महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-114, verse-87

स गरुत्मानिवाकाशे प्रार्थयन्भुजगोत्तमम् ।
नाराचोऽभ्यपतत्कर्णं तूर्णं गाण्डीवचोदितः ॥८७॥

87. sa garutmānivākāśe prārthayanbhujagottamam ,
nārāco'bhyapatatkarṇaṁ tūrṇaṁ gāṇḍīvacoditaḥ.

87. saḥ garutmān iva ākāśe prārthayan bhujagottamam
nārācaḥ abhyapatat karṇam tūrṇam gāṇḍīvacoditaḥ

87. saḥ nārācaḥ gāṇḍīvacoditaḥ garutmān iva ākāśe
bhujagottamam prārthayan tūrṇam karṇam abhyapatat

87. That arrow (nārāca), like Garuḍa in the sky seeking the best of serpents (bhujagottama), swiftly fell upon Karṇa, impelled by the Gāṇḍīva (bow).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that arrow (he, that)

• गरुत्मान् (garutmān) - Garuḍa

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky

• प्रार्थयन् (prārthayan) - seeking, desiring

• भुजगोत्तमम् (bhujagottamam) - the best of serpents (bhujagottama), a metaphorical reference to Karṇa (the best of serpents)

• नाराचः (nārācaḥ) - a specific type of iron arrow (nārāca) (the arrow)

• अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - fell upon, rushed towards

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly, quickly

• गाण्डीवचोदितः (gāṇḍīvacoditaḥ) - impelled by Arjuna's bow (gāṇḍīva) (impelled by the Gāṇḍīva)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that arrow (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गरुत्मान् (garutmān) - Garuḍa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garutmat

garutmat - winged; Garuḍa (mythical eagle, vehicle of Viṣṇu)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

प्रार्थयन् (prārthayan) - seeking, desiring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prārthayant

prārthayant - seeking, wishing, desiring, requesting

present active participle

Present active participle of √prārth (pra + arth)

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

भुजगोत्तमम् (bhujagottamam) - the best of serpents (bhujagottama), a metaphorical reference to Karṇa (the best of serpents)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhujagottama

bhujagottama - best of serpents or Nāgas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhujaga+uttama)

• bhujaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective

नाराचः (nārācaḥ) - a specific type of iron arrow (nārāca) (the arrow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāca

nārāca - an iron arrow, a particular kind of arrow

अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - fell upon, rushed towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of abhi-pat

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly, quickly

(indeclinable)

past passive participle (used adverbially)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Used here adverbially in the accusative singular neuter.

गाण्डीवचोदितः (gāṇḍīvacoditaḥ) - impelled by Arjuna's bow (gāṇḍīva) (impelled by the Gāṇḍīva)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāṇḍīvacodita

gāṇḍīvacodita - impelled by the Gāṇḍīva bow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāṇḍīva+codita)

• gāṇḍīva – Arjuna's bow
  proper noun (neuter)
• codita – impelled, urged, sent, set in motion
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of √cud
  Root: cud (class 1)