महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-3, verse-20

चरन्तीव महाविद्युन्मुष्णन्ती नयनप्रभाम् ।
अलातमिव चाविद्धं गाण्डीवं समदृश्यत ॥२०॥

20. carantīva mahāvidyunmuṣṇantī nayanaprabhām ,
alātamiva cāviddhaṁ gāṇḍīvaṁ samadṛśyata.

20. carantī iva mahāvidyut muṣṇantī nayanaprabhām
alātam iva ca āviddham gāṇḍīvam samadṛśyata

20. gāṇḍīvam mahāvidyut iva carantī nayanaprabhām
muṣṇantī ca alātam iva āviddham samadṛśyata

20. The Gaṇḍīva bow was seen moving like a great flash of lightning, stealing the light from the eyes, and whirling like a firebrand.

Words meanings summery:

• चरन्ती (carantī) - moving, roaming, wandering

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• महाविद्युत् (mahāvidyut) - great lightning, powerful flash

• मुष्णन्ती (muṣṇantī) - stealing, robbing

• नयनप्रभाम् (nayanaprabhām) - the light of the eyes, the radiance of the eyes

• अलातम् (alātam) - a firebrand, a burning stick

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• च (ca) - and, also

• आविद्धम् (āviddham) - whirled, thrown, pierced, revolving

• गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gaṇḍīva bow

• समदृश्यत (samadṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

चरन्ती (carantī) - moving, roaming, wandering

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of carant

carant - moving, wandering, practicing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'car' (1st class) with present participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāvidyut'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

महाविद्युत् (mahāvidyut) - great lightning, powerful flash

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāvidyut

mahāvidyut - great lightning, powerful flash

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vidyut)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)

मुष्णन्ती (muṣṇantī) - stealing, robbing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muṣṇant

muṣṇant - stealing, robbing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'muṣ' (9th class) with present participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: muṣ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāvidyut'.

नयनप्रभाम् (nayanaprabhām) - the light of the eyes, the radiance of the eyes

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nayanaprabhā

nayanaprabhā - light of the eyes, radiance of the eyes

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nayana+prabhā)

• nayana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

अलातम् (alātam) - a firebrand, a burning stick

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alāta

alāta - firebrand, burning stick

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आविद्धम् (āviddham) - whirled, thrown, pierced, revolving

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āviddha

āviddha - whirled, thrown, pierced, revolving

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vyadh' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: vyadh

Note: Qualifies 'alātam'.

गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gaṇḍīva bow

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva

gāṇḍīva - the Gaṇḍīva bow (Arjuna's bow)

समदृश्यत (samadṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Root 'dṛś' (1st class), prefix 'sam', Imperfect (laṅ), Middle voice.

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)