महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-180, verse-18

य एष मत्तर्षभतुल्यगामी महद्धनुः कर्षति तालमात्रम् ।
एषोऽर्जुनो नात्र विचार्यमस्ति यद्यस्मि संकर्षण वासुदेवः ॥१८॥

18. ya eṣa mattarṣabhatulyagāmī; mahaddhanuḥ karṣati tālamātram ,
eṣo'rjuno nātra vicāryamasti; yadyasmi saṁkarṣaṇa vāsudevaḥ.

18. yaḥ eṣa mattarṣabhatulyagāmī
mahat dhanuḥ karṣati tālamātram
eṣaḥ arjunaḥ na atra vicāryam asti
yadi asmi saṃkarṣaṇa vāsudevaḥ

18. He who walks like an intoxicated bull and draws this great bow (dhanus) the length of a tāla tree, he is Arjuna; there is no doubt about it. O Saṃkarṣaṇa (Balarāma), if I am Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), then this is so.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

• एष (eṣa) - he (this, he)

• मत्तर्षभतुल्यगामी (mattarṣabhatulyagāmī) - walking like an intoxicated bull

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow (dhanus)

• कर्षति (karṣati) - draws (draws, pulls, drags)

• तालमात्रम् (tālamātram) - the length of a tāla tree (the size of a tāla tree, measure of a tāla)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - he (this, he)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - about it (here, in this matter)

• विचार्यम् (vicāryam) - doubt (to be considered, debatable, doubtful)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• संकर्षण (saṁkarṣaṇa) - O Saṃkarṣaṇa (Balarāma) (Saṃkarṣaṇa (Balarāma))

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

एष (eṣa) - he (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

eṣa - this, that, he, she, it

मत्तर्षभतुल्यगामी (mattarṣabhatulyagāmī) - walking like an intoxicated bull

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mattarṣabhatulyagāmin

mattarṣabhatulyagāmin - moving like a rutting bull, having a gait like an intoxicated bull

Compound of matta (intoxicated), ṛṣabha (bull), tulya (like), gāmin (walking)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (matta+ṛṣabha+tulya+gāmin)

• matta – intoxicated, drunk, rutting (of an elephant/bull), mad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mad (to be drunk/intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)
• tulya – like, equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• gāmin – going, moving, walking
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go) + -in suffix (agent)
  Root: gam (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow (dhanus)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow (dhanus), arc, rainbow

कर्षति (karṣati) - draws (draws, pulls, drags)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛṣ

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

तालमात्रम् (tālamātram) - the length of a tāla tree (the size of a tāla tree, measure of a tāla)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tālamātra

tālamātra - of the size or measure of a tāla tree

Compound of tāla (palm tree) and mātra (measure, size)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (tāla+mātra)

• tāla – palm tree, tāla tree (Borassus flabellifer)
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, extent, size, only
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies dhanuḥ.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - he (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

eṣa - this, that, he, she, it

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - white, clear, name of a tree, name of Arjuna (one of the Pāṇḍavas)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - about it (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

विचार्यम् (vicāryam) - doubt (to be considered, debatable, doubtful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vicārya

vicārya - to be considered, to be deliberated, doubtful, questionable

Gerundive

Root car (to move) with prefix vi + ā, + -ya suffix for gerundive

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

संकर्षण (saṁkarṣaṇa) - O Saṃkarṣaṇa (Balarāma) (Saṃkarṣaṇa (Balarāma))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃkarṣaṇa

saṁkarṣaṇa - ploughing, drawing, an epithet of Balarāma

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, an epithet of Kṛṣṇa

Derived from Vasudeva (father's name)