महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-19

ते शरा नतपर्वाणो विविशू राक्षसं तदा ।
रुषिताः पन्नगा यद्वद्गिरिमुग्रा महाबलाः ॥१९॥

19. te śarā nataparvāṇo viviśū rākṣasaṁ tadā ,
ruṣitāḥ pannagā yadvadgirimugrā mahābalāḥ.

19. te śarā nata-parvāṇaḥ viviśuḥ rākṣasam tadā
ruṣitāḥ pannagāḥ yat-vat girim ugrāḥ mahā-balāḥ

19. tadā te nata-parvāṇaḥ śarāḥ ruṣitāḥ ugrāḥ mahā-balāḥ pannagāḥ yat-vat girim [viviśuḥ],
[tadvat] rākṣasam viviśuḥ

19. Then, those arrows with bent joints entered the demon, just as furious, formidable, and mighty snakes penetrate a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• नत-पर्वाणः (nata-parvāṇaḥ) - (describing arrows as having bent sections from flight or impact, or a poetic description of their form) (with bent joints, having bent nodes)

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered, they penetrated

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• रुषिताः (ruṣitāḥ) - enraged, furious, angry

• पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes, serpents

• यत्-वत् (yat-vat) - just as, in what manner

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain, rock

• उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable

• महा-बलाः (mahā-balāḥ) - greatly powerful, very strong

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Subject of 'viviśuḥ'.

नत-पर्वाणः (nata-parvāṇaḥ) - (describing arrows as having bent sections from flight or impact, or a poetic description of their form) (with bent joints, having bent nodes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nata-parvan

nata-parvan - having bent joints/nodes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nata+parvan)

• nata – bent, bowed, humble
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √nam (to bend)
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – knot, joint, section, limb
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered, they penetrated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, Rākṣasa

Note: Object of 'viviśuḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

रुषिताः (ruṣitāḥ) - enraged, furious, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ruṣita

ruṣita - enraged, furious, angry

Past Passive Participle

From root √ruṣ (to be angry)

Root: ruṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'pannagāḥ'.

पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes, serpents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - snake, serpent (literally 'creeping with feet')

Compound: pan (foot) + naga (moving). Pan is related to pad (foot), naga to gam (go).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pan+ga)

• pan – foot, breast
  noun (masculine)
  often used as a stem for 'foot'
• ga – going, moving, one who goes
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यत्-वत् (yat-vat) - just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Derived from relative pronoun yat with suffix -vat (similarity).

Note: Introduces the simile.

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain, rock

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill, rock

Note: Object of implied 'viviśuḥ' in the simile.

उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, formidable, mighty

Note: Qualifies 'pannagāḥ'.

महा-बलाः (mahā-balāḥ) - greatly powerful, very strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahā-bala

mahā-bala - greatly powerful, mighty, strong

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pannagāḥ'.