महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-6

ततो भीष्मः शरानष्टौ ध्वजे पार्थस्य वीर्यवान् ।
समपर्यन्महावेगाञ्श्वसमानानिवोरगान् ॥६॥

6. tato bhīṣmaḥ śarānaṣṭau dhvaje pārthasya vīryavān ,
samaparyanmahāvegāñśvasamānānivoragān.

6. ततः भीष्मः शरान् अष्टौ ध्वजे पार्थस्य वीर्यवान्
समपर्यत् महावेगान् श्वसमानन् इव उरगान्

6. Then the valiant Bhishma struck eight swiftly moving arrows, hissing like snakes, into Partha (Arjuna)'s banner.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (ततः) - then (then, from there, thereafter)

• भीष्मः (भीष्मः) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

• शरान् (शरान्) - arrows

• अष्टौ (अष्टौ) - eight

• ध्वजे (ध्वजे) - on the banner (on the banner, on the flag)

• पार्थस्य (पार्थस्य) - of Partha (Arjuna) (of Partha, of Arjuna)

• वीर्यवान् (वीर्यवान्) - the valiant (powerful, valorous, strong)

• समपर्यत् (समपर्यत्) - he struck (he threw, he aimed, he struck, he discharged)

• महावेगान् (महावेगान्) - swiftly moving (of great speed, very swift, impetuous)

• श्वसमानन् (श्वसमानन्) - hissing (breathing, hissing, snorting)

• इव (इव) - like (like, as, as if)

• उरगान् (उरगान्) - snakes (snakes, serpents)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (ततः) - then (then, from there, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

भीष्मः (भीष्मः) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of भीष्म

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a character in the Mahabharata), terrible, formidable

शरान् (शरान्) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of शर

śara - arrow, reed, rush

अष्टौ (अष्टौ) - eight

(numeral)

ध्वजे (ध्वजे) - on the banner (on the banner, on the flag)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ध्वज

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard, emblem

पार्थस्य (पार्थस्य) - of Partha (Arjuna) (of Partha, of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of पार्थ

pārtha - son of Pritha (an epithet for Arjuna and others)

Patronymic derived from Pṛthā (Kunti) with the aṇ suffix.

वीर्यवान् (वीर्यवान्) - the valiant (powerful, valorous, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of वीर्यवत्

vīryavat - powerful, valiant, strong, courageous

Possessive suffix -vat indicating possession of vīrya (valor/strength).

समपर्यत् (समपर्यत्) - he struck (he threw, he aimed, he struck, he discharged)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of समपर्यत्

Formed from upasargas sam- and api- and root √ṛ (to go, to move).

Prefixes: sam+api

Root: ṛ (class 3)

महावेगान् (महावेगान्) - swiftly moving (of great speed, very swift, impetuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of महावेग

mahāvega - of great speed, very swift, impetuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, impetus, current
  noun (masculine)

श्वसमानन् (श्वसमानन्) - hissing (breathing, hissing, snorting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of श्वसमान

śvasamāna - breathing, hissing, snorting

Present Middle Participle

Formed from root √śvas (to breathe, hiss) with śānac suffix.

Root: śvas (class 2)

इव (इव) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

उरगान् (उरगान्) - snakes (snakes, serpents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of उरग

uraga - snake, serpent (lit. 'chest-goer')

Compound type : tatpurusha (uras+ga)

• uras – chest, breast, bosom
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, mover
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Verbal noun/adjective derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)