महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-127, verse-9

ततो दुर्योधनः कोपादुत्पपात महाबलः ।
भ्रातृपद्मवनात्तस्मान्मदोत्कट इव द्विपः ॥९॥

9. tato duryodhanaḥ kopādutpapāta mahābalaḥ ,
bhrātṛpadmavanāttasmānmadotkaṭa iva dvipaḥ.

9. tataḥ duryodhanaḥ kopāt utpapāta mahābalaḥ |
bhrātṛpadmavanāt tasmāt madotkaṭaḥ iva dvipaḥ

9. Then, the mighty Duryodhana, seized by anger, sprang up from that lotus-forest formed by his brothers, just like an elephant (dvipa) in rut (madotkaṭa).

9. אז דוּרְיוֹדְהַנַה האדיר, בזעם, זינק מתוך חבורת אחיו, שהייתה כמו אגם לוטוסים, כמו פיל אדיר בתקופת הייחום.

Words meanings summery:

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

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (proper name)

• कोपात् (kopāt) - from anger, due to anger

• उत्पपात (utpapāta) - sprang up, flew up, rushed forth

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - (Duryodhana) very mighty (very mighty, very strong, powerful)

• भ्रातृपद्मवनात् (bhrātṛpadmavanāt) - from the lotus-forest of brothers

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (lotus-forest of brothers) (from that, from him, therefore)

• मदोत्कटः (madotkaṭaḥ) - (an elephant) in rut (in rut, highly excited, furious (elephant))

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

(indeclinable)

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (eldest of the Kauravas)

कोपात् (kopāt) - from anger, due to anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, fury

Root: kup (class 4)

उत्पपात (utpapāta) - sprang up, flew up, rushed forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect 3rd person singular

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - (Duryodhana) very mighty (very mighty, very strong, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, powerful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'duryodhanaḥ'

भ्रातृपद्मवनात् (bhrātṛpadmavanāt) - from the lotus-forest of brothers

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhrātṛpadmavana

bhrātṛpadmavana - lotus-forest of brothers

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa or rūpaka (metaphorical compound) (bhrātṛ+padmavana)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• padmavana – lotus-forest, lotus-pond
  noun (neuter)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (lotus-forest of brothers) (from that, from him, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: neuter ablative singular of 'tad', agreeing with 'bhrātṛpadmavanāt'

मदोत्कटः (madotkaṭaḥ) - (an elephant) in rut (in rut, highly excited, furious (elephant))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madotkaṭa

madotkaṭa - drunk, furious, in rut (of an elephant), highly excited

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+utkaṭa)

• mada – intoxication, rut (of an elephant), arrogance, passion
  noun (masculine)
• utkaṭa – excessive, fierce, huge, prominent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Agrees with 'dvipaḥ'

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+pa)

• dvi – two
  numeral (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'pā' (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

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