महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-5

ज्वलन्तं शूलमुद्यम्य यां दिशं प्रतिपद्यते ।
तस्यां दिशि विशीर्यन्ते शत्रवो मे महामुने ॥५॥

5. jvalantaṁ śūlamudyamya yāṁ diśaṁ pratipadyate ,
tasyāṁ diśi viśīryante śatravo me mahāmune.

5. jvalantam śūlam udyamya yām diśam pratipadyate
tasyām diśi viśīryante śatravaḥ me mahāmune

5. mahāmune,
jvalantam śūlam udyamya yām diśam pratipadyate,
tasyām diśi me śatravaḥ viśīryante

5. O great sage, holding up a blazing spear, whichever direction he approaches, in that very direction my enemies are scattered.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, burning

• शूलम् (śūlam) - spear, pike, dart

• उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised, having lifted, having taken up

• याम् (yām) - which, whichever

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - he approaches, he attains, he enters

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that

• दिशि (diśi) - in the direction, in the quarter

• विशीर्यन्ते (viśīryante) - they are scattered, they are dispersed, they fall apart

• शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies, foes

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• महामुने (mahāmune) - Address to Vyasa. (O great sage)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, burning

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jvalant

jvalant - blazing, burning, shining

Present Active Participle

From root `jval` (to blaze, shine)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `śūlam`.

शूलम् (śūlam) - spear, pike, dart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, dart; a pointed weapon

Root: śūl (class 10)

Note: Object of `udyamya`.

उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised, having lifted, having taken up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From `ud-yam` (to lift) with suffix -ya (after prefix).

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

याम् (yām) - which, whichever

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of `pratipadyate`.

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - he approaches, he attains, he enters

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prati-pad

Present Middle (ātmanepada)

From `prati-pad` (to go towards, to reach).

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative/correlative pronoun)

दिशि (diśi) - in the direction, in the quarter

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Corresponds to `diśam`.

विशीर्यन्ते (viśīryante) - they are scattered, they are dispersed, they fall apart

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vi-śīr

Present Middle (ātmanepada)

From `vi-śṝ` (to scatter, tear apart), passive sense.

Prefix: vi

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Subject is `śatravaḥ`.

शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies, foes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Root: śat (class 1)

Note: Subject of `viśīryante`.

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive, referring to `śatravaḥ`.

महामुने (mahāmune) - Address to Vyasa. (O great sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahā-muni

mahā-muni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound: `mahā` (great) + `muni` (sage).

Compound type : Karma-dhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Vyasa.