महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-46

तदाग्नेयं महाघोरं रिपुघ्नमुपलक्ष्य सः ।
अस्त्रं दिव्यं महेष्वासो वारुणं समुदैरयत् ॥४६॥

46. tadāgneyaṁ mahāghoraṁ ripughnamupalakṣya saḥ ,
astraṁ divyaṁ maheṣvāso vāruṇaṁ samudairayat.

46. tadā āgneyaṃ mahāghoraṃ ripughnam upalakṣya saḥ
astram divyaṃ maheṣvāsaḥ vāruṇaṃ samudairayat

46. saḥ maheṣvāsaḥ tadā āgneyaṃ mahāghoraṃ ripughnam
astram upalakṣya divyaṃ vāruṇaṃ samudairayat

46. Then, having perceived the very terrible, enemy-slaying, fiery weapon, he, the great archer, discharged the divine watery weapon.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आग्नेयं (āgneyaṁ) - referring to a fiery weapon (fiery; belonging to Agni)

• महाघोरं (mahāghoraṁ) - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful

• रिपुघ्नम् (ripughnam) - enemy-slaying, destroyer of foes

• उपलक्ष्य (upalakṣya) - having perceived, having observed, having aimed at, having targeted

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• दिव्यं (divyaṁ) - divine, heavenly

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer, one with a great bow

• वारुणं (vāruṇaṁ) - referring to a watery weapon (watery, belonging to Varuna)

• समुदैरयत् (samudairayat) - he discharged, he launched, he emitted

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आग्नेयं (āgneyaṁ) - referring to a fiery weapon (fiery; belonging to Agni)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgneya

āgneya - fiery, relating to Agni, belonging to Agni

from Agni with 'ḍhak' suffix

Note: agrees with 'astram'

महाघोरं (mahāghoraṁ) - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective

Note: agrees with 'astram'

रिपुघ्नम् (ripughnam) - enemy-slaying, destroyer of foes

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ripughna

ripughna - enemy-slaying, destroyer of foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ripu+ghna)

• ripu – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, destroying (suffix)
  adjective
  agent noun from root han
  from root 'han' (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: agrees with 'astram'

उपलक्ष्य (upalakṣya) - having perceived, having observed, having aimed at, having targeted

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root 'lakṣ' with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile

Root: as (class 4)

Note: object of 'samudairayat'

दिव्यं (divyaṁ) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, supernatural

from 'div' (heaven) with 'yat' suffix

Note: agrees with 'astram'

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer, one with a great bow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, one with a great bow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – archer, bowman
  noun (masculine)
  etymologically from 'iṣu' (arrow) and root 'as' (to throw)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'samudairayat'

वारुणं (vāruṇaṁ) - referring to a watery weapon (watery, belonging to Varuna)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - watery, relating to Varuna, belonging to Varuna

from Varuna with 'aṇ' suffix

Note: agrees with 'astram'

समुदैरयत् (samudairayat) - he discharged, he launched, he emitted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samud-īr

from root 'īr' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: īr (class 2)