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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-66, verse-46

ततोऽर्जुनः सप्तदश तिग्मतेजानजिह्मगान् ।
इन्द्राशनिसमान्घोरानसृजत्पावकोपमान् ॥४६॥
46. tato'rjunaḥ saptadaśa tigmatejānajihmagān ,
indrāśanisamānghorānasṛjatpāvakopamān.
46. tataḥ arjunaḥ saptadaśa tigmatejān ajihmagān
indrāśanisamān ghorān asṛjat pāvakopamān
46. tataḥ arjunaḥ saptadaśa tigmatejān ajihmagān
indrāśanisamān ghorān pāvakopamān (śarān) asṛjat
46. Then Arjuna discharged seventeen (arrows) that were sharp-pointed, straight-moving, dreadful, similar to Indra's thunderbolt, and comparable to fire.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently in the narrative (then, thereafter, from that)
  • अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers, a renowned archer (Arjuna (proper noun))
  • सप्तदश (saptadaśa) - seventeen (arrows) (seventeen)
  • तिग्मतेजान् (tigmatejān) - (arrows) having keen sharpness (having keen sharpness, sharp-pointed)
  • अजिह्मगान् (ajihmagān) - (arrows) that fly straight (straight-moving, not crooked)
  • इन्द्राशनिसमान् (indrāśanisamān) - (arrows) that are like Indra's thunderbolt in power (similar to Indra's thunderbolt)
  • घोरान् (ghorān) - (arrows) that are dreadful (in their effect) (dreadful, terrible, fearful)
  • असृजत् (asṛjat) - he (Arjuna) discharged (the arrows) (he/she/it released, discharged, created)
  • पावकोपमान् (pāvakopamān) - (arrows) that are comparable to fire (in intensity/destructive power) (similar to fire, comparable to fire)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently in the narrative (then, thereafter, from that)
(indeclinable)
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers, a renowned archer (Arjuna (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (proper noun), white, clear, silver
Note: Subject of asṛjat.
सप्तदश (saptadaśa) - seventeen (arrows) (seventeen)
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with implied śarān (arrows) and the following adjectives.
तिग्मतेजान् (tigmatejān) - (arrows) having keen sharpness (having keen sharpness, sharp-pointed)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tigmatejas
tigmatejas - sharp-edged, keen-pointed, having keen luster/energy
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tigma+tejas)
  • tigma – sharp, keen, hot
    adjective
  • tejas – sharpness, keenness, brilliance, energy, splendor
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with implied śarān.
अजिह्मगान् (ajihmagān) - (arrows) that fly straight (straight-moving, not crooked)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ajihmaga
ajihmaga - straight-moving, not crooked, honest
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jihma-ga)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negation prefix
  • jihmaga – crooked-going, going obliquely
    adjective
    Derived from jihma (crooked) and ga (going, from root gam)
    Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with implied śarān.
इन्द्राशनिसमान् (indrāśanisamān) - (arrows) that are like Indra's thunderbolt in power (similar to Indra's thunderbolt)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of indrāśanisama
indrāśanisama - like Indra's thunderbolt, similar to a thunderbolt
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+aśani+sama)
  • indra – Indra (name of a deity)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
    noun (masculine)
  • sama – equal, like, similar
    adjective
Note: Agrees with implied śarān.
घोरान् (ghorān) - (arrows) that are dreadful (in their effect) (dreadful, terrible, fearful)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ghora
ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable
Root: ghur (class 1)
Note: Agrees with implied śarān.
असृजत् (asṛjat) - he (Arjuna) discharged (the arrows) (he/she/it released, discharged, created)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj
Imperfect 3rd person singular active
Root: sṛj (class 6)
पावकोपमान् (pāvakopamān) - (arrows) that are comparable to fire (in intensity/destructive power) (similar to fire, comparable to fire)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pāvakopama
pāvakopama - like fire, comparable to fire
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāvaka+upama)
  • pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
    noun (masculine)
    Root: pū (class 1)
  • upama – similar, comparable, likeness
    adjective
    Prefix: upa
    Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with implied śarān.