महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-23, verse-36

ततः शाल्वं गदां गुर्वीमाविध्यन्तं महाहवे ।
द्विधा चकार सहसा प्रजज्वाल च तेजसा ॥३६॥

36. tataḥ śālvaṁ gadāṁ gurvīmāvidhyantaṁ mahāhave ,
dvidhā cakāra sahasā prajajvāla ca tejasā.

36. tataḥ śālvam gadām gurvīm āvidhyantam mahāhave
dvidhā cakāra sahasā prajajvāla ca tejasā

36. Then, in that great battle, I quickly split Śālva, who was brandishing a heavy mace, into two, and he blazed forth with splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• शाल्वम् (śālvam) - Śālva (as object) (Salva)

• गदाम् (gadām) - a mace (as object) (mace, club)

• गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy (heavy, weighty, important)

• आविध्यन्तम् (āvidhyantam) - who was brandishing (brandishing, swinging, hitting)

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in that great battle (in a great battle, in a great fight)

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - into two parts (in two ways, into two parts)

• चकार (cakāra) - I made (him into two) (he did, he made)

• सहस (sahasa) - quickly (suddenly, quickly, violently)

• प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed forth (blazed forth, shone brightly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - with splendor (with splendor, with glory, with power)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

शाल्वम् (śālvam) - Śālva (as object) (Salva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śālva

śālva - name of a king, a country, or its inhabitants

गदाम् (gadām) - a mace (as object) (mace, club)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy (heavy, weighty, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gurvī

gurvī - heavy, weighty, great, venerable

Feminine form of guru

Note: Agrees with gadām.

आविध्यन्तम् (āvidhyantam) - who was brandishing (brandishing, swinging, hitting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āvidhyat

āvidhyat - brandishing, swinging, striking, hitting

Present Active Participle

Derived from √vyadh (to pierce, strike) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with Śālvam, indicating 'Śālva while brandishing'.

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in that great battle (in a great battle, in a great fight)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• hava – battle, war, fight
  noun (masculine)

द्विधा (dvidhā) - into two parts (in two ways, into two parts)

(indeclinable)

चकार (cakāra) - I made (him into two) (he did, he made)

(verb)

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

3rd person singular perfect of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Often used with 1st person implied in narration, or as a general past action.

सहस (sahasa) - quickly (suddenly, quickly, violently)

(indeclinable)

प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed forth (blazed forth, shone brightly)

(verb)

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

3rd person singular perfect of √jval with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Refers to Śālva.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तेजसा (tejasā) - with splendor (with splendor, with glory, with power)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, semen