महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-107, verse-12

तामापतन्तीं सहसा तस्य बाहोर्बलेरिताम् ।
सात्यकिः समरे राजंस्त्रिधा चिच्छेद सायकैः ।
सा पपात तदा भूमौ महोल्केव हतप्रभा ॥१२॥

12. tāmāpatantīṁ sahasā tasya bāhorbaleritām ,
sātyakiḥ samare rājaṁstridhā ciccheda sāyakaiḥ ,
sā papāta tadā bhūmau maholkeva hataprabhā.

12. tām āpatantīm sahasā tasya bāhoḥ
bala īritām sātyakiḥ samare rājan
tridhā ciccheda sāyakaiḥ sā papāta
tadā bhūmau mahā ulkā iva hataprabhā

12. rājan samare sātyakiḥ tasya bāhoḥ
sahasā bala īritām āpatantīm tām
sāyakaiḥ tridhā ciccheda tadā sā
hataprabhā mahā ulkā iva bhūmau papāta

12. O king, in battle, Satyaki, with his arrows, cut into three parts that spear which was swiftly approaching and forcefully hurled from his (Bhagadatta's) arm. Then, like a great meteor whose brilliance had been extinguished, it fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (spear) (that (feminine))

• आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - swiftly coming towards (falling, approaching, coming down)

• सहसा (sahasā) - swiftly (swiftly, suddenly, forcefully, instantly)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Bhagadatta's) (his, its)

• बाहोः (bāhoḥ) - from the arm

• बल (bala) - by force (force, strength, power)

• ईरिताम् (īritām) - hurled (impelled, thrown, hurled)

• सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (Dhritarashtra) (O king)

• त्रिधा (tridhā) - into three parts (into three parts, threefold)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut (he cut, split, divided)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

• सा (sā) - it (the spear) (she, it (feminine))

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

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• महा (mahā) - great (great, mighty)

• उल्का (ulkā) - meteor (meteor, firebrand)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• हतप्रभा (hataprabhā) - whose brilliance was destroyed (deprived of brilliance, lustreless, dimmed)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (spear) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - swiftly coming towards (falling, approaching, coming down)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpatantī

āpatantī - falling, approaching, flying towards

present active participle

From prefix ā- + root pat (to fall, fly) + śatṛ suffix (feminine).

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - swiftly (swiftly, suddenly, forcefully, instantly)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental form of sahas (force) used adverbially.

तस्य (tasya) - his (Bhagadatta's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बाहोः (bāhoḥ) - from the arm

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Source of the spear's propulsion.

बल (bala) - by force (force, strength, power)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

Root: bal (class 10)

Note: First part of the compound 'baleritām'.

ईरिताम् (īritām) - hurled (impelled, thrown, hurled)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of īritā

īritā - impelled, set in motion, hurled, thrown

past passive participle

From root īr (to move, send, impel) + kta suffix.

Root: īr (class 1)

Note: Second part of the compound 'baleritām'. The entire compound 'baleritām' is a tatpurusha compound meaning "impelled by force".

सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sātyaki

sātyaki - Name of a Yadava warrior, a loyal follower of Krishna.

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat, conflict

Root: sam + ṛ (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king (Dhritarashtra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

त्रिधा (tridhā) - into three parts (into three parts, threefold)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dhā meaning 'in parts/ways'.

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut (he cut, split, divided)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid

perfect tense

Root chid (class 7), reduplicated perfect 3rd person singular.

Root: chid (class 7)

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile

From root si (to bind, project) or sāy (to release).

Root: si (class 4)

Note: Means by which the spear was cut.

सा (sā) - it (the spear) (she, it (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

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

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Root pat (class 1), reduplicated perfect 3rd person singular.

Root: pat (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + suffix -dā.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

Root: bhū (class 1)

महा (mahā) - great (great, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: First part of 'maholkā'.

उल्का (ulkā) - meteor (meteor, firebrand)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, firebrand, flame, torch

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

हतप्रभा (hataprabhā) - whose brilliance was destroyed (deprived of brilliance, lustreless, dimmed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hataprabhā

hataprabhā - whose radiance is destroyed, lustreless, dim

Bahuvrihi compound: hata (destroyed) + prabhā (radiance).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+prabhā)

• hata – struck, killed, destroyed
  adjective (feminine)
  past passive participle
  From root han (to strike, kill) + kta suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)
• prabhā – light, radiance, brilliance, lustre
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)