महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-57, verse-26

तं महौघमिवायान्तं खात्पतन्तमिवोरगम् ।
भ्रान्तावरणनिस्त्रिंशं कालोत्सृष्टमिवान्तकम् ॥२६॥

26. taṁ mahaughamivāyāntaṁ khātpatantamivoragam ,
bhrāntāvaraṇanistriṁśaṁ kālotsṛṣṭamivāntakam.

26. taṃ mahaugham iva āyāntaṃ khāt patantam iva uragam
| bhrāntāvaraṇanistriṃśaṃ kāla utsṛṣṭam iva antakam

26. (pāṇḍavāḥ) taṃ mahaugham iva
āyāntaṃ khāt patantam iva uragam
bhrāntāvaraṇanistriṃśaṃ kāla
utsṛṣṭam iva antakam (apaśyan)

26. They beheld him (Aśvatthāman) approaching like a mighty flood, like a serpent falling from the sky, with his sword whirling in a protective manner, resembling Death (Antaka) himself, unleashed by Time (Kāla).

Words meanings summery:

• तं (taṁ) - Aśvatthāman (him, that one)

• महौघम् (mahaugham) - a great flood, a mighty stream

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आयान्तं (āyāntaṁ) - coming, approaching

• खात् (khāt) - from the sky, from space

• पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उरगम् (uragam) - a serpent, snake

• भ्रान्तावरणनिस्त्रिंशं (bhrāntāvaraṇanistriṁśaṁ) - Aśvatthāman having a sword whirling for defense (having a sword whirling protectively/defensively)

• काल (kāla) - Time, Death (personified)

• उत्सृष्टम् (utsṛṣṭam) - released, sent forth, discharged

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अन्तकम् (antakam) - Death, the destroyer

Words meanings and morphology

तं (taṁ) - Aśvatthāman (him, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to Aśvatthāman

महौघम् (mahaugham) - a great flood, a mighty stream

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahaugha

mahaugha - a great flood, a mighty stream

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ogha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ogha – flood, stream, torrent
  noun (masculine)

Note: object of comparison

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आयान्तं (āyāntaṁ) - coming, approaching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt

āyānt - coming, approaching

present active participle

present participle of root yā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: modifies taṃ (Aśvatthāman)

खात् (khāt) - from the sky, from space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space

पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patant

patant - falling

present active participle

present participle of root pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: modifies uragam

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उरगम् (uragam) - a serpent, snake

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uraga

uraga - a serpent, snake, moving on the breast

Note: object of comparison

भ्रान्तावरणनिस्त्रिंशं (bhrāntāvaraṇanistriṁśaṁ) - Aśvatthāman having a sword whirling for defense (having a sword whirling protectively/defensively)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrāntāvaraṇanistriṃśa

bhrāntāvaraṇanistriṁśa - having a sword that whirls for defense/protection

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhrānta+āvaraṇa+nistriṃśa)

• bhrānta – whirling, moving about, bewildered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root bhram
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• āvaraṇa – covering, concealing, protective cover, shield
  noun (neuter)
• nistriṃśa – a sword
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifies taṃ (Aśvatthāman)

काल (kāla) - Time, Death (personified)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, death

Note: subject of utsṛṣṭam

उत्सृष्टम् (utsṛṣṭam) - released, sent forth, discharged

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utsṛṣṭa

utsṛṣṭa - released, sent forth, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root sṛj with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: modifies antakam

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अन्तकम् (antakam) - Death, the destroyer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - making an end, destroyer, Death (personified)

Note: object of comparison, refers to Yama or Death