महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-90, verse-21

तामापतन्तीं सहसा युगान्ताग्निसमप्रभाम् ।
द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां हार्दिक्यो निचकर्त द्विधा तदा ॥२१॥

21. tāmāpatantīṁ sahasā yugāntāgnisamaprabhām ,
dvābhyāṁ śarābhyāṁ hārdikyo nicakarta dvidhā tadā.

21. tām āpatantīm sahasā yugānta agni samaprabhām
dvābhyām śarābhyām hārdikyaḥ nicakarta dvidhā tadā

21. tadā hārdikyaḥ tām āpatantīm sahasā yugānta agni
samaprabhām dvābhyām śarābhyām dvidhā nicakarta

21. Then Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman), with two arrows, suddenly cut in two that approaching (śakti) which shone like the fire at the end of a cosmic age.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her, that

• आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - approaching, falling upon

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, forcefully

• युगान्त (yugānta) - end of an eon, end of an age

• अग्नि (agni) - fire

• समप्रभाम् (samaprabhām) - having similar brilliance, resembling in splendor

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two

• शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - with arrows

• हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)

• निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut down, severed, cut off

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two parts, in two ways

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to the śakti (power/spear).

आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - approaching, falling upon

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpatant

āpatant - approaching, falling upon, rushing

Present Active Participle

From root √pat (to fall) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, forcefully

(indeclinable)

युगान्त (yugānta) - end of an eon, end of an age

(noun)

masculine, singular of yugānta

yugānta - end of an eon, end of an age, dissolution of the world

Compound of yuga (age/eon) + anta (end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+anta)

• yuga – age, eon, epoch
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the compound 'yugāntāgnisamaprabhām'.

अग्नि (agni) - fire

(noun)

masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire (god of fire), sacred fire

Note: Part of the compound 'yugāntāgnisamaprabhām'.

समप्रभाम् (samaprabhām) - having similar brilliance, resembling in splendor

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samaprabha

samaprabha - having similar brilliance, resembling in splendor, shining equally

Compound of sama (equal, similar) + prabhā (light, splendor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+prabhā)

• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-√bhā (to shine forth).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Final part of the compound 'yugāntāgnisamaprabhām'.

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two

(numeral)

शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of śara

śara - arrow, reed

हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hārdikya

hārdikya - Hārdikya (patronymic of Kṛtavarman)

Descendant of Hṛdika.

निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut down, severed, cut off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kṛt

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Verb formed with prefix ni-.

द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two parts, in two ways

(indeclinable)

From dvi (two) + suffix -dhā (in parts, ways).

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)