महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-24

ततो मायां विहितामन्तरिक्षे घोरां भीमां दारुणां राक्षसेन ।
संपश्यामो लोहिताभ्रप्रकाशां देदीप्यन्तीमग्निशिखामिवोग्राम् ॥२४॥

24. tato māyāṁ vihitāmantarikṣe; ghorāṁ bhīmāṁ dāruṇāṁ rākṣasena ,
saṁpaśyāmo lohitābhraprakāśāṁ; dedīpyantīmagniśikhāmivogrām.

24. tataḥ māyām vihitām antarikṣe
ghorām bhīmām dāruṇām rākṣasena
sampasyāmaḥ lohitābhraprakāśām
dedīpyantīm agniśikhām iva ugrām

24. tataḥ antarikṣe rākṣasena vihitām
ghorām bhīmām dāruṇām
lohitābhraprakāśām ugrām agniśikhām
iva dedīpyantīm māyām sampasyāmaḥ

24. Then we saw the illusion (māyā) that was created in the sky by the demon—a terrible, dreadful, and fierce manifestation, shining like a crimson cloud and blazing intensely like a formidable flame.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मायाम् (māyām) - illusion (māyā), magical power, deception

• विहिताम् (vihitām) - created, performed, arranged

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible, dreadful, awful

• भीमाम् (bhīmām) - dreadful, formidable, terrible

• दारुणाम् (dāruṇām) - fierce, harsh, cruel

• राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by the demon

• सम्पस्यामः (sampasyāmaḥ) - we saw, we perceive

• लोहिताभ्रप्रकाशाम् (lohitābhraprakāśām) - shining like a red cloud, crimson-cloud-like in appearance

• देदीप्यन्तीम् (dedīpyantīm) - intensely blazing, shining brightly

• अग्निशिखाम् (agniśikhām) - a flame of fire, a tongue of fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उग्राम् (ugrām) - fierce, formidable, terrible

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

मायाम् (māyām) - illusion (māyā), magical power, deception

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magical power, artifice, trick, deception

विहिताम् (vihitām) - created, performed, arranged

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vihita

vihita - made, done, created, arranged, placed, established (past passive participle of vi-dhā)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dhā ('to place, make') with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'māyām'.

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - atmosphere, sky, firmament, space

घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible, dreadful, awful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, frightful, dreadful, fierce, awful

Note: Agrees with 'māyām'.

भीमाम् (bhīmām) - dreadful, formidable, terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, formidable, terrible, fierce

Note: Agrees with 'māyām'.

दारुणाम् (dāruṇām) - fierce, harsh, cruel

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - harsh, cruel, fierce, severe, formidable

Note: Agrees with 'māyām'.

राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by the demon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a goblin, a fiend

Note: Indicates the agent of creation of the illusion.

सम्पस्यामः (sampasyāmaḥ) - we saw, we perceive

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लोहिताभ्रप्रकाशाम् (lohitābhraprakāśām) - shining like a red cloud, crimson-cloud-like in appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lohitābhraprakāśa

lohitābhraprakāśa - shining like a red cloud, having the appearance of a crimson cloud

Compound type : upamāna-karmadhāraya (lohita+abhra+prakāśa)

• lohita – red, crimson, blood-red
  adjective
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• prakāśa – light, luster, brightness, appearance, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'māyām'.

देदीप्यन्तीम् (dedīpyantīm) - intensely blazing, shining brightly

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dedīpyant

dedīpyant - blazing brightly, shining intensely, glittering (present active participle, intensive of dīp)

Present Active Participle (intensive form)

Intensive (yaṅ-luk) reduplication of the root dīp ('to shine, blaze')

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'māyām' and 'agniśikhām'.

अग्निशिखाम् (agniśikhām) - a flame of fire, a tongue of fire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agniśikhā

agniśikhā - flame of fire, tongue of fire

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (agni+śikhā)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, crest, peak, top-knot
  noun (feminine)

Note: Comparison with 'māyām'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उग्राम् (ugrām) - fierce, formidable, terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, formidable, terrible, mighty, powerful

Note: Agrees with 'agniśikhām'.