महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-33

ततः शरं महाघोरं सूर्यपावकसंनिभम् ।
संदधे परवीरघ्नो वीरकेतुरथं प्रति ॥३३॥

33. tataḥ śaraṁ mahāghoraṁ sūryapāvakasaṁnibham ,
saṁdadhe paravīraghno vīraketurathaṁ prati.

33. tataḥ śaram mahāghoram sūryapāvakasannibham
sandadhe paravīraghnaḥ vīraketuratham prati

33. tataḥ paravīraghnaḥ sūryapāvakasannibham
mahāghoram śaram vīraketuratham prati sandadhe

33. Then, the slayer of hostile heroes aimed a very terrible arrow, resembling the sun and fire, at Viraketu's chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• शरम् (śaram) - arrow

• महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very terrible (very terrible, exceedingly dreadful)

• सूर्यपावकसन्निभम् (sūryapāvakasannibham) - resembling the sun and fire

• सन्दधे (sandadhe) - he aimed (the arrow) (he placed, he fitted, he aimed)

• परवीरघ्नः (paravīraghnaḥ) - the slayer of hostile heroes (referring to Droṇa) (slayer of hostile heroes, destroyer of enemy warriors)

• वीरकेतुरथम् (vīraketuratham) - Viraketu's chariot

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against (towards, against, concerning)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from `tad`.

शरम् (śaram) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow

Root: śṛ

महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very terrible (very terrible, exceedingly dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ghora)

• mahat – great, mighty, intense
  adjective
• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective

Note: Agrees with `śaram`.

सूर्यपावकसन्निभम् (sūryapāvakasannibham) - resembling the sun and fire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūryapāvakasannibha

sūryapāvakasannibha - resembling the sun and fire, shining like sun and fire

Compound ending in `sannibha` (resembling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+pāvaka+sannibha)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• pāvaka – fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• sannibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
  Formed from `sam` (with) + `nibhā` (light, appearance).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nibhā

Note: Agrees with `śaram`.

सन्दधे (sandadhe) - he aimed (the arrow) (he placed, he fitted, he aimed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Perfect / Aorist (liṭ / luṅ) of sandhā

Perfect or Aorist (ātmanepada)

From prefix `sam` + root `dhā` (to place, to hold).

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

परवीरघ्नः (paravīraghnaḥ) - the slayer of hostile heroes (referring to Droṇa) (slayer of hostile heroes, destroyer of enemy warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīraghna

paravīraghna - slayer of hostile heroes, destroyer of enemy warriors

Agent noun from `para-vīra` + root `han` (to strike/kill).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+ghna)

• para – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective
• vīra – hero, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – slayer, destroyer (suffix from han)
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix
  From root `han` (to kill, strike) + `ṇa` suffix, with `h` changing to `gh` in compounds.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to Droṇa.

वीरकेतुरथम् (vīraketuratham) - Viraketu's chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīraketuratha

vīraketuratha - chariot of Viraketu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīraketu+ratha)

• vīraketu – Viraketu (proper noun, name of a warrior)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram

Note: The chariot is the target.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against (towards, against, concerning)

(indeclinable)

Governs the accusative case.