महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-67

क्षिप्ताक्षिप्ता तु सा शक्तिर्हत्वा शत्रून्सहस्रशः ।
स्कन्दहस्तमनुप्राप्ता दृश्यते देवदानवैः ॥६७॥

67. kṣiptākṣiptā tu sā śaktirhatvā śatrūnsahasraśaḥ ,
skandahastamanuprāptā dṛśyate devadānavaiḥ.

67. kṣiptākṣiptā tu sā śaktiḥ hatvā śatrūn sahasraśaḥ
skandahastam anuprāptā dṛśyate devadānavaiḥ

67. That `śakti` (divine spear), having been thrown repeatedly, killed thousands of enemies. It then returned to Skanda's hand and was seen by both gods and demons.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षिप्ताक्षिप्ता (kṣiptākṣiptā) - thrown again and again, repeatedly thrown

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

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

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

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• स्कन्दहस्तम् (skandahastam) - Skanda's hand

• अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - having reached, having attained

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• देवदानवैः (devadānavaiḥ) - by gods and demons

Words meanings and morphology

क्षिप्ताक्षिप्ता (kṣiptākṣiptā) - thrown again and again, repeatedly thrown

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣiptākṣipta

kṣiptākṣipta - thrown again and again, repeatedly hurled

Repetition of past passive participle 'kṣipta' to indicate repeated action.

Compound type : dvandva (or iterative) (kṣipta+kṣipta)

• kṣipta – thrown, cast, hurled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root kṣip (to throw) with suffix -ta.
  Root: kṣip (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from verb root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -tvā.

Root: han (class 2)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Derived from sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śas.

स्कन्दहस्तम् (skandahastam) - Skanda's hand

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of skandahasta

skandahasta - Skanda's hand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (skanda+hasta)

• skanda – Skanda (name of Kartikeya), attacker
  proper noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - having reached, having attained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - reached, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes anu- and pra- and suffix -ta.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense

Present 3rd person singular, ātmanepada, passive voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

देवदानवैः (devadānavaiḥ) - by gods and demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devadānava

devadānava - gods and demons

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – demon, offspring of Danu
  noun (masculine)