महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-10, verse-15

सदण्डशूला दीप्ताग्राः शीर्यमाणाः समन्ततः ।
उल्का भूमिं दिवः पेतुराहत्य रविमण्डलम् ॥१५॥

15. sadaṇḍaśūlā dīptāgrāḥ śīryamāṇāḥ samantataḥ ,
ulkā bhūmiṁ divaḥ peturāhatya ravimaṇḍalam.

15. sadaṇḍaśūlāḥ dīptāgrāḥ śīryamāṇāḥ samantataḥ
ulkāḥ bhūmim divaḥ petuḥ āhatya ravimaṇḍalam

15. sadaṇḍaśūlāḥ dīptāgrāḥ śīryamāṇāḥ samantataḥ
ulkāḥ ravimaṇḍalam āhatya divaḥ bhūmim petuḥ

15. Meteors, appearing like staffs and spears with blazing tips, fell from the sky to the earth, crumbling on all sides after striking the sun's orb.

Words meanings summery:

• सदण्डशूलाः (sadaṇḍaśūlāḥ) - appearing like staffs and spears (describing meteors) (having staffs and spears)

• दीप्ताग्राः (dīptāgrāḥ) - with shining/blazing tips

• शीर्यमाणाः (śīryamāṇāḥ) - falling down, breaking apart, crumbling

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere

• उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors, firebrands

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the earth, ground

• दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky, from heaven

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• आहत्य (āhatya) - having struck, having hit

• रविमण्डलम् (ravimaṇḍalam) - the disc of the sun, the sun's orb

Words meanings and morphology

सदण्डशूलाः (sadaṇḍaśūlāḥ) - appearing like staffs and spears (describing meteors) (having staffs and spears)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sadaṇḍaśūla

sadaṇḍaśūla - having staves and lances/spears

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+daṇḍaśūla)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'together with'.
• daṇḍaśūla – staff and spear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ulkāḥ'.

दीप्ताग्राः (dīptāgrāḥ) - with shining/blazing tips

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dīptāgra

dīptāgra - having shining/blazing tips

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+agra)

• dīpta – shining, blazing, lit up
  participle
  past passive participle
  From root dīp 'to shine'
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• agra – tip, point, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ulkāḥ'.

शीर्यमाणाः (śīryamāṇāḥ) - falling down, breaking apart, crumbling

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śīryamāṇa

śīryamāṇa - crumbling, breaking, falling to pieces

present passive participle (śānac)

From root śṝ 'to break, shatter'

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'ulkāḥ'.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors, firebrands

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, firebrand, flaming torch

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Indicates direction 'to' or 'towards'.

दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky, from heaven

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Note: Indicates origin 'from'.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

आहत्य (āhatya) - having struck, having hit

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root han with prefix ā, followed by the suffix -ya (after a prefix)

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

रविमण्डलम् (ravimaṇḍalam) - the disc of the sun, the sun's orb

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ravimaṇḍala

ravimaṇḍala - sun's disc, solar orb

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (ravi+maṇḍala)

• ravi – sun
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – disc, orb, circle, region
  noun (neuter)