महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-88, verse-28

वीरबाहुविसृष्टानां तोमराणां विशां पते ।
रूपमासीद्वियत्स्थानां सर्पाणां सर्पतामिव ॥२८॥

28. vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭānāṁ tomarāṇāṁ viśāṁ pate ,
rūpamāsīdviyatsthānāṁ sarpāṇāṁ sarpatāmiva.

28. vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭānām tomarāṇām viśām pate
rūpam āsīt viyatsthānām sarpāṇām sarpatām iva

28. viśām pate vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭānām tomarāṇām
rūpam viyatsthānām sarpāṇām sarpatām iva āsīt

28. O lord of the people, the spears released by the mighty arms (of warriors) appeared like serpents gliding through the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• वीरबाहुविसृष्टानाम् (vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭānām) - of those (spears) released by the mighty arms of warriors (of those released by brave arms)

• तोमराणाम् (tomarāṇām) - of spears, of lances

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the inhabitants

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape, beauty

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• वियत्स्थानाम् (viyatsthānām) - of those (serpents) moving through the sky (of those being in the sky, of those moving in the atmosphere)

• सर्पाणाम् (sarpāṇām) - of serpents, of snakes

• सर्पताम् (sarpatām) - of those crawling, of those moving, of those gliding

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

वीरबाहुविसृष्टानाम् (vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭānām) - of those (spears) released by the mighty arms of warriors (of those released by brave arms)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭa

vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭa - released by brave arms (compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīrabāhu+visṛṣṭa)

• vīrabāhu – mighty arms, heroic arms
  noun (masculine)
• visṛṣṭa – released, sent forth, discharged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sṛj (to release, create) + vi (prefix)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to the spears.

तोमराणाम् (tomarāṇām) - of spears, of lances

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tomara

tomara - spear, lance, javelin

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the inhabitants

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community, clan

Root: viś (class 6)

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape, beauty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, figure, beauty

Root: rūp (class 10)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

वियत्स्थानाम् (viyatsthānām) - of those (serpents) moving through the sky (of those being in the sky, of those moving in the atmosphere)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viyatstha

viyatstha - being in the sky, staying in the atmosphere (compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viyat+stha)

• viyat – sky, atmosphere, ether
  noun (neuter)
  From root vi (to go) + at
  Root: vi (class 2)
• stha – standing, staying, being in
  adjective
  From root sthā (to stand) + a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sarpāṇām.

सर्पाणाम् (sarpāṇām) - of serpents, of snakes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

From root sṛp (to creep)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

सर्पताम् (sarpatām) - of those crawling, of those moving, of those gliding

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarpat

sarpat - crawling, gliding, moving (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root sṛp (to creep, glide) + -at (suffix)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)