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

चित्रचापमहाज्वालो वीरक्षयमहेन्धनः ।
युगान्ताग्निसमो भीष्मः परेषां समपद्यत ॥६॥

6. citracāpamahājvālo vīrakṣayamahendhanaḥ ,
yugāntāgnisamo bhīṣmaḥ pareṣāṁ samapadyata.

6. citracāpamahājvālaḥ vīrakṣayamahendhanaḥ
yugāntāgnisamaḥ bhīṣmaḥ pareṣām samapadyata

6. bhīṣmaḥ citracāpamahājvālaḥ vīrakṣayamahendhanaḥ
yugāntāgnisamaḥ pareṣām samapadyata

6. Bhishma, resembling the fire of cosmic dissolution (yugānta), became for his enemies a great flame with his wondrous bow, and a massive fuel for the destruction of heroes.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्रचापमहाज्वालः (citracāpamahājvālaḥ) - Having great flames from a wondrous bow; whose great flames are his wondrous bow.

• वीरक्षयमहेन्धनः (vīrakṣayamahendhanaḥ) - Having great fuel in the form of the destruction of heroes; a great fuel for the destruction of heroes.

• युगान्ताग्निसमः (yugāntāgnisamaḥ) - Like the fire at the end of an age.

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - Of enemies, of others.

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - Became, turned out to be.

Words meanings and morphology

चित्रचापमहाज्वालः (citracāpamahājvālaḥ) - Having great flames from a wondrous bow; whose great flames are his wondrous bow.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citracāpamahājvāla

citracāpamahājvāla - One whose great flames are a colorful/wondrous bow.

Compound adjective describing Bhishma.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (citra+cāpa+mahā+jvāla)

• citra – colorful, variegated, wondrous, strange
  adjective (masculine)
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• jvāla – flame, blaze
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma.

वीरक्षयमहेन्धनः (vīrakṣayamahendhanaḥ) - Having great fuel in the form of the destruction of heroes; a great fuel for the destruction of heroes.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīrakṣayamahendhana

vīrakṣayamahendhana - One for whom the destruction of heroes is great fuel.

Compound adjective describing Bhishma.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vīra+kṣaya+mahā+indhana)

• vīra – hero, brave
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṣi (to destroy).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• indhana – fuel, kindling
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root indh (to kindle).
  Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma.

युगान्ताग्निसमः (yugāntāgnisamaḥ) - Like the fire at the end of an age.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yugāntāgnisama

yugāntāgnisama - Resembling the fire of cosmic dissolution (yugānta).

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpurusha (yugānta+agni+sama)

• yugānta – end of an age/eon, cosmic dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of yuga (age) and anta (end).
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, similar, equal
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma, the commander of the Kaurava army.

From root bhī (to fear), meaning 'terrible', 'awe-inspiring'.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - Of enemies, of others.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, alien, enemy, supreme.

Note: Lit. 'of others', contextually 'of enemies'.

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - Became, turned out to be.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of samapad

Imperfect tense, Middle voice, 3rd person singular.

Root pad (to go, fall, obtain) with prefix sam (together, completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)