महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-68, verse-23

तामापतन्तीं सहसा रुक्मदण्डां दुरासदाम् ।
चिच्छेद समरे भीष्मः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥२३॥

23. tāmāpatantīṁ sahasā rukmadaṇḍāṁ durāsadām ,
ciccheda samare bhīṣmaḥ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ.

23. tām āpatantīm sahasā rukmadaṇḍām durāsadām
ciccheda samare bhīṣmaḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ

23. bhīṣmaḥ samare tām āpatantīm rukmadaṇḍām
durāsadām ciccheda śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ

23. Bhīṣma, in the battle, quickly cut down that formidable weapon, which had a golden staff and was swiftly approaching, using arrows with bent shafts.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine, singular, accusative)

• आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - falling, approaching, rushing

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, forcibly

• रुक्मदण्डाम् (rukmadaṇḍām) - having a golden staff/handle

• दुरासदाम् (durāsadām) - hard to approach, formidable, difficult to overcome

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he broke

• समरे (samare) - in battle

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - referring to arrows with shafts that are bent or have bent sections (with bent joints/knots/shafts)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine, singular, accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - falling, approaching, rushing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - falling down, approaching, rushing towards

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, forcibly

(indeclinable)

रुक्मदण्डाम् (rukmadaṇḍām) - having a golden staff/handle

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rukmadaṇḍa

rukmadaṇḍa - having a golden staff or handle

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rukma+daṇḍa)

• rukma – gold
  noun (masculine)
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, handle
  noun (masculine)

दुरासदाम् (durāsadām) - hard to approach, formidable, difficult to overcome

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, inaccessible, formidable

Derived from prefix dur- (difficult) and root āsad (to approach)

Prefix: dur

Root: sad (class 1)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid

Perfect (lit) form of root chid

Root: chid (class 7)

समरे (samare) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), dreadful, terrible

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - referring to arrows with shafts that are bent or have bent sections (with bent joints/knots/shafts)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃnataparvan

saṁnataparvan - having bent joints/knots

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃnata+parvan)

• saṃnata – bent, curved, bowed down
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nam (to bend) with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot, section, limb
  noun (neuter)