महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-23, verse-5

ततोऽस्त्रं शब्दसाहं वै त्वरमाणो महाहवे ।
अयोजयं तद्वधाय ततः शब्द उपारमत् ॥५॥

5. tato'straṁ śabdasāhaṁ vai tvaramāṇo mahāhave ,
ayojayaṁ tadvadhāya tataḥ śabda upāramat.

5. tataḥ astram śabdasāham vai tvaramāṇaḥ mahāhave
ayojayam tat vadhāya tataḥ śabdaḥ upāramat

5. Then, rushing into the great battle, I indeed deployed the weapon that overcomes sound for their destruction. Thereupon, the noise stopped.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• शब्दसाहम् (śabdasāham) - referring to a weapon designed to overcome noise (subduing sound, overcoming sound)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly (emphatic particle)

• त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening, rushing

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

• अयोजयम् (ayojayam) - I employed, I deployed

• तत् (tat) - referring to the Dānavas (demons) as the target of destruction (that)

• वधाय (vadhāya) - for destruction, for killing

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

• उपारमत् (upāramat) - ceased, stopped

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon, arrow

Note: Object of 'ayojayam'.

शब्दसाहम् (śabdasāham) - referring to a weapon designed to overcome noise (subduing sound, overcoming sound)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śabdasāha

śabdasāha - subduing sound, overcoming noise

Compound type : tatpurusha (śabda+sāha)

• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)
• sāha – conquering, overcoming, vanquishing
  adjective
  From root sah 'to overcome'.
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'astram'.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening, rushing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaramāṇa

tvaramāṇa - hastening, moving quickly

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada) of root tvar

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I' (aham).

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+āhava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• āhava – battle, war, challenge
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√hū.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hū (class 3)

अयोजयम् (ayojayam) - I employed, I deployed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of yuj

imperfect

1st person singular imperfect active of causative root yuj (yojayati) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yuj (class 7)

तत् (tat) - referring to the Dānavas (demons) as the target of destruction (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Neuter singular nominative/accusative pronoun. Contextually used to imply 'their'.

Note: Although neuter singular, in this context it refers to the Dānavas for whom the destruction is intended.

वधाय (vadhāya) - for destruction, for killing

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, destruction, slaying

Root: vadh (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

Note: Subject of 'upāramat'.

उपारमत् (upāramat) - ceased, stopped

(verb)

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

imperfect

3rd person singular imperfect active of root ram with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)