महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-22, verse-21

सदण्डाः सोल्मुका राजञ्शीर्यमाणाः समन्ततः ।
उल्काः पेतुर्दिवो भूमावाहत्य रविमण्डलम् ॥२१॥

21. sadaṇḍāḥ solmukā rājañśīryamāṇāḥ samantataḥ ,
ulkāḥ peturdivo bhūmāvāhatya ravimaṇḍalam.

21. sa-daṇḍāḥ sa-ulmukāḥ rājan śīryamāṇāḥ samantataḥ
| ulkāḥ petuḥ divaḥ bhūmau āhatya ravi-maṇḍalam

21. rājan,
sadaṇḍāḥ saulmukāḥ śīryamāṇāḥ samantataḥ ulkāḥ ravimaṇḍalam āhatya divaḥ bhūmau petuḥ

21. O King, blazing meteors (ulkāḥ) with fiery tails, falling from all directions, struck the sun's orb (ravimaṇḍala) and then fell upon the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• सदण्डाः (sadaṇḍāḥ) - with fiery tails (referring to meteors) (with staffs, with stalks, with tails)

• सौल्मुकाः (saulmukāḥ) - with blazing fragments (referring to meteors) (with firebrands, with blazing fragments)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• शीर्यमाणाः (śīryamāṇāḥ) - falling, crumbling, shattering

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, completely

• उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors, firebrands, torches

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell, they dropped

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

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

• आहत्य (āhatya) - having struck, after striking, having hit

• रविमण्डलम् (ravimaṇḍalam) - the solar orb, the disk of the sun

Words meanings and morphology

सदण्डाः (sadaṇḍāḥ) - with fiery tails (referring to meteors) (with staffs, with stalks, with tails)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sadaṇḍa

sadaṇḍa - having a staff, having a stalk/tail

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+daṇḍa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, tail (of a comet)
  noun (masculine)

सौल्मुकाः (saulmukāḥ) - with blazing fragments (referring to meteors) (with firebrands, with blazing fragments)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saulmuka

saulmuka - having firebrands, emitting sparks/flames

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ulmuka)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ulmuka – firebrand, torch, meteor
  noun (masculine)

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

शीर्यमाणाः (śīryamāṇāḥ) - falling, crumbling, shattering

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śīryamāṇa

śīryamāṇa - falling, crumbling, shattering

Present Passive Participle

Root: śṝ (class 9)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, completely

(indeclinable)

उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors, firebrands, torches

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, firebrand, torch

Note: Although ulkā is typically feminine, its adjectives in this verse are masculine plural, suggesting a context-specific gender variation or masculine interpretation for meteors.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell, they dropped

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person plural

Root: pat (class 1)

दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky, from heaven

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

आहत्य (āhatya) - having struck, after striking, having hit

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

रविमण्डलम् (ravimaṇḍalam) - the solar orb, the disk of the sun

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ravimaṇḍala

ravimaṇḍala - solar orb, disk of the sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ravi+maṇḍala)

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