महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-152, verse-41

ततस्तां भीमनिर्घोषामापतन्तीं महागदाम् ।
गदया राक्षसो घोरो निजघान ननाद च ॥४१॥

41. tatastāṁ bhīmanirghoṣāmāpatantīṁ mahāgadām ,
gadayā rākṣaso ghoro nijaghāna nanāda ca.

41. tataḥ tām bhīmanirghoṣām āpatantīm mahāgadām
gadayā rākṣasaḥ ghoraḥ nijaghāna nanāda ca

41. tataḥ ghoraḥ rākṣasaḥ tām bhīmanirghoṣām
āpatantīm mahāgadām gadayā nijaghāna ca nanāda

41. Then, the terrible demon struck that great mace, which was approaching with a dreadful roar, with his own mace, and he (also) roared.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• ताम् (tām) - refers to the mace (gadām) (her, that (feminine acc. sg.))

• भीमनिर्घोषाम् (bhīmanirghoṣām) - (the mace) with a dreadful sound (having a terrible sound/roar)

• आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - (the mace) which was approaching (falling, approaching, flying towards)

• महागदाम् (mahāgadām) - great mace, large club

• गदया (gadayā) - with his own mace (by the mace, with the mace)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

• घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• निजघान (nijaghāna) - he struck, he killed, he hit

• ननाद (nanāda) - he roared, he sounded, he shouted

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - refers to the mace (gadām) (her, that (feminine acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: accusative singular feminine form of 'tad'

भीमनिर्घोषाम् (bhīmanirghoṣām) - (the mace) with a dreadful sound (having a terrible sound/roar)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhīmanirghoṣa

bhīmanirghoṣa - having a terrible sound/roar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+nirghoṣa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• nirghoṣa – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  prefix 'nir' + root 'ghuṣ' (to sound)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: agrees with mahāgadām

आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - (the mace) which was approaching (falling, approaching, flying towards)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpatant

āpatant - falling, approaching

Present Active Participle

prefix 'ā' + root 'pat' (to fall) + suffix '-at' for participle

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: accusative singular feminine form, agrees with mahāgadām

महागदाम् (mahāgadām) - great mace, large club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāgadā

mahāgadā - great mace

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gadā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)

गदया (gadayā) - with his own mace (by the mace, with the mace)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce

Note: agrees with rākṣasaḥ

निजघान (nijaghāna) - he struck, he killed, he hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of han

Perfect Active

root 'han' (to strike, kill), perfect form with reduplication

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

ननाद (nanāda) - he roared, he sounded, he shouted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of nad

Perfect Active

root 'nad' (to sound, roar), perfect form with reduplication

Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)