महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-66, verse-1

संजय उवाच ।
ततोऽपयाताः शरपातमात्रमवस्थिताः कुरवो भिन्नसेनाः ।
विद्युत्प्रकाशं ददृशुः समन्ताद्धनंजयास्त्रं समुदीर्यमाणम् ॥१॥

1. saṁjaya uvāca ,
tato'payātāḥ śarapātamātra;mavasthitāḥ kuravo bhinnasenāḥ ,
vidyutprakāśaṁ dadṛśuḥ samantā;ddhanaṁjayāstraṁ samudīryamāṇam.

1. saṃjaya uvāca tataḥ apayātāḥ
śarapātamātram avasthitāḥ kuravaḥ
bhinnasenāḥ vidyutprakāśam dadṛśuḥ samantāt
dhananjayāstram samudīryamāṇam

1. saṃjaya uvāca tataḥ bhinnasenāḥ
kuravaḥ śarapātamātram avasthitāḥ
samantāt vidyutprakāśam
samudīryamāṇam dhananjayāstram dadṛśuḥ

1. Sanjaya said: Then, the Kurus, whose armies were shattered, stood at a distance of only an arrow's fall. From all sides, they saw Arjuna's (Dhanaṃjaya) weapon (astra) being discharged, shining like lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• अपयाताः (apayātāḥ) - having fled, gone away

• शरपातमात्रम् (śarapātamātram) - only an arrow's fall, a distance of an arrow's fall

• अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - stood, situated, remained

• कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus

• भिन्नसेनाः (bhinnasenāḥ) - whose armies are broken/shattered

• विद्युत्प्रकाशम् (vidyutprakāśam) - lightning-like brilliance, a flash of lightning

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

• धनन्जयास्त्रम् (dhananjayāstram) - Arjuna's weapon (astra)

• समुदीर्यमाणम् (samudīryamāṇam) - being discharged, being emitted

Words meanings and morphology

संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

root 'vac' becomes 'uvac' in perfect tense before personal endings

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

अपयाताः (apayātāḥ) - having fled, gone away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apayāta

apayāta - fled, departed, gone away

past passive participle

derived from root 'yā' with prefix 'apa'

Prefix: apa

Root: yā (class 2)

शरपातमात्रम् (śarapātamātram) - only an arrow's fall, a distance of an arrow's fall

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarapātamātra

śarapātamātra - only an arrow's fall, a distance of an arrow's fall

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+pāta+mātra)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• pāta – fall, falling, descent
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'pat'
  Root: pat (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, a measure of, extent of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here

अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - stood, situated, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avasthita

avasthita - standing, situated, remained

past passive participle

derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - a Kuru, descendant of Kuru

भिन्नसेनाः (bhinnasenāḥ) - whose armies are broken/shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinnasenā

bhinnasenā - whose army is broken/shattered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+senā)

• bhinna – broken, split, shattered
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  derived from root 'bhid'
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

विद्युत्प्रकाशम् (vidyutprakāśam) - lightning-like brilliance, a flash of lightning

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidyutprakāśa

vidyutprakāśa - lightning-like brilliance, a flash of lightning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyut+prakāśa)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• prakāśa – light, brightness, brilliance
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'kāś' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dadṛśuḥ

perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

धनन्जयास्त्रम् (dhananjayāstram) - Arjuna's weapon (astra)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhananjayāstra

dhananjayāstra - Arjuna's weapon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanaṃjaya+astra)

• dhanaṃjaya – Arjuna (literally 'conqueror of wealth')
  proper noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon (especially a missile weapon empowered by sacred chants)
  noun (neuter)

समुदीर्यमाणम् (samudīryamāṇam) - being discharged, being emitted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samudīryamāṇa

samudīryamāṇa - being discharged, being emitted, being uttered

present passive participle

derived from root 'īr' (to move, to send) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: īr (class 10)