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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-13

अथास्य शैलशिखरं केशी क्रुद्धो व्यवासृजत् ।
तदापतन्तं संप्रेक्ष्य शैलशृङ्गं शतक्रतुः ।
बिभेद राजन्वज्रेण भुवि तन्निपपात ह ॥१३॥
13. athāsya śailaśikharaṁ keśī kruddho vyavāsṛjat ,
tadāpatantaṁ saṁprekṣya śailaśṛṅgaṁ śatakratuḥ ,
bibheda rājanvajreṇa bhuvi tannipapāta ha.
13. atha asya śaila-śikharaṃ keśī kruddhaḥ
vyavāsṛjat tat āpatantaṃ samprekṣya
śaila-śṛṅgaṃ śatakratuḥ bibheda
rājan vajreṇa bhuvi tat nipapāta ha
13. Then, enraged, Keśī hurled a mountain peak at Indra. Having seen that incoming mountain peak, Śatakratu (Indra), O King, split it with his thunderbolt, and it indeed fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
  • अस्य (asya) - to him (Indra) (to him, of him, his)
  • शैल-शिखरं (śaila-śikharaṁ) - a mountain peak (mountain peak)
  • केशी (keśī) - the Asura Keśī (Keśī (name of an Asura))
  • क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (enraged, angry)
  • व्यवासृजत् (vyavāsṛjat) - hurled (hurled, released)
  • तत् (tat) - that (peak) (that (neuter accusative singular))
  • आपतन्तं (āpatantaṁ) - that which was falling (the peak) (falling, approaching (masculine/neuter accusative singular))
  • सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen (having seen, having observed)
  • शैल-शृङ्गं (śaila-śṛṅgaṁ) - the mountain peak (mountain peak)
  • शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Śatakratu (Indra, the one of a hundred sacrifices) (Śatakratu (Indra))
  • बिभेद (bibheda) - split (split, pierced, broke)
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative) (O king)
  • वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with his thunderbolt (with the thunderbolt)
  • भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground)
  • तत् (tat) - it (the peak) (it, that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))
  • निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down
  • (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - to him (Indra) (to him, of him, his)
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Note: Used here in dative sense (to him).
शैल-शिखरं (śaila-śikharaṁ) - a mountain peak (mountain peak)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śaila-śikhara
śaila-śikhara - mountain peak, summit
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+śikhara)
  • śaila – mountain, rock
    noun (masculine)
  • śikhara – peak, summit, crest
    noun (neuter)
केशी (keśī) - the Asura Keśī (Keśī (name of an Asura))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of keśin
keśin - hairy, having long hair; name of an Asura
क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (enraged, angry)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha
kruddha - enraged, angry
Past Passive Participle
√krudh + kta
Root: krudh (class 4)
Note: Used attributively here.
व्यवासृजत् (vyavāsṛjat) - hurled (hurled, released)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of sṛj
Imperfect active third person singular
√sṛj with prefixes vi- and ava-
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: The initial 'vyava' is from vi-ava. This is an aorist form (luṅ).
तत् (tat) - that (peak) (that (neuter accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
आपतन्तं (āpatantaṁ) - that which was falling (the peak) (falling, approaching (masculine/neuter accusative singular))
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āpatat
āpatat - falling, descending, approaching
Present active participle
√pat with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Agrees with śaila-śṛṅgam.
सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen (having seen, having observed)
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
√īkṣ with prefixes sam- and pra- + -ya suffix
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: Often used for 'after seeing'.
शैल-शृङ्गं (śaila-śṛṅgaṁ) - the mountain peak (mountain peak)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śaila-śṛṅga
śaila-śṛṅga - mountain peak, summit
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+śṛṅga)
  • śaila – mountain, rock
    noun (masculine)
  • śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
    noun (neuter)
Note: Synonymous with śaila-śikharaṃ.
शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Śatakratu (Indra, the one of a hundred sacrifices) (Śatakratu (Indra))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śatakratu
śatakratu - Indra, having a hundred sacrifices
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
  • kratu – sacrifice, power, resolve
    noun (masculine)
Note: A name for Indra.
बिभेद (bibheda) - split (split, pierced, broke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhid
Perfect active third person singular
reduplicated perfect form of √bhid
Root: bhid (class 7)
राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative) (O king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Note: A form of address.
वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with his thunderbolt (with the thunderbolt)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajra
vajra - thunderbolt, diamond
भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, land
तत् (tat) - it (the peak) (it, that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to the mountain peak.
निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat
Perfect active third person singular
reduplicated perfect form of √pat with prefix ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
(ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for emphasis or narrative continuity.