महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-13, verse-73

तामवप्लुत्य जग्राह सकोशं चाकरोदसिम् ।
वैनतेयो यथा कार्ष्णिः पतन्तमुरगोत्तमम् ॥७३॥

73. tāmavaplutya jagrāha sakośaṁ cākarodasim ,
vainateyo yathā kārṣṇiḥ patantamuragottamam.

73. tām avaplutya jagrāha sakośam ca akarot asim
vainateyaḥ yathā kārṣṇiḥ patantam uragottamam

73. kārṣṇiḥ avaplutya tām jagrāha ca sakośam asim
akarot yathā vainateyaḥ patantam uragottamam

73. Kārṣṇi (Abhimanyu), having sprung forward, seized that (spear) and made it into a sword (asi) along with its sheath, just as Vainateya (Garuda) seizes the best of serpents (uragottama) as it falls.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that spear (śakti) (that (feminine))

• अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having leapt down, having sprung forth

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he grasped

• सकोशम् (sakośam) - with a sheath, having a sheath

• च (ca) - and

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he made, he did

• असिम् (asim) - a sword

• वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - Garuda, the king of birds, vehicle of Vishnu (son of Vinatā (Garuda))

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna (who is also called Kṛṣṇa, or son of Subhadra, Kṛṣṇa's sister) (son of Kṛṣṇā)

• पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling, descending

• उरगोत्तमम् (uragottamam) - best of serpents

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that spear (śakti) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Feminine accusative singular of 'tad'

अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having leapt down, having sprung forth

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund (Absolutive) from root √plu with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: plu (class 1)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized, he grasped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of jagrāha

perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect of root √grah

Root: grah (class 9)

सकोशम् (sakośam) - with a sheath, having a sheath

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakośa

sakośa - with a sheath, having a sheath

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + kośa (sheath)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kośa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kośa – sheath, treasury, cell
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjectival, modifying the implicit object "it" (the transformed spear) which is 'asi'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अकरोत् (akarot) - he made, he did

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of akarot

imperfect tense

Imperfect 3rd person singular of root √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The "a" is augment.

असिम् (asim) - a sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, dagger

वैनतेयः (vainateyaḥ) - Garuda, the king of birds, vehicle of Vishnu (son of Vinatā (Garuda))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vainateya

vainateya - son of Vinatā, Garuda

Patronymic from Vinatā, mother of Garuda

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna (who is also called Kṛṣṇa, or son of Subhadra, Kṛṣṇa's sister) (son of Kṛṣṇā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārṣṇi

kārṣṇi - son of Kṛṣṇa, descendant of Kṛṣṇa

Patronymic from Kṛṣṇa, referring to Arjuna as 'Kṛṣṇa's friend' or descendant; here refers to Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna.

Note: Subject of 'jagrāha' and 'akarot'.

पतन्तम् (patantam) - falling, descending

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patat

patat - falling, descending

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root √pat

Root: pat (class 1)

उरगोत्तमम् (uragottamam) - best of serpents

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uragottama

uragottama - best of serpents, chief serpent

Compound of uraga (serpent) and uttama (best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (uraga+uttama)

• uraga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Object of (implicit) 'jagrāha' in the comparison clause.