महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-109

ततः शुभामापततीं स शक्तिं विद्युत्प्रभां शांतनवेन मुक्ताम् ।
गदां च मद्राधिपबाहुमुक्तां द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां निचकर्त वीरः ॥१०९॥

109. tataḥ śubhāmāpatatīṁ sa śaktiṁ; vidyutprabhāṁ śāṁtanavena muktām ,
gadāṁ ca madrādhipabāhumuktāṁ; dvābhyāṁ śarābhyāṁ nicakarta vīraḥ.

109. tataḥ śubhām āpatatīm sa śaktim
vidyutprabhām śāntanavena muktām
gadām ca madrādhipabāhumuktām
dvābhyām śarābhyām nicakarta vīraḥ

109. tataḥ vīraḥ sa dvābhyām śarābhyām
śubhām vidyutprabhām śāntanavena
muktām śaktim ca madrādhipabāhumuktām
gadām āpatatīm nicakarta

109. Then, with two arrows, the hero (Arjuna) severed the excellent, lightning-gleaming missile (śakti) that was hurled by Bhishma (Śāntanava), and also the mace that was discharged from the arm of the King of Madras.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter)

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - excellent (auspicious, beautiful, excellent)

• आपततीम् (āpatatīm) - coming towards, falling upon (falling upon, coming towards)

• स (sa) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - missile, spear (śakti) (power, strength, missile, spear)

• विद्युत्प्रभाम् (vidyutprabhām) - lightning-gleaming (lightning-gleaming, having the brilliance of lightning)

• शान्तनवेन (śāntanavena) - by Bhishma (Śāntanava) (by the son of Śantanu (Bhīṣma))

• मुक्ताम् (muktām) - released, hurled (released, thrown, liberated)

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace

• च (ca) - and

• मद्राधिपबाहुमुक्ताम् (madrādhipabāhumuktām) - discharged from the arm of the King of Madras (Śalya) (released from the arm of the king of Madras)

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two

• शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - by arrows

• निचकर्त (nicakarta) - severed (he cut down, he severed)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (Arjuna) (hero, brave man)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Note: From the pronominal stem 'tad'.

शुभाम् (śubhām) - excellent (auspicious, beautiful, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant, excellent

Note: Feminine accusative singular, qualifying śaktim and gadām.

आपततीम् (āpatatīm) - coming towards, falling upon (falling upon, coming towards)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpatantī

āpatantī - falling upon, flying towards, arriving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √pat (to fall, fly) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Feminine accusative singular, qualifying śaktim and gadām.

स (sa) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'tad', referring to Arjuna (vīraḥ).

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - missile, spear (śakti) (power, strength, missile, spear)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capability, a spear, a missile (śakti)

विद्युत्प्रभाम् (vidyutprabhām) - lightning-gleaming (lightning-gleaming, having the brilliance of lightning)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyutprabhā

vidyutprabhā - lightning-gleaming, having the brilliance of lightning

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyut+prabhā)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• prabhā – light, brilliance, splendor
  noun (feminine)

Note: Feminine accusative singular, qualifying śaktim and gadām.

शान्तनवेन (śāntanavena) - by Bhishma (Śāntanava) (by the son of Śantanu (Bhīṣma))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Śantanu, Bhīṣma

Vrddhi derivative from Śantanu.

मुक्ताम् (muktām) - released, hurled (released, thrown, liberated)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, freed, discharged, thrown

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √muc (to free, release).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Feminine accusative singular, qualifying śaktim and gadām. Implies 'which was released'.

गदाम् (gadām) - mace

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मद्राधिपबाहुमुक्ताम् (madrādhipabāhumuktām) - discharged from the arm of the King of Madras (Śalya) (released from the arm of the king of Madras)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madrādhipabāhumuktā

madrādhipabāhumuktā - released from the arm of the king of Madras

Compound type : tatpurusha (madra+adhipa+bāhu+mukta)

• madra – name of a country/people
  proper noun (neuter)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• mukta – released, discharged, thrown
  participle (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √muc (to free, release).
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Feminine accusative singular, qualifying gadām. 'Madrādhipa' refers to Śalya.

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two

(numeral)

Note: Instrumental dual, qualifying śarābhyām.

शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of śara

śara - arrow

निचकर्त (nicakarta) - severed (he cut down, he severed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of kṛt

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form (Liṭ lakāra) of root √kṛt (class 6) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Verb for 'vīraḥ'.

वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero (Arjuna) (hero, brave man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, warrior, man

Note: Refers to Arjuna.