महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-66, verse-28

ततो वृषो बाणनिपातकोपितो महोरगो दण्डविघट्टितो यथा ।
तथाशुकारी व्यसृजच्छरोत्तमान्महाविषः सर्प इवोत्तमं विषम् ॥२८॥

28. tato vṛṣo bāṇanipātakopito; mahorago daṇḍavighaṭṭito yathā ,
tathāśukārī vyasṛjaccharottamā;nmahāviṣaḥ sarpa ivottamaṁ viṣam.

28. tataḥ vṛṣaḥ bāṇanipātakopitaḥ
mahoragaḥ daṇḍavighaṭṭitaḥ yathā
tathā āśukārī vyasṛjat śarottamān
mahāviṣaḥ sarpaḥ iva uttamam viṣam

28. tataḥ bāṇanipātakopitaḥ vṛṣaḥ yathā daṇḍavighaṭṭitaḥ mahoragaḥ tathā āśukārī śarottamān vyasṛjat,
mahāviṣaḥ sarpaḥ iva uttamam viṣam

28. Then Karna (Vṛṣa), enraged by the strike of the arrows, much like a great serpent provoked by a stick, quickly acted and discharged excellent arrows, just as a greatly venomous serpent emits its potent venom.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - Karna (Vṛṣa (Karna), bull, best)

• बाणनिपातकोपितः (bāṇanipātakopitaḥ) - enraged by the fall/impact of arrows

• महोरगः (mahoragaḥ) - a great serpent

• दण्डविघट्टितः (daṇḍavighaṭṭitaḥ) - agitated by a stick, struck by a staff

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

• आशुकारी (āśukārī) - swiftly acting, quickly doing

• व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - discharged, shot, released

• शरोत्तमान् (śarottamān) - excellent arrows

• महाविषः (mahāviṣaḥ) - greatly venomous, having great poison

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - serpent, snake

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, potent, highest

• विषम् (viṣam) - poison, venom

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad

वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - Karna (Vṛṣa (Karna), bull, best)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣa

vṛṣa - bull, best, strong, (epithet of Karna as son of Surya)

Note: Subject of vyasṛjat

बाणनिपातकोपितः (bāṇanipātakopitaḥ) - enraged by the fall/impact of arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāṇanipātakopita

bāṇanipātakopita - enraged by the fall/impact of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+nipāta+kopita)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• nipāta – fall, impact, strike
  noun (masculine)
  from root pat (class 1) with upasarga ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pat (class 1)
• kopita – enraged, angered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kup (class 4)
  Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Modifies Vṛṣaḥ

महोरगः (mahoragaḥ) - a great serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahoraga

mahoraga - a great serpent, an excellent serpent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+uraga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• uraga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  literally 'chest-goer'

Note: Part of the comparison, subject of implicit action in the comparison

दण्डविघट्टितः (daṇḍavighaṭṭitaḥ) - agitated by a stick, struck by a staff

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍavighaṭṭita

daṇḍavighaṭṭita - agitated by a stick, struck by a staff

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+vighaṭṭita)

• daṇḍa – stick, staff, rod
  noun (masculine)
• vighaṭṭita – agitated, struck, beaten
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ghaṭṭ (class 10) with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ghaṭṭ (class 10)

Note: Modifies mahoragaḥ

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

(indeclinable)

आशुकारी (āśukārī) - swiftly acting, quickly doing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśukārin

āśukārin - swiftly acting, quickly doing

Compound type : upapada (āśu+kārin)

• āśu – swift, quick, quickly
  adjective/indeclinable
• kārin – acting, doing, making
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from root kṛ (class 8)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies Vṛṣaḥ

व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - discharged, shot, released

(verb)

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

from root sṛj (class 6) with upasargas vi and a

Prefixes: vi+a

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Main verb, subject Vṛṣaḥ

शरोत्तमान् (śarottamān) - excellent arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śarottama

śarottama - excellent arrow, best arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śara+uttama)

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

Note: Object of vyasṛjat

महाविषः (mahāviṣaḥ) - greatly venomous, having great poison

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāviṣa

mahāviṣa - greatly venomous, having great poison

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+viṣa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies sarpaḥ

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

from root sṛp 'to creep'

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Part of the comparison

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, potent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest

Note: Modifies viṣam

विषम् (viṣam) - poison, venom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

Note: Object of implicit verb 'to discharge/emit' in the comparison.