महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-59

निपपात द्विधा छिन्नं शूलं हेमपरिष्कृतम् ।
महाशनिर्यथा भ्रष्टा शक्रमुक्ता नभोगता ॥५९॥

59. nipapāta dvidhā chinnaṁ śūlaṁ hemapariṣkṛtam ,
mahāśaniryathā bhraṣṭā śakramuktā nabhogatā.

59. nipapāta dvidhā chinnam śūlam hemapariṣkṛtam
| mahāśaniḥ yathā bhraṣṭā śakramuktā nabhogatā

59. dvidhā chinnam hemapariṣkṛtam śūlam nipapāta yathā
śakramuktā nabhogatā bhraṣṭā mahāśaniḥ (nipapāta)

59. The gold-adorned spear, severed into two, fell to the ground, just as a great thunderbolt, released by Indra, falls from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two ways, in two parts

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut, severed, split

• शूलम् (śūlam) - spear, pike

• हेमपरिष्कृतम् (hemapariṣkṛtam) - adorned with gold, decorated with gold

• महाशनिः (mahāśaniḥ) - mighty thunderbolt, great missile

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• भ्रष्टा (bhraṣṭā) - fallen, dropped

• शक्रमुक्ता (śakramuktā) - released by Indra

• नभोगता (nabhogatā) - gone to the sky, moving in the sky (here: fallen from the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of pat

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two ways, in two parts

(indeclinable)

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut, severed, split

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, split

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root chid

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'śūlam'.

शूलम् (śūlam) - spear, pike

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, dart; stake; acute pain

हेमपरिष्कृतम् (hemapariṣkṛtam) - adorned with gold, decorated with gold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hemapariṣkṛta

hemapariṣkṛta - adorned with gold, embellished with gold

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (hema+pariṣkṛta)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• pariṣkṛta – adorned, decorated, prepared, purified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root kṛ with prefix pari-saṃ
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'śūlam'.

महाशनिः (mahāśaniḥ) - mighty thunderbolt, great missile

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāśani

mahāśani - great thunderbolt, mighty missile

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+aśani)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning, missile
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

भ्रष्टा (bhraṣṭā) - fallen, dropped

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, dropped, deviated, lost

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root bhraś

Root: bhraś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahāśaniḥ'.

शक्रमुक्ता (śakramuktā) - released by Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakramukta

śakramukta - released by Indra, discharged by Indra

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śakra+mukta)

• śakra – Indra (name of a deity), powerful
  proper noun (masculine)
• mukta – released, thrown, discharged, free
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root muc
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'mahāśaniḥ'.

नभोगता (nabhogatā) - gone to the sky, moving in the sky (here: fallen from the sky)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nabhogata

nabhogata - gone to the sky, moving in the sky, celestial

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nabhas+gata)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahāśaniḥ'.