महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-13, verse-20

अथ द्विपं श्वेतनगाग्रसंनिभं दिवाकरांशुप्रतिमैः शरोत्तमैः ।
बिभेद पार्थः स पपात नानदन्हिमाद्रिकूटः कुलिशाहतो यथा ॥२०॥

20. atha dvipaṁ śvetanagāgrasaṁnibhaṁ; divākarāṁśupratimaiḥ śarottamaiḥ ,
bibheda pārthaḥ sa papāta nānada;nhimādrikūṭaḥ kuliśāhato yathā.

20. atha dvipam śvetanagāgrasaṃnibham
divākarāṃśupratimaiḥ śarottamaiḥ
bibheda pārthaḥ sa papāta nāndan
himādrikūṭaḥ kuliśāhataḥ yathā

20. atha pārthaḥ śvetanagāgrasaṃnibham
dvipam divākarāṃśupratimaiḥ
śarottamaiḥ bibheda sa nāndan papāta
yathā kuliśāhataḥ himādrikūṭaḥ

20. Then Pārtha (Arjuna) pierced the elephant, which resembled a white mountain peak, with excellent arrows comparable to sunbeams. It fell, roaring, just like a peak of the Himālayan mountain struck by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant, two-footed creature

• श्वेतनगाग्रसंनिभम् (śvetanagāgrasaṁnibham) - resembling a white mountain peak

• दिवाकरांशुप्रतिमैः (divākarāṁśupratimaiḥ) - with those resembling sunbeams, comparable to sunbeams

• शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - with excellent arrows, with the best arrows

• बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (Pārtha, son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)

• स (sa) - that (elephant) (that, he)

• पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped, descended

• नान्दन् (nāndan) - roaring, shouting, sounding

• हिमाद्रिकूटः (himādrikūṭaḥ) - a peak of the snow mountain, a Himalayan peak

• कुलिशाहतः (kuliśāhataḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant, two-footed creature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant, two-footed creature

श्वेतनगाग्रसंनिभम् (śvetanagāgrasaṁnibham) - resembling a white mountain peak

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvetanagāgrasaṃnibha

śvetanagāgrasaṁnibha - resembling the top of a white mountain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śveta+naga+agra+saṃnibha)

• śveta – white, bright
  adjective
• naga – mountain, tree
  noun (masculine)
• agra – point, tip, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'dvipam'

दिवाकरांशुप्रतिमैः (divākarāṁśupratimaiḥ) - with those resembling sunbeams, comparable to sunbeams

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of divākarāṃśupratima

divākarāṁśupratima - resembling sunbeams

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divākara+aṃśu+pratima)

• divākara – sun, day-maker
  noun (masculine)
• aṃśu – ray, beam of light
  noun (masculine)
• pratima – resembling, image, likeness
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'śarottamaiḥ'

शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - with excellent arrows, with the best arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śarottama

śarottama - best arrow, excellent arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+uttama)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective

बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (Pārtha, son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna

स (sa) - that (elephant) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped, descended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

नान्दन् (nāndan) - roaring, shouting, sounding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāndat

nāndat - roaring, shouting, making a sound

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root 'nad'

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sa'

हिमाद्रिकूटः (himādrikūṭaḥ) - a peak of the snow mountain, a Himalayan peak

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himādrikūṭa

himādrikūṭa - peak of the Himālaya mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+adri+kūṭa)

• hima – snow, ice, winter
  noun (neuter)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, horn
  noun (masculine)

कुलिशाहतः (kuliśāhataḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuliśāhata

kuliśāhata - struck by a thunderbolt

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuliśa+āhata)

• kuliśa – thunderbolt, axe
  noun (masculine)
• āhata – struck, hit, smitten
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'han' with upasarga 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'himādrikūṭaḥ'

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)