महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-56, verse-45

सा तु मोघा गदा राजन्पतन्ती भीमचोदिता ।
चालयामास पृथिवीं महानिर्घातनिस्वना ॥४५॥

45. sā tu moghā gadā rājanpatantī bhīmacoditā ,
cālayāmāsa pṛthivīṁ mahānirghātanisvanā.

45. sā tu moghā gadā rājan patantī bhīmacoditā
cālayāmāsa pṛthivīm mahānirghātanisvanā

45. rājan tu sā moghā bhīmacoditā patantī gadā
mahānirghātanisvanā pṛthivīm cālayāmāsa

45. But that mace, O King, though rendered ineffective and falling, having been hurled by Bhima, shook the earth with a great thunderous roar.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• मोघा (moghā) - vain, useless, ineffective

• गदा (gadā) - mace, club

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra! (O king!)

• पतन्ती (patantī) - falling, descending

• भीमचोदिता (bhīmacoditā) - impelled by Bhima, hurled by Bhima

• चालयामास (cālayāmāsa) - shook, caused to move

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

• महानिर्घातनिस्वना (mahānirghātanisvanā) - with the sound of a great crash/thunderclap

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the mace (gadā).

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

मोघा (moghā) - vain, useless, ineffective

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mogha

mogha - vain, useless, fruitless, ineffective

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

गदा (gadā) - mace, club

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - a mace, a club

Note: Subject of 'cālayāmāsa'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra! (O king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

पतन्ती (patantī) - falling, descending

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patat

patat - falling, flying, descending

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat'.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

भीमचोदिता (bhīmacoditā) - impelled by Bhima, hurled by Bhima

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīmacodita

bhīmacodita - impelled by Bhima

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (instrumental) (bhīma+codita)

• bhīma – Bhima (name of a Pandava prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
• codita – impelled, urged, hurled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'cud'.
  Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.

चालयामास (cālayāmāsa) - shook, caused to move

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of cal

Causal form of 'cal'.

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Intensive/causative form of 'cal'.

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - the earth, the ground

Note: Object of 'cālayāmāsa'.

महानिर्घातनिस्वना (mahānirghātanisvanā) - with the sound of a great crash/thunderclap

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahānirghātanisvana

mahānirghātanisvana - having the sound of a great crash/thunderclap

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+nirghāta+nisvana)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• nirghāta – a crash, a thunderclap, a violent blow
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'han' with prefix 'nir'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: han (class 2)
• nisvana – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'svan' with prefix 'nis'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gadā'.