महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-33, verse-32

तां ज्वलन्तीमिवाकाशे शरैश्चिच्छेद सप्तभिः ।
सा छिन्ना भूमिमपतन्महेष्वासस्य सायकैः ॥३२॥

32. tāṁ jvalantīmivākāśe śaraiściccheda saptabhiḥ ,
sā chinnā bhūmimapatanmaheṣvāsasya sāyakaiḥ.

32. tām jvalantīm iva ākāśe śaraiḥ ciccheda saptabhiḥ
sā chinnā bhūmim apatat maheṣvāsasya sāyakaiḥ

32. saptabhiḥ śaraiḥ ākāśe jvalantīm tām iva ciccheda
sā chinnā maheṣvāsasya sāyakaiḥ bhūmim apatat

32. He pierced that (celestial weapon), blazing as if in the sky, with seven arrows. Thus severed, she fell to the ground, struck by the shafts of the great archer.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (celestial weapon/energy) (that (feminine), her)

• ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing (like a flame) (burning, blazing, shining (feminine))

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by (means of) arrows (by arrows)

• चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut (into pieces), he pierced (he cut, he pierced)

• सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by (means of) seven (arrows) (by seven)

• सा (sā) - she (the celestial weapon/energy) (she, that (feminine))

• छिन्ना (chinnā) - severed (into pieces) (cut, severed, pierced (feminine))

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the ground (to the earth, ground)

• अपतत् (apatat) - she fell (down) (she fell, it fell)

• महेष्वासस्य (maheṣvāsasya) - of the great archer (e.g., Arjuna or another prominent warrior) (of the great archer)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by (means of) shafts (of the great archer) (by arrows, by shafts)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (celestial weapon/energy) (that (feminine), her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun

ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing (like a flame) (burning, blazing, shining (feminine))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jvalant

jvalant - burning, blazing, shining

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jval (to burn, shine) with present participle suffix -at. Feminine form -antī.

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tām'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by (means of) arrows (by arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ

चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut (into pieces), he pierced (he cut, he pierced)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Reduplicated perfect form of root chid.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: The implied subject is 'he', referring to the great archer mentioned later.

सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by (means of) seven (arrows) (by seven)

(numeral)

सा (sā) - she (the celestial weapon/energy) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun

छिन्ना (chinnā) - severed (into pieces) (cut, severed, pierced (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, pierced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root chid (to cut, pierce) with suffix -ta. Feminine form.

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the state of 'sā'.

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the ground (to the earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Indicates the destination of falling.

अपतत् (apatat) - she fell (down) (she fell, it fell)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

Augment 'a-' indicates past tense.

Prefix: a

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'sā'.

महेष्वासस्य (maheṣvāsasya) - of the great archer (e.g., Arjuna or another prominent warrior) (of the great archer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

Compound word.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – archer, bowman (literally 'arrow-thrower')
  noun (masculine)
  iṣu means arrow, combined with root 'as' (to throw)
  Prefix: iṣu
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Expresses agency in the fall (by his arrows).

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by (means of) shafts (of the great archer) (by arrows, by shafts)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile, shaft

Derived from root 'si' (to bind, send, throw) or 'sā' (to send).

Root: si / sā

Note: Agentive instrumental, indicating the means by which the falling occurred.