महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-37

ततो नाज्ञायत तदा दिवारात्रं तथा दिशः ।
ततोऽहं मोहमापन्नः प्रज्ञास्त्रं समयोजयम् ।
ततस्तदस्त्रमस्त्रेण विधूतं शरतूलवत् ॥३७॥

37. tato nājñāyata tadā divārātraṁ tathā diśaḥ ,
tato'haṁ mohamāpannaḥ prajñāstraṁ samayojayam ,
tatastadastramastreṇa vidhūtaṁ śaratūlavat.

37. tataḥ na ajñāyata tadā divārātram
tathā diśaḥ | tataḥ aham moham āpannaḥ
prajñāstram samayojayam | tataḥ tat
astram astreṇa vidhūtam śaratūlavat

37. At that point, neither day nor night, nor the directions, could be distinguished. Then I, overcome with confusion, unleashed the weapon of wisdom (prajñāstra). But then that weapon was scattered by another weapon, just like cotton wool hit by an arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• न (na) - not, no

• अज्ञायत (ajñāyata) - was known, could be distinguished

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दिवारात्रम् (divārātram) - day and night

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मोहम् (moham) - delusion, confusion, bewilderment

• आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having obtained, having attained, overcome by

• प्रज्ञास्त्रम् (prajñāstram) - weapon of wisdom, wisdom-missile

• समयोजयम् (samayojayam) - I employed, I unleashed, I connected

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by a weapon

• विधूतम् (vidhūtam) - scattered, dispelled, shaken

• शरतूलवत् (śaratūlavat) - like an arrow's cotton (fluff), like cotton wool struck by an arrow

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अज्ञायत (ajñāyata) - was known, could be distinguished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Imperfect (passive voice, root aorist-like form) (Laṅ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Aorist form used with 'a' prefix for passive

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दिवारात्रम् (divārātram) - day and night

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of divārātra

divārātra - day and night

Compound type : dvandva (divā+rātri)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

मोहम् (moham) - delusion, confusion, bewilderment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, confusion, infatuation, bewilderment

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having obtained, having attained, overcome by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - obtained, attained, undergone, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

प्रज्ञास्त्रम् (prajñāstram) - weapon of wisdom, wisdom-missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prajñāstra

prajñāstra - weapon of wisdom, wisdom-missile

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajñā+astra)

• prajñā – wisdom, insight, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

समयोजयम् (samayojayam) - I employed, I unleashed, I connected

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Imperfect (causative) (Laṅ) of yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by a weapon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

विधूतम् (vidhūtam) - scattered, dispelled, shaken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidhūta

vidhūta - scattered, dispelled, shaken off

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: vi

Root: dhū (class 5)

शरतूलवत् (śaratūlavat) - like an arrow's cotton (fluff), like cotton wool struck by an arrow

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+tūla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• tūla – cotton, fluff
  noun (neuter)