महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-271, verse-17

स पपात महावीर्यो दिव्यास्त्राभिहतो रणे ।
महाशनिविनिर्दग्धः पादपोऽङ्कुरवानिव ॥१७॥

17. sa papāta mahāvīryo divyāstrābhihato raṇe ,
mahāśanivinirdagdhaḥ pādapo'ṅkuravāniva.

17. sa papāta mahāvīryaḥ divyāstrābhihataḥ raṇe
mahāśanivinirdagdhaḥ pādapaḥ aṅkuravān iva

17. That greatly powerful (demon) fell on the battlefield, struck by the divine weapon, just like a young tree with sprouts (aṅkuravān), burnt down by a mighty thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Kabandha) (he)

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

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - (Kabandha, who was) greatly powerful (greatly powerful, very valiant)

• दिव्यास्त्राभिहतः (divyāstrābhihataḥ) - (Kabandha) struck by the Brahmā weapon (struck by a divine weapon)

• रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield (in battle, on the battlefield)

• महाशनिविनिर्दग्धः (mahāśanivinirdagdhaḥ) - burnt down by a mighty thunderbolt (burnt down by a great thunderbolt)

• पादपः (pādapaḥ) - a tree (in the simile) (tree)

• अङ्कुरवान् (aṅkuravān) - (a tree) with sprouts, a young tree (having sprouts, sprouting)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (Kabandha) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'papāta'.

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

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Root pat, reduplicated, 3rd person singular

Root: pat (class 1)

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - (Kabandha, who was) greatly powerful (greatly powerful, very valiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - greatly powerful, very valiant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, power, strength
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

दिव्यास्त्राभिहतः (divyāstrābhihataḥ) - (Kabandha) struck by the Brahmā weapon (struck by a divine weapon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divyāstrābhihata

divyāstrābhihata - struck by a divine weapon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divya+astra+abhihata)

• divya – divine, heavenly
  adjective (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• abhihata – struck, smitten, hit
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root han (to strike) with upasarga abhi-
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield (in battle, on the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Note: Locative of place.

महाशनिविनिर्दग्धः (mahāśanivinirdagdhaḥ) - burnt down by a mighty thunderbolt (burnt down by a great thunderbolt)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśanivinirdagdha

mahāśanivinirdagdha - burnt down by a great thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāśani+vinirdagdha)

• mahāśani – great thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• vinirdagdha – completely burnt down, consumed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dah (to burn) with upasargas vi- and nir-
  Prefixes: vi+nir
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pādapaḥ' in the simile.

पादपः (pādapaḥ) - a tree (in the simile) (tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pādapa

pādapa - tree (one who drinks by feet)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Subject in the simile.

अङ्कुरवान् (aṅkuravān) - (a tree) with sprouts, a young tree (having sprouts, sprouting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkuravat

aṅkuravat - having sprouts, sprouting

derived from aṅkura with the possessive suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies 'pādapaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.