महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-31

निपेतुर्विमलाः शक्त्यो वीरबाहुभिरर्पिताः ।
महोल्काप्रतिमा घोरास्तत्र तत्र विशां पते ॥३१॥

31. nipeturvimalāḥ śaktyo vīrabāhubhirarpitāḥ ,
maholkāpratimā ghorāstatra tatra viśāṁ pate.

31. nipetuḥ vimalāḥ śaktyaḥ vīrabāhubhiḥ arpitāḥ
maholkapratimāḥ ghorāḥ tatra tatra viśāṃ pate

31. viśāṃ pate vīrabāhubhiḥ arpitāḥ vimalāḥ ghorāḥ
maholkapratimāḥ śaktyaḥ tatra tatra nipetuḥ

31. O lord of the people, the bright and dreadful spears (śakti), hurled by the arms of heroes and resembling great meteors, fell down here and there.

Words meanings summery:

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down, descended, landed

• विमलाः (vimalāḥ) - bright, pure, clean

• शक्त्यः (śaktyaḥ) - spears, lances (referring to weapons in battle) (powers, energies, spears, lances)

• वीरबाहुभिः (vīrabāhubhiḥ) - by the arms of heroes, by heroic arms

• अर्पिताः (arpitāḥ) - hurled, thrown, offered, placed

• महोल्कप्रतिमाः (maholkapratimāḥ) - resembling great meteors/firebrands

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• विशां (viśāṁ) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down, descended, landed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nipat

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

विमलाः (vimalāḥ) - bright, pure, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vimala

vimala - spotless, clean, pure, bright

from vi (without) + mala (dirt)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+mala)

• vi – without, absence of
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with śaktyaḥ.

शक्त्यः (śaktyaḥ) - spears, lances (referring to weapons in battle) (powers, energies, spears, lances)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śakti

śakti - power, energy, strength, spear, lance

from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

वीरबाहुभिः (vīrabāhubhiḥ) - by the arms of heroes, by heroic arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vīrabāhu

vīrabāhu - heroic arm, arm of a hero

from vīra (hero) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vīra+bāhu)

• vīra – hero, brave, mighty
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of arpitāḥ.

अर्पिताः (arpitāḥ) - hurled, thrown, offered, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of arpita

arpita - placed, offered, thrown, hurled

Past Passive Participle

from root ṛ (to go, move) + causative form arpayati

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with śaktyaḥ.

महोल्कप्रतिमाः (maholkapratimāḥ) - resembling great meteors/firebrands

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of maholkapratimā

maholkapratimā - resembling great meteors or firebrands

from mahā (great) + ulkā (meteor) + pratimā (resemblance)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+ulkā+pratimā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ulkā – meteor, firebrand, torch
  noun (feminine)
• pratimā – image, likeness, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with śaktyaḥ.

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Agrees with śaktyaḥ.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for 'here and there'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for 'here and there'.

विशां (viśāṁ) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband