महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-60, verse-12

विस्फार्य गाण्डीवमथोग्रघोषं ज्यया समाहत्य तले भृशं च ।
बाणान्धकारं सहसैव कृत्वा जघान नागाश्वरथान्नरांश्च ॥१२॥

12. visphārya gāṇḍīvamathograghoṣaṁ; jyayā samāhatya tale bhṛśaṁ ca ,
bāṇāndhakāraṁ sahasaiva kṛtvā; jaghāna nāgāśvarathānnarāṁśca.

12. visphārya gāṇḍīvam atha ugraghoṣam
jyayā samāhatya tale bhṛśam
ca bāṇāndhakāram sahasā eva
kṛtvā jaghāna nāgāśvarathān narān ca

12. saḥ gāṇḍīvam visphārya atha
ugraghoṣam jyayā tale bhṛśam samāhatya
ca sahasā eva bāṇāndhakāram
kṛtvā jaghāna nāgāśvarathān narān ca

12. Having stretched the terrible-sounding Gandiva bow, and then fiercely striking the bowstring against his palm, and suddenly creating a darkness of arrows, he slew elephants, horses, chariots, and men.

Words meanings summery:

• विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having stretched (the bow) (having stretched, having expanded)

• गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gandiva bow (Arjuna's divine bow) (the Gandiva bow)

• अथ (atha) - then, and then (then, thereupon)

• उग्रघोषम् (ugraghoṣam) - terrible-sounding (describing the Gandiva bow) (terrible-sounding, loud-roaring)

• ज्यया (jyayā) - with the bowstring

• समाहत्य (samāhatya) - having struck (the string) (having struck, having hit)

• तले (tale) - on the palm (of the hand, producing a sound with the bowstring) (on the palm, at the base/surface)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - fiercely (greatly, fiercely, violently)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बाणान्धकारम् (bāṇāndhakāram) - a darkness created by a multitude of arrows (darkness of arrows)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, swiftly, forcibly)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just (emphasizing the suddenness) (indeed, just, only)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created (having made, having done, having created)

• जघान (jaghāna) - slew (killed, slew)

• नागाश्वरथान् (nāgāśvarathān) - elephants, horses, and chariots

• नरान् (narān) - men (soldiers) (men)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having stretched (the bow) (having stretched, having expanded)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root √sphā (to swell, expand) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: sphā (class 1)

गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gandiva bow (Arjuna's divine bow) (the Gandiva bow)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva

gāṇḍīva - Gandiva (Arjuna's bow)

अथ (atha) - then, and then (then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

उग्रघोषम् (ugraghoṣam) - terrible-sounding (describing the Gandiva bow) (terrible-sounding, loud-roaring)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ugraghoṣa

ugraghoṣa - having a terrible sound, loud-roaring

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+ghoṣa)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, mighty
  adjective
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)

Note: agrees with 'gāṇḍīvam'

ज्यया (jyayā) - with the bowstring

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jyā

jyā - bowstring, chord

समाहत्य (samāhatya) - having struck (the string) (having struck, having hit)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root √han (to strike) with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: han (class 2)

तले (tale) - on the palm (of the hand, producing a sound with the bowstring) (on the palm, at the base/surface)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tala

tala - palm (of hand), sole (of foot), surface, bottom

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - fiercely (greatly, fiercely, violently)

(indeclinable)

Note: used here as an adverb

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

बाणान्धकारम् (bāṇāndhakāram) - a darkness created by a multitude of arrows (darkness of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇāndhakāra

bāṇāndhakāra - darkness of arrows, a shower of arrows causing darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+andhakāra)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• andhakāra – darkness
  noun (masculine)

Note: object of 'kṛtvā'

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, swiftly, forcibly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just (emphasizing the suddenness) (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created (having made, having done, having created)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जघान (jaghāna) - slew (killed, slew)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √han

Perfect

third person singular perfect active

Root: han (class 2)

नागाश्वरथान् (nāgāśvarathān) - elephants, horses, and chariots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāgāśvaratha

nāgāśvaratha - elephants, horses, and chariots

Compound type : dvandva (nāga+aśva+ratha)

• nāga – elephant, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: object of 'jaghāna'

नरान् (narān) - men (soldiers) (men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Note: object of 'jaghāna'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)