महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-26

तमापतन्तं वेगेन परिघं घोरदर्शनम् ।
द्विधा चिच्छेद समरे प्रहसन्निव कौरवः ॥२६॥

26. tamāpatantaṁ vegena parighaṁ ghoradarśanam ,
dvidhā ciccheda samare prahasanniva kauravaḥ.

26. tam āpatantam vegena parigham ghoradarśanam
| dvidhā cicheda samare prahasan iva kauravaḥ

26. kauravaḥ prahasan iva tam vegena āpatantam
ghoradarśanam parigham dvidhā samare cicheda

26. The Kuru warrior (Somadatta), as if laughing, swiftly cut that dreadful-looking iron club (parigha) into two pieces in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to the iron club) (that, him, it)

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching (describing the parigha) (falling, approaching, attacking, coming)

• वेगेन (vegena) - swiftly (with speed, swiftly, forcibly)

• परिघम् (parigham) - the iron club (parigha) (iron club, mace, bolt, bar)

• घोरदर्शनम् (ghoradarśanam) - dreadful-looking (describing the parigha) (of dreadful appearance, terrible to behold)

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - into two pieces (in two ways, in two parts, twofold)

• चिछेद (cicheda) - cut (cut, split, divided, severed)

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - as if laughing, smilingly (laughing, smiling)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - the Kuru warrior (Somadatta) (a Kuru, descendant of Kuru)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (referring to the iron club) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the parigha.

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching (describing the parigha) (falling, approaching, attacking, coming)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - falling, approaching, attacking, coming

Present Active Participle

Derived from √pat 'to fall' with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'parigham'.

वेगेन (vegena) - swiftly (with speed, swiftly, forcibly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetus

परिघम् (parigham) - the iron club (parigha) (iron club, mace, bolt, bar)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - iron club, mace, bolt, bar

Note: Refers to the club hurled by Bhima.

घोरदर्शनम् (ghoradarśanam) - dreadful-looking (describing the parigha) (of dreadful appearance, terrible to behold)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - of dreadful appearance, terrible to behold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'parigham'.

द्विधा (dvidhā) - into two pieces (in two ways, in two parts, twofold)

(indeclinable)

Note: Formed with suffix -dhā.

चिछेद (cicheda) - cut (cut, split, divided, severed)

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Reduplicated perfect.

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, combat, war

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - as if laughing, smilingly (laughing, smiling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Derived from √has 'to laugh' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kauravaḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - the Kuru warrior (Somadatta) (a Kuru, descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kuru warrior

Patronymic from Kuru