महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-264, verse-36

विस्फारस्तस्य धनुषो यन्त्रस्येव तदा बभौ ।
वितत्रास तदा वाली शरेणाभिहतो हृदि ॥३६॥

36. visphārastasya dhanuṣo yantrasyeva tadā babhau ,
vitatrāsa tadā vālī śareṇābhihato hṛdi.

36. visphāraḥ tasya dhanuṣaḥ yantrasya iva tadā
babhau vitatrāsa tadā vālī śareṇa abhihataḥ hṛdi

36. Then, the twang of his bow resonated like the sound of a machine. At that moment, Vali, struck in the heart by the arrow, trembled.

Words meanings summery:

• विस्फारः (visphāraḥ) - The loud twang made by Rama's bowstring. (twang (of a bowstring), stretching)

• तस्य (tasya) - Of Rama (referring to his bow). (his, of him, of that)

• धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

• यन्त्रस्य (yantrasya) - of a machine, of an instrument

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• बभौ (babhau) - The twang of the bow *sounded* or *was heard* like. (it shone, it appeared, it sounded)

• वितत्रास (vitatrāsa) - he trembled, he was frightened, he was scared

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वाली (vālī) - Vali

• शरेण (śareṇa) - by the arrow, with an arrow

• अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - Struck by Rama's arrow. (struck, hit, wounded)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

Words meanings and morphology

विस्फारः (visphāraḥ) - The loud twang made by Rama's bowstring. (twang (of a bowstring), stretching)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visphāra

visphāra - twang, stretching (of a bowstring), expansion

Derived from √sphṛ/sphur with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: sphṛ (class 6)

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'visphāra'.

तस्य (tasya) - Of Rama (referring to his bow). (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine genitive singular of 'tad'.

धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Neuter genitive singular of 'dhanus'.

यन्त्रस्य (yantrasya) - of a machine, of an instrument

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yantra

yantra - machine, instrument, device, engine

Note: Neuter genitive singular of 'yantra'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indeclinable adverb.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad' with suffix '-dā'.

Note: Indeclinable adverb.

बभौ (babhau) - The twang of the bow *sounded* or *was heard* like. (it shone, it appeared, it sounded)

(verb)

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

Perfect form

Perfect active 3rd person singular of √bhā (class 2).

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form.

वितत्रास (vitatrāsa) - he trembled, he was frightened, he was scared

(verb)

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

Perfect form

Perfect active 3rd person singular of √tras (class 4).

Prefix: vi

Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form with prefix 'vi-'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base 'tad' with suffix '-dā'.

Note: Indeclinable adverb.

वाली (vālī) - Vali

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (name of the monkey king, Sugriva's brother)

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'vālin'.

शरेण (śareṇa) - by the arrow, with an arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Masculine instrumental singular of 'śara'.

अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - Struck by Rama's arrow. (struck, hit, wounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of han

han - to strike, to kill, to hit

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √han (class 2) with prefix 'abhi-'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Masculine nominative singular participle, agreeing with 'vālī'.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, breast

Note: Neuter locative singular of 'hṛd'.