महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-34

तमापतन्तं सहसा कालानलसमप्रभम् ।
चिच्छेद समरे द्रौणिर्दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ।
शिखण्डिनं च विव्याध शरैर्बहुभिरायसैः ॥३४॥

34. tamāpatantaṁ sahasā kālānalasamaprabham ,
ciccheda samare drauṇirdarśayanpāṇilāghavam ,
śikhaṇḍinaṁ ca vivyādha śarairbahubhirāyasaiḥ.

34. tam āpatantam sahasā kālānalasamaprabham
ciccheda samare drauṇiḥ
darśayan pāṇilāghavam śikhaṇḍinam
ca vivyādha śaraiḥ bahubhiḥ āyasaiḥ

34. samare drauṇiḥ pāṇilāghavam darśayan
sahasā āpatantam kālānalasamaprabham
tam ciccheda ca śikhaṇḍinam
bahubhiḥ āyasaiḥ śaraiḥ vivyādha

34. In battle, Drona's son (Drauni), demonstrating his hand's agility, swiftly severed that (sword) as it rushed towards him, shining like the fire of cosmic dissolution (kālānala). Furthermore, he struck Shikhandi with many iron arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (sword) (him, that)

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - rushing, falling, approaching

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, with force

• कालानलसमप्रभम् (kālānalasamaprabham) - having a brilliance like the fire of cosmic dissolution

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed, he pierced

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Drona, Ashvatthama

• दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing, demonstrating, exhibiting

• पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - dexterity of hand, agility of hand

• शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi

• च (ca) - and, also

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck, he wounded

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, by numerous

• आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - by iron (arrows), made of iron

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (sword) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - rushing, falling, approaching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatant

āpatant - rushing, falling, approaching

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of ā-√pat (to fall, to rush upon)

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, with force

(indeclinable)

कालानलसमप्रभम् (kālānalasamaprabham) - having a brilliance like the fire of cosmic dissolution

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kālānalasamaprabha

kālānalasamaprabha - having a brilliance equal to the fire of time/destruction

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kālānala+sama+prabha)

• kālānala – fire of time, fire of destruction (kālānala)
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar
  adjective
• prabha – light, lustre, brilliance
  noun (feminine)

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut, he severed, he pierced

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: chid (class 7)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Drona, Ashvatthama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Drona, Ashvatthama

Patronymic from Droṇa

दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing, demonstrating, exhibiting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darśayat

darśayat - showing, demonstrating, causing to see

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Present active participle of the causative form of √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - dexterity of hand, agility of hand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṇilāghava

pāṇilāghava - dexterity of hand, agility of hand

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇi+lāghava)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• lāghava – lightness, agility, quickness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from laghu (light)

शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandi (a name)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - he pierced, he struck, he wounded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vyadh

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vyadh (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, by numerous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - by iron (arrows), made of iron

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āyasa

āyasa - made of iron, iron-like

Derived from ayas (iron)