महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-66

सा मुक्ताभ्यहनच्छक्तिर्महिषस्य शिरो महत् ।
पपात भिन्ने शिरसि महिषस्त्यक्तजीवितः ॥६६॥

66. sā muktābhyahanacchaktirmahiṣasya śiro mahat ,
papāta bhinne śirasi mahiṣastyaktajīvitaḥ.

66. sā muktā abhyahanat śaktiḥ mahiṣasya śiraḥ
mahat papāta bhinne śirasi mahiṣaḥ tyaktajīvitaḥ

66. That released `śakti` (divine spear) struck the great head of the buffalo demon. When its head was split, the buffalo demon fell down, having abandoned its life.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - referring to the `śakti` (she, that (feminine))

• मुक्ता (muktā) - the `śakti` having been released (released, liberated, freed)

• अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck, hit

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - the divine spear of Skanda (power, strength, a divine spear/weapon)

• महिषस्य (mahiṣasya) - of the demon Mahiṣāsura (of the buffalo, of the buffalo demon)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• पपात (papāta) - fell, fell down, dropped

• भिन्ने (bhinne) - when the head was split (split, broken, pierced)

• शिरसि (śirasi) - in the head, on the head

• महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - the demon Mahiṣāsura (the buffalo, the buffalo demon)

• त्यक्तजीवितः (tyaktajīvitaḥ) - having abandoned life, lifeless, dead

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - referring to the `śakti` (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुक्ता (muktā) - the `śakti` having been released (released, liberated, freed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, freed, liberated, disengaged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root muc (to release) with suffix -ta.

Root: muc (class 6)

अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck, hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of han

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. From root han with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - the divine spear of Skanda (power, strength, a divine spear/weapon)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capability, divine power, a spear/javelin

महिषस्य (mahiṣasya) - of the demon Mahiṣāsura (of the buffalo, of the buffalo demon)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, a buffalo demon

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

पपात (papāta) - fell, fell down, dropped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: pat (class 1)

भिन्ने (bhinne) - when the head was split (split, broken, pierced)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhinna

bhinna - split, broken, divided, pierced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root bhid (to split, break) with suffix -na.

Root: bhid (class 7)

शिरसि (śirasi) - in the head, on the head

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - the demon Mahiṣāsura (the buffalo, the buffalo demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, a buffalo demon

त्यक्तजीवितः (tyaktajīvitaḥ) - having abandoned life, lifeless, dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyaktajīvita

tyaktajīvita - one who has abandoned life, lifeless, dead

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+jīvita)

• tyakta – abandoned, relinquished, given up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root tyaj (to abandon) with suffix -ta.
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• jīvita – life, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  Derived from verb root jīv (to live) with suffix -ta.
  Root: jīv (class 1)