महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-185, verse-16

ततस्तत्प्रतिघातार्थं ब्राह्ममेवास्त्रमुत्तमम् ।
मया प्रयुक्तं जज्वाल युगान्तमिव दर्शयत् ॥१६॥

16. tatastatpratighātārthaṁ brāhmamevāstramuttamam ,
mayā prayuktaṁ jajvāla yugāntamiva darśayat.

16. tataḥ tatpratighātārthaṃ brāhmam eva astram uttamam
mayā prayuktaṃ jajjvāla yugāntam iva darśayat

16. tataḥ tatpratighātārthaṃ brāhmam eva uttamam astram
mayā prayuktaṃ yugāntam iva darśayat jajjvāla

16. Then, for the purpose of countering that, the supreme Brahmā weapon, which was indeed discharged by me, blazed forth as if displaying the end of an age.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

• तत्प्रतिघातार्थं (tatpratighātārthaṁ) - for the purpose of countering that, to counteract that

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - Brahmā-related, divine, spiritual

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

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रयुक्तं (prayuktaṁ) - discharged, employed, hurled

• जज्ज्वाल (jajjvāla) - it blazed, it shone intensely

• युगान्तम् (yugāntam) - end of an age, dissolution of an eon

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• दर्शयत् (darśayat) - showing, displaying, making visible

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

(indeclinable)

तत्प्रतिघातार्थं (tatpratighātārthaṁ) - for the purpose of countering that, to counteract that

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tatpratighātārtha

tatpratighātārtha - for the purpose of counteracting that

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tad+pratighāta+artha)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• pratighāta – counteraction, repulsion, striking back
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - Brahmā-related, divine, spiritual

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahmā, divine, sacred, Vedic

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

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

Root: as (class 4)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रयुक्तं (prayuktaṁ) - discharged, employed, hurled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prayukta

prayukta - used, employed, discharged, hurled

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root yuj with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

जज्ज्वाल (jajjvāla) - it blazed, it shone intensely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (lit) of jval

Root: jval (class 1)

युगान्तम् (yugāntam) - end of an age, dissolution of an eon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yugānta

yugānta - end of an age or eon, dissolution of the world

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yuga+anta)

• yuga – age, era, eon
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, conclusion, limit, death
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

दर्शयत् (darśayat) - showing, displaying, making visible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśayat

darśayat - showing, displaying

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Present Active Participle of causative of root dṛś 'to see'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with astram (nominative/accusative in meaning, syntactically nominative with jajjvāla)