महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-15, verse-38

तदर्कचन्द्रग्रहपावकत्विषं भृशाभिघातात्पतितं विचूर्णितम् ।
महेन्द्रवज्राभिहतं महावनं यथाद्रिशृङ्गं धरणीतले तथा ॥३८॥

38. tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣaṁ; bhṛśābhighātātpatitaṁ vicūrṇitam ,
mahendravajrābhihataṁ mahāvanaṁ; yathādriśṛṅgaṁ dharaṇītale tathā.

38. tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣam
bhṛśa abhighātāt patitam vicūrṇitam
mahendravajrābhihatam mahāvanam
yathā adriśṛṅgam dharaṇītale tathā

38. tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣam bhṛśa
abhighātāt patitam vicūrṇitam tathā
dharaṇītale (āste) yathā
mahendravajrābhihatam adriśṛṅgam mahāvanam (āste)

38. That being, brilliant with the splendor of the sun, moon, planets, and fire, fell from a mighty impact, completely crushed, just as a mountain peak struck by Indra's thunderbolt, or a great forest, lies shattered on the earth's surface.

Words meanings summery:

• तदर्कचन्द्रग्रहपावकत्विषम् (tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣam) - refers to the magnificent appearance of the fallen entity (having the splendor of the sun, moon, planets, and fire)

• भृश (bhṛśa) - qualifying the impact (severe, intense, mighty)

• अभिघातात् (abhighātāt) - from a severe impact (from a blow, from an impact, from an attack)

• पतितम् (patitam) - having fallen (describing the object) (fallen, dropped)

• विचूर्णितम् (vicūrṇitam) - completely shattered (crushed, shattered, powdered)

• महेन्द्रवज्राभिहतम् (mahendravajrābhihatam) - like a mountain peak struck by Indra's thunderbolt (struck by Indra's thunderbolt)

• महावनम् (mahāvanam) - like a great forest (being shattered) (a great forest)

• यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison (just as, as, like)

• अद्रिशृङ्गम् (adriśṛṅgam) - a mountain peak (struck by Indra's thunderbolt) (mountain peak)

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - where the fallen object landed (on the surface of the earth)

• तथा (tathā) - indicates the conclusion of the comparison, 'in that way' (so, thus, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

तदर्कचन्द्रग्रहपावकत्विषम् (tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣam) - refers to the magnificent appearance of the fallen entity (having the splendor of the sun, moon, planets, and fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣ

tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣ - having the splendor of the sun, moon, planets, and fire

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tat+arka+candra+graha+pāvaka+tviṣ)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• arka – sun
  noun (masculine)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• graha – planet, seizing, grasping
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifier
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• tviṣ – splendor, brilliance, light
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tviṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied object that fell.

भृश (bhṛśa) - qualifying the impact (severe, intense, mighty)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of bhṛśa

bhṛśa - severe, intense, mighty, much, very

Note: Adverbial usage, indicating intensity of the impact, modifying 'abhighātāt'.

अभिघातात् (abhighātāt) - from a severe impact (from a blow, from an impact, from an attack)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhighāta

abhighāta - blow, impact, striking, attack

From abhi-han (to strike).

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Indicates the cause of falling.

पतितम् (patitam) - having fallen (describing the object) (fallen, dropped)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, dropped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat with suffix kta.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣam' in gender, number, and case.

विचूर्णितम् (vicūrṇitam) - completely shattered (crushed, shattered, powdered)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vicūrṇita

vicūrṇita - crushed, shattered, broken into pieces, powdered

Past Passive Participle

From vi-cūrṇ (to crush) with suffix kta.

Prefix: vi

Root: cūrṇ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with the implied object.

महेन्द्रवज्राभिहतम् (mahendravajrābhihatam) - like a mountain peak struck by Indra's thunderbolt (struck by Indra's thunderbolt)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahendravajrābhihata

mahendravajrābhihata - struck by the thunderbolt of Mahendra (Indra)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra+vajra+abhihata)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• abhihata – struck, hit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From abhi-han (to strike).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'adriśṛṅgam'.

महावनम् (mahāvanam) - like a great forest (being shattered) (a great forest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - a great forest, a large wood

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, tree
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in a simile.

यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)

अद्रिशृङ्गम् (adriśṛṅgam) - a mountain peak (struck by Indra's thunderbolt) (mountain peak)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adriśṛṅga

adriśṛṅga - mountain peak, mountain summit

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (adri+śṛṅga)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in a simile.

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - where the fallen object landed (on the surface of the earth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, base, ground
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates location.

तथा (tathā) - indicates the conclusion of the comparison, 'in that way' (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)