महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-151, verse-8

ततः स भैरवं कृत्वा समुद्यम्य करावुभौ ।
अभ्यद्रवद्भीमसेनं जिघांसुः पुरुषादकः ॥८॥

8. tataḥ sa bhairavaṁ kṛtvā samudyamya karāvubhau ,
abhyadravadbhīmasenaṁ jighāṁsuḥ puruṣādakaḥ.

8. tataḥ saḥ bhairavam kṛtvā samudyamya karau ubhau
abhyadravat bhīmasenam jighāṃsuḥ puruṣādakaḥ

8. Then he, the man-eater, having made a frightful roar and lifted both his hands, rushed towards Bhimasena, desirous of killing him.

8. אז אוכל האדם השמיע שאגה אימתנית, הרים את שתי ידיו ורץ אל בְּהִימַסֵנַה מתוך רצון להרוג אותו.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• भैरवम् (bhairavam) - frightful, terrible; a frightful sound/roar

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having lifted up, having raised

• करौ (karau) - two hands

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine/neuter dual)

• अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed towards, ran to

• भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena

• जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - desirous to kill, intending to slay

• पुरुषादकः (puruṣādakaḥ) - man-eater, cannibal, demon

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भैरवम् (bhairavam) - frightful, terrible; a frightful sound/roar

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhairava

bhairava - frightful, terrible, dreadful; a terrifying sound

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having lifted up, having raised

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root yam (to restrain) with prefixes sam (together, completely) and ud (up), and suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: yam (class 1)

करौ (karau) - two hands

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kara

kara - hand, ray, tax

उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine/neuter dual)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed towards, ran to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dru

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Prefix abhi (towards) is inherent in the verb form.

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (proper name)

जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - desirous to kill, intending to slay

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jighāṃsu

jighāṁsu - desirous to kill, intending to kill

Desiderative participle/adjective

Derived from the desiderative stem of root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

पुरुषादकः (puruṣādakaḥ) - man-eater, cannibal, demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣādaka

puruṣādaka - man-eater, cannibal (referring to a demon or monster)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+adaka)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• adaka – eater, consumer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

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