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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-151, verse-23

सव्येन च कटीदेशे गृह्य वाससि पाण्डवः ।
तद्रक्षो द्विगुणं चक्रे नदन्तं भैरवान्रवान् ॥२३॥
23. savyena ca kaṭīdeśe gṛhya vāsasi pāṇḍavaḥ ,
tadrakṣo dviguṇaṁ cakre nadantaṁ bhairavānravān.
23. savyena ca kaṭīdeśe gṛhya vāsasi pāṇḍavaḥ tat
rakṣaḥ dviguṇam cakre nadantam bhairavān ravān
23. And the Pandava (Bhima), holding the demon by its waist-region by its garment with his left hand, doubled it over while it was making terrible roars.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सव्येन (savyena) - with the left (hand)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • कटीदेशे (kaṭīdeśe) - in the waist-region
  • गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having held
  • वाससि (vāsasi) - by its garment (referring to the demon's clothes) (in the clothes, in the garment)
  • पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Bhima, the Pandava (the Pandava)
  • तत् (tat) - that (demon) (that)
  • रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon, the Rākṣasa
  • द्विगुणम् (dviguṇam) - doubled (it) up (twofold, double)
  • चक्रे (cakre) - made, did, performed
  • नदन्तम् (nadantam) - roaring, shouting
  • भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrifying, dreadful
  • रवान् (ravān) - roars, sounds

Words meanings and morphology

सव्येन (savyena) - with the left (hand)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of savya
savya - left (side), left hand
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कटीदेशे (kaṭīdeśe) - in the waist-region
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kaṭīdeśa
kaṭīdeśa - waist-region, hip area
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaṭī+deśa)
  • kaṭī – waist, hip
    noun (feminine)
  • deśa – region, place, country
    noun (masculine)
गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having held
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
root grah (to seize) + ya suffix (used when there's no upasarga)
Root: grah (class 9)
वाससि (vāsasi) - by its garment (referring to the demon's clothes) (in the clothes, in the garment)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vāsas
vāsas - garment, cloth, apparel
पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Bhima, the Pandava (the Pandava)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pandava
तत् (tat) - that (demon) (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon, the Rākṣasa
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rakṣas
rakṣas - demon, Rākṣasa
द्विगुणम् (dviguṇam) - doubled (it) up (twofold, double)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dviguṇa
dviguṇa - twofold, double, multiplied by two
Compound type : dvigu (dvi+guṇa)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • guṇa – quality, strand, multiplier
    noun (masculine)
चक्रे (cakre) - made, did, performed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ
Perfect Middle
root kṛ (to do), perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular
Root: kṛ (class 8)
नदन्तम् (nadantam) - roaring, shouting
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nadant
nadant - roaring, shouting (present active participle)
Present Active Participle
root nad (to roar) + Śatṛ (present participle suffix)
Root: nad (class 1)
भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrifying, dreadful
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bhairava
bhairava - terrifying, dreadful, frightful
रवान् (ravān) - roars, sounds
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rava
rava - roar, sound, cry