महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-45

तेषां देहान्विनिर्भिद्य शरास्ते निशितास्तदा ।
निष्पतन्तो अदृश्यन्त नगेभ्य इव पन्नगाः ॥४५॥

45. teṣāṁ dehānvinirbhidya śarāste niśitāstadā ,
niṣpatanto adṛśyanta nagebhya iva pannagāḥ.

45. teṣām dehān vinirbhidya śarāḥ te niśitāḥ tadā
niṣpatantaḥ adṛśyanta nagebhyaḥ iva pannagāḥ

45. Then, having pierced their bodies, those sharp arrows were seen emerging like snakes from mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• देहान् (dehān) - bodies

• विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - having pierced, having penetrated, having broken

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• ते (te) - those

• निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharp, sharpened, keen

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• निष्पतन्तः (niṣpatantaḥ) - falling out, emerging, issuing forth

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen

• नगेभ्यः (nagebhyaḥ) - from mountains (from mountains, from trees)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes, serpents

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Daityas/demons mentioned in preceding verses.

देहान् (dehān) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form, person

विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - having pierced, having penetrated, having broken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `bhid` (to break, pierce) with prefixes `vi` and `nir`.

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to `śarāḥ`.

निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharp, sharpened, keen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, keen, sharp

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `śā` (to sharpen) with prefix `ni`.

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `śarāḥ`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronominal base `tad`.

निष्पतन्तः (niṣpatantaḥ) - falling out, emerging, issuing forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣpatant

niṣpatant - falling out, emerging, flying out

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `pat` (to fall, fly) with prefix `nis`.

Prefix: nis

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `śarāḥ`.

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, passive voice.

Formed from the root `dṛś`. The passive stem is `dṛśya`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नगेभ्यः (nagebhyaḥ) - from mountains (from mountains, from trees)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of naga

naga - mountain, tree, serpent

Derived from `na` (not) + `ga` (going), i.e., "that which does not move."

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes, serpents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - snake, serpent (literally "one who moves on the stomach")

Compound of `panna` (fallen, descended) and `ga` (going, moving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, descended, gone
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `pad` (to fall, go) with `na` suffix.
  Root: pad (class 4)
• ga – going, moving, one who goes
  adjective
  Derived from root `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)