयुज्यमानमाज्ञाय दैतेयास्त्रं महाबलः ।
ब्रह्मास्त्रेणान्तरा छित्त्वा मुमोचान्यान्पतत्रिणः ॥१७॥

17. prayujyamānamājñāya daiteyāstraṁ mahābalaḥ ,
brahmāstreṇāntarā chittvā mumocānyānpatatriṇaḥ.

17. prayujyamānam ājñāya daiteyāstram mahābalaḥ
brahmāstreṇa antarā chittvā mumoca anyān patatriṇaḥ

17. The greatly powerful Pradyumna, understanding that the weapon of the Daityas was being deployed, intercepted and severed it with a Brahmāstra, and then released other arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयुज्यमानम् (prayujyamānam) - being employed, being used, being discharged

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood, having realized

• दैतेयास्त्रम् (daiteyāstram) - the weapon of the Daityas (demons)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Pradyumna, who is greatly powerful (the greatly powerful, the mighty one)

• ब्रह्मास्त्रेण (brahmāstreṇa) - with a Brahmāstra (a divine weapon)

• अन्तरा (antarā) - intercepting it in the middle (of its flight or manifestation) (in between, meanwhile, at once)

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

• मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he discharged

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other

• पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - arrows (referring to their feathered nature, allowing them to fly) (winged ones, arrows)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयुज्यमानम् (prayujyamānam) - being employed, being used, being discharged

(present passive participle)

Note: Agrees with 'daiteyāstram'.

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood, having realized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √jñā 'to know' with prefix ā + suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

दैतेयास्त्रम् (daiteyāstram) - the weapon of the Daityas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daiteyāstra

daiteyāstra - weapon of the Daityas (descendants of Diti, a class of demons)

Compound type : tatpurusha (daiteya+astra)

• daiteya – a Daitya (demon), son of Diti
  noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon (especially a missile or magical weapon)
  noun (neuter)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Pradyumna, who is greatly powerful (the greatly powerful, the mighty one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, very strong, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Pradyumna.

ब्रह्मास्त्रेण (brahmāstreṇa) - with a Brahmāstra (a divine weapon)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahmāstra

brahmāstra - weapon of Brahmā, a divine and powerful missile

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahma+astra)

• brahma – Brahmā (the creator god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon
  noun (neuter)

अन्तरा (antarā) - intercepting it in the middle (of its flight or manifestation) (in between, meanwhile, at once)

(indeclinable)

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √chid with suffix -tvā

Root: chid (class 7)

मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he discharged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of muc

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, reduplicated form

Root: muc (class 6)

अन्यान् (anyān) - other

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'patatriṇaḥ'.

पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - arrows (referring to their feathered nature, allowing them to fly) (winged ones, arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of patatrin

patatrin - winged, bird, arrow

Derived from √pat 'to fly' with suffix -atrin

Root: pat (class 1)