महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-38

ततः परं तु नैषादिरङ्गुलीभिर्व्यकर्षत ।
न तथा स तु शीघ्रोऽभूद्यथा पूर्वं नराधिप ॥३८॥

38. tataḥ paraṁ tu naiṣādiraṅgulībhirvyakarṣata ,
na tathā sa tu śīghro'bhūdyathā pūrvaṁ narādhipa.

38. tataḥ param tu naiṣādiḥ aṅgulībhiḥ vyakarṣata na
tathā saḥ tu śīghraḥ abhūt yathā pūrvam narādhipa

38. But after that, the Niṣāda (Ekalavya) used his fingers to draw (the bow). However, O king, he was no longer as swift as he had been before.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• परम् (param) - after, afterwards, beyond

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - Ekalavya, who belonged to the Niṣāda tribe (the Niṣāda (Ekalavya))

• अङ्गुलीभिः (aṅgulībhiḥ) - with fingers

• व्यकर्षत (vyakarṣata) - he drew (the bow) (he drew, stretched)

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, as

• सः (saḥ) - Ekalavya (he)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• शीघ्रः (śīghraḥ) - swift, quick, speedy

• अभूत् (abhūt) - he became, he was

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, according to

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - after, afterwards, beyond

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - Ekalavya, who belonged to the Niṣāda tribe (the Niṣāda (Ekalavya))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naiṣādi

naiṣādi - a Niṣāda, belonging to the Niṣāda tribe

derivative from Niṣāda

अङ्गुलीभिः (aṅgulībhiḥ) - with fingers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of aṅguli

aṅguli - finger, toe

व्यकर्षत (vyakarṣata) - he drew (the bow) (he drew, stretched)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

root √kṛṣ with prefixes vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, as

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - Ekalavya (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

शीघ्रः (śīghraḥ) - swift, quick, speedy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śīghra

śīghra - swift, quick, speedy, agile

अभूत् (abhūt) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

root √bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, like, according to

(indeclinable)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)