महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-10

तमापतन्तं सहसा व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम् ।
वीरधन्वा महेष्वासस्त्वरमाणः समभ्ययात् ॥१०॥

10. tamāpatantaṁ sahasā vyāditāsyamivāntakam ,
vīradhanvā maheṣvāsastvaramāṇaḥ samabhyayāt.

10. tam āpatantam sahasā vyāditāsyam iva antakam
vīradhanvā mahāiṣvāsaḥ tvaramāṇaḥ samabhyayāt

10. vīradhanvā mahāiṣvāsaḥ tvaramāṇaḥ vyāditāsyam
antakam iva sahasā āpatantam tam samabhyayāt

10. A great archer, a brave bowman, hastened and approached him, who was rushing forth suddenly like Death (antaka) with an open mouth.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, rushing, falling upon

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, with violence

• व्यादितास्यम् (vyāditāsyam) - having an open mouth, whose mouth is wide open

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अन्तकम् (antakam) - the destroyer, Yama (the god of death)

• वीरधन्वा (vīradhanvā) - a brave archer, a warrior with a heroic bow

• महाइष्वासः (mahāiṣvāsaḥ) - a great archer, having a mighty bow

• त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening, hurrying

• समभ्ययात् (samabhyayāt) - approached, went towards

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, rushing, falling upon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatant

āpatant - approaching, falling upon

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall, fly) with prefix ā. Present participle active.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, with violence

(indeclinable)

Instrumental case of 'sahas' used as an adverb.

व्यादितास्यम् (vyāditāsyam) - having an open mouth, whose mouth is wide open

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyāditāsya

vyāditāsya - having an open mouth, whose mouth is wide open

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyādita+āsya)

• vyādita – opened, wide open
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dA (to divide, split, give) with prefixes vi and ā.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: dA (class 3)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अन्तकम् (antakam) - the destroyer, Yama (the god of death)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - destroyer, ender, Yama (god of death)

From anta (end) + ka (agent suffix).

वीरधन्वा (vīradhanvā) - a brave archer, a warrior with a heroic bow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīradhanvan

vīradhanvan - having a heroic bow, a brave bowman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīra+dhanvan)

• vīra – hero, brave, valiant
  adjective (masculine)
• dhanvan – bow
  noun (neuter)

महाइष्वासः (mahāiṣvāsaḥ) - a great archer, having a mighty bow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāiṣvāsa

mahāiṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman (literally 'having a great bow/arrow')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• iṣvāsa – archer, bowman (literally 'thrower of arrows')
  noun (masculine)
  From iṣu (arrow) + āsa (thrower, from root as to throw).
  Root: as (class 4)

त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening, hurrying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaramāṇa

tvaramāṇa - hastening, hurrying

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root tvar (to hurry, hasten). Present participle middle.

Root: tvar (class 1)

समभ्ययात् (samabhyayāt) - approached, went towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Aorist (luṅ) of samabhyayāt

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: i (class 2)