महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-101, verse-16

कृष्णसर्पो यथा मुक्तो वल्मीकं नृपसत्तम ।
तथाभ्यगान्महीं बाणो भित्त्वा कैकेयमाहवे ॥१६॥

16. kṛṣṇasarpo yathā mukto valmīkaṁ nṛpasattama ,
tathābhyagānmahīṁ bāṇo bhittvā kaikeyamāhave.

16. kṛṣṇasarpaḥ yathā muktaḥ valmīkam nṛpasattama |
tathā abhyagāt mahīm bāṇaḥ bhittvā kaikeyam āhave

16. nṛpasattama yathā kṛṣṇasarpaḥ muktaḥ valmīkam (gacchati)
tathā bāṇaḥ kaikeyam āhave bhittvā mahīm abhyagāt

16. O best of kings, just as a black snake, once released, seeks its anthill, so did the arrow, after piercing the Kaikeya warrior in battle, reach the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• कृष्णसर्पः (kṛṣṇasarpaḥ) - black snake, cobra

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released, freed

• वल्मीकम् (valmīkam) - ant-hill, termitarium

• नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings, O excellent king

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - went towards, approached, reached

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, ground

• बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - arrow

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split, having broken

• कैकेयम् (kaikeyam) - Refers to a specific warrior from the Kaikeya lineage or kingdom. (the son of Kaikeyi, a warrior of the Kaikeya tribe/kingdom)

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्णसर्पः (kṛṣṇasarpaḥ) - black snake, cobra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇasarpa

kṛṣṇasarpa - black snake, cobra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+sarpa)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective
• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released, freed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, freed, liberated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'muc' (to release) with the past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Root: muc (class 6)

वल्मीकम् (valmīkam) - ant-hill, termitarium

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of valmīka

valmīka - an ant-hill, a termitarium

नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings, O excellent king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpasattama

nṛpasattama - best of kings, excellent king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+sattama)

• nṛpa – king, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good, existing).

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - went towards, approached, reached

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split, having broken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'bhid' with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: bhid (class 7)

कैकेयम् (kaikeyam) - Refers to a specific warrior from the Kaikeya lineage or kingdom. (the son of Kaikeyi, a warrior of the Kaikeya tribe/kingdom)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaikeya

kaikeya - descendant of Kaikeyi, a prince or warrior of the Kaikeya kingdom

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat