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9,13

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-13, verse-39

स तस्य हृदयं भित्त्वा प्रविवेशातिवेगतः ।
शक्राशनिरिवोत्सृष्टा विदार्य धरणीतलम् ॥३९॥
39. sa tasya hṛdayaṁ bhittvā praviveśātivegataḥ ,
śakrāśanirivotsṛṣṭā vidārya dharaṇītalam.
39. saḥ tasya hṛdayam bhittvā praviveśa ativegataḥ
śakrāśaniḥ iva utsṛṣṭā vidārya dharaṇītalam
39. saḥ tasya hṛdayam bhittvā ativegataḥ praviveśa,
utsṛṣṭā śakrāśaniḥ dharaṇītalam vidārya iva
39. Having pierced his heart, the arrow entered with extreme speed, just as Indra's (Śakra) thunderbolt (aśani), once released, tears apart the surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सः (saḥ) - that (arrow) (he, that)
  • तस्य (tasya) - his (Suratha's) (his, its, of him, of it)
  • हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart (heart, mind, core)
  • भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having split, having broken)
  • प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - it entered (it entered, he entered)
  • अतिवेगतः (ativegataḥ) - with extreme speed (with great speed, with excessive velocity)
  • शक्राशनिः (śakrāśaniḥ) - Indra's (Śakra) thunderbolt (aśani) (Indra's thunderbolt)
  • इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)
  • उत्सृष्टा (utsṛṣṭā) - when released (released, thrown, discharged)
  • विदार्य (vidārya) - tears apart (having torn apart, having split, having rent)
  • धरणीतलम् (dharaṇītalam) - the surface of the earth (surface of the earth, ground)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (arrow) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Subject of 'praviveśa'.
तस्य (tasya) - his (Suratha's) (his, its, of him, of it)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Possessive, related to 'hṛdayam'.
हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart (heart, mind, core)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya
hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core
Note: Object of 'bhittvā'.
भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having split, having broken)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root 'bhid' + suffix 'tvā'
Root: bhid (class 7)
Note: Connects to the main verb 'praviveśa'.
प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - it entered (it entered, he entered)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pravis
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.
अतिवेगतः (ativegataḥ) - with extreme speed (with great speed, with excessive velocity)
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'ativega' (excessive speed) with suffix 'tas' indicating manner or cause.
Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+vega)
  • ati – beyond, exceedingly, very
    indeclinable
  • vega – speed, velocity, force, impetus
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vij (class 6)
शक्राशनिः (śakrāśaniḥ) - Indra's (Śakra) thunderbolt (aśani) (Indra's thunderbolt)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakrāśani
śakrāśani - Indra's thunderbolt
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śakra+aśani)
  • śakra – Indra, powerful, mighty
    proper noun (masculine)
  • aśani – thunderbolt, lightning, destructive weapon
    noun (masculine)
Note: Part of the simile.
इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
उत्सृष्टा (utsṛṣṭā) - when released (released, thrown, discharged)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of utsṛṣṭa
utsṛṣṭa - released, thrown, discharged, emitted
Past Passive Participle
From root 'sṛj' (to throw, to release) with upasarga 'ud' (up, out)
Prefix: ud
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Qualifies 'śakrāśaniḥ' (via 'aśani').
विदार्य (vidārya) - tears apart (having torn apart, having split, having rent)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix
From causative of root 'dṛ' (to tear) with upasarga 'vi'
Prefix: vi
Root: dṛ (class 1)
Note: Connects to the main action of the simile.
धरणीतलम् (dharaṇītalam) - the surface of the earth (surface of the earth, ground)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala
dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)
  • dharaṇī – earth, ground
    noun (feminine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • tala – surface, plane, flat ground
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'vidārya'.