महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-169, verse-21

अथ गर्भः स भित्त्वोरुं ब्राह्मण्या निर्जगाम ह ।
मुष्णन्दृष्टीः क्षत्रियाणां मध्याह्न इव भास्करः ।
ततश्चक्षुर्वियुक्तास्ते गिरिदुर्गेषु बभ्रमुः ॥२१॥

21. atha garbhaḥ sa bhittvoruṁ brāhmaṇyā nirjagāma ha ,
muṣṇandṛṣṭīḥ kṣatriyāṇāṁ madhyāhna iva bhāskaraḥ ,
tataścakṣurviyuktāste giridurgeṣu babhramuḥ.

21. atha garbhaḥ saḥ bhittvā ūrum brāhmaṇyāḥ
nirjagāma ha muṣṇan dṛṣṭīḥ kṣatriyāṇām
madhyāhnaḥ iva bhāskaraḥ tataḥ
cakṣurviyuktāḥ te giridurgeṣu babhramuḥ

21. Then, that embryo (garbha) indeed emerged, splitting the brāhmaṇa woman's thigh. It stole the sight of the kṣatriyas, just like the sun (bhāskara) at midday. Then, those [kṣatriyas], deprived of their eyesight, wandered in difficult mountain terrains.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - the embryo, fetus, child in the womb

• सः (saḥ) - that embryo (that, he)

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having pierced, having broken

• ऊरुम् (ūrum) - the thigh

• ब्राह्मण्याः (brāhmaṇyāḥ) - of the brāhmaṇa woman

• निर्जगाम (nirjagāma) - he emerged, he came out

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely

• मुष्णन् (muṣṇan) - stealing, snatching away, blinding

• दृष्टीः (dṛṣṭīḥ) - the eyes, sights, views

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas

• मध्याह्नः (madhyāhnaḥ) - midday, noon

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun, maker of light

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

• चक्षुर्वियुक्ताः (cakṣurviyuktāḥ) - deprived of sight, blind

• ते (te) - those kṣatriyas (those, they)

• गिरिदुर्गेषु (giridurgeṣu) - in mountain fortresses, in difficult mountain terrains

• बभ्रमुः (babhramuḥ) - they wandered, they roamed, they strayed

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - the embryo, fetus, child in the womb

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, interior, child in the womb

सः (saḥ) - that embryo (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having pierced, having broken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root: bhid (class 7)

ऊरुम् (ūrum) - the thigh

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ūru

ūru - thigh

ब्राह्मण्याः (brāhmaṇyāḥ) - of the brāhmaṇa woman

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī

brāhmaṇī - a brāhmaṇa woman, wife of a brāhmaṇa

निर्जगाम (nirjagāma) - he emerged, he came out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of nir-gam

Perfect 3rd Singular Active with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: gam (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

मुष्णन् (muṣṇan) - stealing, snatching away, blinding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muṣṇat

muṣṇat - stealing, plundering, robbing, snatching away

Present Active Participle

Root: muṣ (class 9)

दृष्टीः (dṛṣṭīḥ) - the eyes, sights, views

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, eye, view

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the kṣatriya (warrior/ruler) class

मध्याह्नः (madhyāhnaḥ) - midday, noon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhyāhna

madhyāhna - midday, noon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+ahan)

• madhya – middle, central
  adjective
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun, maker of light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - the sun (lit. 'light-maker')

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, radiance
  noun (feminine)
• kara – making, causing; hand, ray
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

चक्षुर्वियुक्ताः (cakṣurviyuktāḥ) - deprived of sight, blind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cakṣurviyukta

cakṣurviyukta - deprived of sight, blind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakṣus+viyukta)

• cakṣus – eye, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)
• viyukta – separated, deprived, disjoined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: vi
  Root: yuj (class 7)

ते (te) - those kṣatriyas (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गिरिदुर्गेषु (giridurgeṣu) - in mountain fortresses, in difficult mountain terrains

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of giridurga

giridurga - mountain fortress, mountain stronghold; difficult mountain pass

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (giri+durga)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• durga – fortress, difficult place, inaccessible place
  noun (neuter)

बभ्रमुः (babhramuḥ) - they wandered, they roamed, they strayed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhram

Perfect 3rd Plural Active

Root: bhram (class 1)