महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-54

तां वै शक्तिं लेलिहानां प्रदीप्तां पाशैर्युक्तामन्तकस्येव रात्रिम् ।
मृत्योः स्वसारं ज्वलितामिवोल्कां वैकर्तनः प्राहिणोद्राक्षसाय ॥५४॥

54. tāṁ vai śaktiṁ lelihānāṁ pradīptāṁ; pāśairyuktāmantakasyeva rātrim ,
mṛtyoḥ svasāraṁ jvalitāmivolkāṁ; vaikartanaḥ prāhiṇodrākṣasāya.

54. tām vai śaktim lelihānām pradīptām
pāśaiḥ yuktām antakasya iva rātrim
| mṛtyoḥ svasāram jvalitām iva
ulkām vaikartanaḥ prāhiṇot rākṣasāya

54. vaikartanaḥ tām vai lelihānām
pradīptām antakasya pāśaiḥ yuktām
rātrim iva mṛtyoḥ svasāram jvalitām
ulkām iva śaktim rākṣasāya prāhiṇot

54. That very spear (śakti), licking (flames), blazing brightly, endowed with snares like the night of the Destroyer (Antaka), like Death's (Mṛtyu) own sister, a burning meteor (ulkā) – Karṇa (Vaikartana) hurled it at the demon.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that, her, it

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the divine spear given to Karna (spear, dart, power, ability)

• लेलिहानाम् (lelihānām) - licking with flames (like a tongue) (licking, lapping, darting)

• प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing, shining, ignited

• पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with snares, with ropes, with bonds

• युक्ताम् (yuktām) - joined, endowed with, equipped with

• अन्तकस्य (antakasya) - of Antaka, a name for Yama, the god of death (of the Ender, of Death)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

• मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of Death

• स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister

• ज्वलिताम् (jvalitām) - burning, blazing, inflamed

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उल्काम् (ulkām) - meteor, firebrand, torch

• वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Karṇa (son of Sūrya or Vīkartana)

• प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - hurled, sent forth, dispatched

• राक्षसाय (rākṣasāya) - to the demon

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that, her, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the divine spear given to Karna (spear, dart, power, ability)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, ability, energy; a spear, dart

लेलिहानाम् (lelihānām) - licking with flames (like a tongue) (licking, lapping, darting)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lelihāna

lelihāna - licking, lapping (often referring to flames or tongue)

Intensive Present Active Participle

Intensive reduplicated form of root lih (to lick)

Root: lih (class 2)

प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing, shining, ignited

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, shining brightly, inflamed, splendid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dīp (to shine, blaze) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with snares, with ropes, with bonds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - snare, trap, bond, rope

युक्ताम् (yuktām) - joined, endowed with, equipped with

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, connected, endowed with, intent on

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

अन्तकस्य (antakasya) - of Antaka, a name for Yama, the god of death (of the Ender, of Death)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - ender, destroyer; Death, Yama

Derived from anta (end) with the suffix -ka

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of Death

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying; the god of death

स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svasṛ

svasṛ - sister

ज्वलिताम् (jvalitām) - burning, blazing, inflamed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jvalita

jvalita - burnt, blazing, inflamed, shining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jval (to burn, blaze)

Root: jval (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उल्काम् (ulkām) - meteor, firebrand, torch

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, firebrand, torch

वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Karṇa (son of Sūrya or Vīkartana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaikartana

vaikartana - son of Vīkartana (a name for Sūrya); Karṇa

प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - hurled, sent forth, dispatched

(verb)

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

Imperfect

3rd person singular imperfect form of pra-hi

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

राक्षसाय (rākṣasāya) - to the demon

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit