महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-181, verse-7

संक्रुद्धो जामदग्न्यस्तु पुनरेव पतत्रिणः ।
प्रेषयामास मे राजन्दीप्तास्यानुरगानिव ॥७॥

7. saṁkruddho jāmadagnyastu punareva patatriṇaḥ ,
preṣayāmāsa me rājandīptāsyānuragāniva.

7. saṅkruddhaḥ jāmadagnyaḥ tu punar eva patatriṇaḥ
preṣayām āsa me rājan dīpta-āsya-anuragān iva

7. rājan saṅkruddhaḥ jāmadagnyaḥ tu punar eva me
dīpta-āsya-anuragān iva patatriṇaḥ preṣayām āsa

7. O king, the enraged Parashurama (jāmadagnya) then again sent arrows towards me, which were like snakes with blazing mouths.

7. ג׳ָאמַדַגְנְיַה זעם ושוב שיגר אליי חצים מכונפים, הו מלך, שדמו לנחשים בעלי פיות בוערים.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged, furious

• जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Parashurama (son of Jamadagni, Parashurama)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, then

• पुनर् (punar) - again, once more, back

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - arrows (arrows, birds)

• प्रेषयाम् आस (preṣayām āsa) - sent, dispatched

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• दीप्त-आस्य-अनुरगान् (dīpta-āsya-anuragān) - like snakes with blazing mouths

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkruddha

saṅkruddha - greatly enraged, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kṛdh` (to be angry) with prefix `sam` and suffix `kta` (past passive participle).

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛdh (class 4)

जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Parashurama (son of Jamadagni, Parashurama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - son of Jamadagni

Derived from `jamadagni` (a sage) with the `ṣyañ` suffix denoting 'descendant'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, then

(indeclinable)

पुनर् (punar) - again, once more, back

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - arrows (arrows, birds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of patatrin

patatrin - bird, arrow, flying creature

From `patat` (flying) + `ṛn` (suffix), literally 'that which flies'.

Root: pat (class 1)

प्रेषयाम् आस (preṣayām āsa) - sent, dispatched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of preṣaya

Causative

Causative of root `iṣ` (to go, move) with prefix `pra` (forth, forward). The `ām` is part of the periphrastic perfect formation.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Periphrastic perfect construction.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Enclitic form of first person pronoun.

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative 'to me' fits better with 'sent'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

`n`-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

दीप्त-आस्य-अनुरगान् (dīpta-āsya-anuragān) - like snakes with blazing mouths

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dīpta-āsya-anuraga

dīpta-āsya-anuraga - snakes with blazing mouths

A tatpuruṣa compound followed by a karmadhāraya or bahuvrīhi (internal compound structure).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa / karmadhāraya / bahuvrīhi (dīpta+āsya+anuraga)

• dīpta – shining, blazing, inflamed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `dīp` (to shine, blaze) with suffix `kta`.
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)
• anuraga – snake, follower, affection
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: The compound functions as an adjective here for 'arrows' (implied: arrows *like* snakes), or refers to the arrows *as if* they were snakes. The `anuragān` is the main noun of the compound. The `iva` particle indicates comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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