महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-27, verse-29

ततोऽस्यापततः शूरः सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ।
उलूकस्य महाराज भल्लेनापाहरच्छिरः ॥२९॥

29. tato'syāpatataḥ śūraḥ sahadevaḥ pratāpavān ,
ulūkasya mahārāja bhallenāpāharacchiraḥ.

29. tataḥ asya āpatataḥ śūraḥ sahadevaḥ pratāpavān
ulūkasya mahārāja bhallena apāharat śiraḥ

29. mahārāja tataḥ pratāpavān śūraḥ sahadevaḥ
āpatataḥ asya ulūkasya śiraḥ bhallena apāharat

29. Then, O great king (Maharaja), the brave and mighty Sahadeva, with a broad-headed arrow, severed the head of Uluka as he charged.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• अस्य (asya) - of that (Uluka) (his, of him, of this)

• आपततः (āpatataḥ) - of him who was attacking/charging (rushing down, attacking, falling)

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, heroic, warrior

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, mighty

• उलूकस्य (ulūkasya) - of Uluka

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a bhalla arrow (a broad-headed arrow)

• अपाहरत् (apāharat) - severed (the head) (cut off, carried away, removed)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

अस्य (asya) - of that (Uluka) (his, of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Uluka.

आपततः (āpatataḥ) - of him who was attacking/charging (rushing down, attacking, falling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - rushing, attacking, falling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall) with upasarga 'ā' and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ulūkasya'.

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, heroic, warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior; brave, valiant

Note: Qualifies 'sahadevaḥ'.

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (one of the Pandava brothers)

Note: Subject of the verb 'apāharat'.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, glorious, majestic

Derived from 'pratāpa' (power, glory) with possessive suffix 'matup'.

Note: Qualifies 'sahadevaḥ'.

उलूकस्य (ulūkasya) - of Uluka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ulūka

ulūka - Uluka (a character, son of Shakuni); owl

Note: Indicates possession (whose head).

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing the listener.

भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a bhalla arrow (a broad-headed arrow)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - a broad-headed arrow, spear

Note: Instrument for severing.

अपाहरत् (apāharat) - severed (the head) (cut off, carried away, removed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of apāhṛ

Imperfect Active

Root 'hṛ' (to take, carry) with upasarga 'apa-ā'. Third person singular, imperfect tense, active voice.

Prefixes: apa+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Object of 'apāharat'.