महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-41

शैनेयस्य धनुश्छित्त्वा स खड्गो न्यपतन्महीम् ।
अलातचक्रवच्चैव व्यरोचत महीं गतः ॥४१॥

41. śaineyasya dhanuśchittvā sa khaḍgo nyapatanmahīm ,
alātacakravaccaiva vyarocata mahīṁ gataḥ.

41. śaineyasya dhanuḥ chittvā saḥ khaḍgaḥ nyapatat
mahīm alāta-cakra-vat ca eva vyarocata mahīm gataḥ

41. saḥ khaḍgaḥ śaineyasya dhanuḥ chittvā mahīm nyapatat.
mahīm gataḥ ca eva alāta-cakra-vat vyarocata.

41. That sword, having cut Śaineya's bow, fell to the ground. Having fallen to the earth, it shone like a firebrand wheel.

Words meanings summery:

• शैनेयस्य (śaineyasya) - of Śaineya (another name for Sātyaki) (of Śaineya)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword

• न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell down

• महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth, the ground

• अलात-चक्र-वत् (alāta-cakra-vat) - like a firebrand wheel

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone, became visible

• महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth, the ground

• गतः (gataḥ) - having fallen to the ground (having gone, having reached, fallen)

Words meanings and morphology

शैनेयस्य (śaineyasya) - of Śaineya (another name for Sātyaki) (of Śaineya)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaineya

śaineya - son of Śini, a name for Sātyaki

Patronymic from Śini.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, arch

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root 'chid'.

Root: chid (class 7)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, large sacrificial knife, rhinoceros

न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ni-pat

Imperfect tense of root 'pat' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth, the ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land, a cow

अलात-चक्र-वत् (alāta-cakra-vat) - like a firebrand wheel

(indeclinable)

Derived from the noun 'alāta-cakra' with the suffix '-vat' indicating similarity.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (alāta+cakra)

• alāta – firebrand, burning stick, torch
  noun (neuter)
• cakra – wheel, disk, circle, discus
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone, became visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vi-ruc

Imperfect tense of root 'ruc' with prefix 'vi', in middle voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 1)

महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth, the ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land, a cow

गतः (gataḥ) - having fallen to the ground (having gone, having reached, fallen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained, fallen

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'khaḍgaḥ' (the sword).