महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-27

तामापतन्तीं संप्रेक्ष्य ज्वलन्तीमशनीमिव ।
समादत्त शितान्भल्लान्पञ्च पाण्डवनन्दनः ॥२७॥

27. tāmāpatantīṁ saṁprekṣya jvalantīmaśanīmiva ,
samādatta śitānbhallānpañca pāṇḍavanandanaḥ.

27. ताम् आपतन्तीम् संप्रेक्ष्य ज्वलन्तीम् अशनीम्
इव समादत्त शितान् भल्लान् पञ्च पाण्डवनन्दनः

27. पाण्डवनन्दनः ताम् अशनीम् इव ज्वलन्तीम् आपतन्तीम्
संप्रेक्ष्य पञ्च शितान् भल्लान् समादत्त

27. Seeing that spear (śakti) approaching, blazing like a thunderbolt, Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu, took up five sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (ताम्) - that (feminine)

• आपतन्तीम् (आपतन्तीम्) - falling, approaching, descending

• संप्रेक्ष्य (संप्रेक्ष्य) - having seen, having perceived

• ज्वलन्तीम् (ज्वलन्तीम्) - blazing, glowing

• अशनीम् (अशनीम्) - thunderbolt

• इव (इव) - like, as, as if

• समादत्त (समादत्त) - he took up, he seized

• शितान् (शितान्) - sharp, whetted

• भल्लान् (भल्लान्) - arrows, spears

• पञ्च (पञ्च) - five

• पाण्डवनन्दनः (पाण्डवनन्दनः) - son of Pāṇḍu, Arjuna

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (ताम्) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of तद्

तद् - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the `śakti` from the previous verse.

आपतन्तीम् (आपतन्तीम्) - falling, approaching, descending

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of आपतत्

आपतत् - approaching, falling, descending

Present Active Participle

Derived from √pat (to fall) with prefix ā-

Prefix: आ

Root: पत् (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tām`.

संप्रेक्ष्य (संप्रेक्ष्य) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √īkṣ (to see) with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: सम्+प्र

Root: ईक्ष् (class 1)

Note: A gerund indicating a preceding action.

ज्वलन्तीम् (ज्वलन्तीम्) - blazing, glowing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ज्वलत्

ज्वलत् - blazing, glowing, burning

Present Active Participle

Derived from √jval (to blaze)

Root: ज्वल् (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tām`.

अशनीम् (अशनीम्) - thunderbolt

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of अशनी

अशनी - thunderbolt, lightning

इव (इव) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses comparison.

समादत्त (समादत्त) - he took up, he seized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of समादद्

Prefixes: सम्+आ

Root: दा (class 3)

शितान् (शितान्) - sharp, whetted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of शित

शित - sharp, whetted, sharpened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √śo (to sharpen, whet)

Root: शो (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `bhallān`.

भल्लान् (भल्लान्) - arrows, spears

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of भल्ल

भल्ल - arrow, dart, spear

पञ्च (पञ्च) - five

(numeral)

Note: Modifies `bhallān`.

पाण्डवनन्दनः (पाण्डवनन्दनः) - son of Pāṇḍu, Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of पाण्डवनन्दन

पाण्डवनन्दन - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (पाण्डु+नन्दन)

• पाण्डु – Pāṇḍu (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• नन्दन – son, delighter, gladdener
  noun (masculine)
  Root: नन्द् (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.