महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-14, verse-20

तथैव भीमसेनेन द्विषते प्रेषिता गदा ।
तापयामास तत्सैन्यं महोल्का पतती यथा ॥२०॥

20. tathaiva bhīmasenena dviṣate preṣitā gadā ,
tāpayāmāsa tatsainyaṁ maholkā patatī yathā.

20. tathā eva bhīmasenena dviṣate preṣitā gadā
tāpayāmāsa tat sainyam mahā ulkā patatī yathā

20. evaṃ tathā bhīmasenena dviṣate preṣitā gadā
yathā patatī mahā ulkā tat sainyam tāpayāmāsa

20. Similarly, the mace hurled by Bhīmasena at his enemy scorched that army, just like a falling great meteor.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena

• द्विषते (dviṣate) - to the enemy, to the hater

• प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - sent, hurled, despatched

• गदा (gadā) - mace, club

• तापयामास (tāpayāmāsa) - scorched, heated, caused to burn

• तत् (tat) - that, its

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host

• महा (mahā) - great, large, mighty

• उल्का (ulkā) - meteor, firebrand, flaming torch

• पतती (patatī) - falling, flying down

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava hero)

द्विषते (dviṣate) - to the enemy, to the hater

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of dviṣat

dviṣat - hating, hostile; an enemy, foe

Present Active Participle

From √dviṣ (to hate), used as a noun

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - sent, hurled, despatched

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of preṣita

preṣita - sent, despatched, hurled

Past Passive Participle

From √iṣ (to send) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

गदा (gadā) - mace, club

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

तापयामास (tāpayāmāsa) - scorched, heated, caused to burn

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of √tap

Perfect 3rd singular Active (Causative)

From the causative stem tāpaya- of √tap

Root: tap (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, its

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military force

From senā (army)

महा (mahā) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahā

mahā - great, large, mighty, extensive

Note: Used as the first part of a compound or in apposition to 'ulkā'.

उल्का (ulkā) - meteor, firebrand, flaming torch

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, firebrand, flaming torch, falling star

पतती (patatī) - falling, flying down

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying, descending

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall, fly)

Root: pat (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)