महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-220

अतः परं निबोधेदं मौसलं पर्व दारुणम् ।
यत्र ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः शस्त्रस्पर्शसहा युधि ।
ब्रह्मदण्डविनिष्पिष्टाः समीपे लवणाम्भसः ॥२२०॥

220. ataḥ paraṁ nibodhedaṁ mausalaṁ parva dāruṇam ,
yatra te puruṣavyāghrāḥ śastrasparśasahā yudhi ,
brahmadaṇḍaviniṣpiṣṭāḥ samīpe lavaṇāmbhasaḥ.

220. ataḥ param nibodha idam mausalam
parva dāruṇam yatra te puruṣavyāghrāḥ
śastrasparśasahāḥ yudhi
brahmadaṇḍaviniṣpiṣṭāḥ samīpe lavaṇāmbhasaḥ

220. Now, listen to this terrible Mausala Parva, in which those tigers among men, who could withstand the touch of weapons in battle, were crushed by the rod of Brahma (a divine curse) near the salty ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - now, subsequently (hence, therefore, from this)

• परम् (param) - hereafter (after, afterwards, further)

• निबोध (nibodha) - listen (and understand) (understand, know, perceive)

• इदम् (idam) - this (Mausala Parva) (this)

• मौसलम् (mausalam) - the Mausala (Parva) (relating to a mace, relating to the Mausala Parva)

• पर्व (parva) - section (of the Mahabharata) (section, chapter)

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• यत्र (yatra) - in which (Parva) (where, in which)

• ते (te) - those (warriors) (those)

• पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - great warriors (Yadavas) (tigers among men, excellent men, great warriors)

• शस्त्रस्पर्शसहाः (śastrasparśasahāḥ) - capable of withstanding the impact of weapons (enduring the touch of weapons, resistant to weapons)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• ब्रह्मदण्डविनिष्पिष्टाः (brahmadaṇḍaviniṣpiṣṭāḥ) - crushed by a divine curse (from Brahma) (crushed by Brahma's rod/punishment)

• समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

• लवणाम्भसः (lavaṇāmbhasaḥ) - of the salty ocean (of salty water, of the ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - now, subsequently (hence, therefore, from this)

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - hereafter (after, afterwards, further)

(indeclinable)

निबोध (nibodha) - listen (and understand) (understand, know, perceive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nibudh

root

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this (Mausala Parva) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

मौसलम् (mausalam) - the Mausala (Parva) (relating to a mace, relating to the Mausala Parva)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mausala

mausala - relating to a mace; name of a Parva (chapter) of the Mahabharata

Derived from `musala` (mace)

पर्व (parva) - section (of the Mahabharata) (section, chapter)

(noun)

neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - section, chapter, joint, knot, festival day

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, fierce, harsh

यत्र (yatra) - in which (Parva) (where, in which)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (warriors) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - great warriors (Yadavas) (tigers among men, excellent men, great warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, an excellent man, great warrior

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

शस्त्रस्पर्शसहाः (śastrasparśasahāḥ) - capable of withstanding the impact of weapons (enduring the touch of weapons, resistant to weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śastrasparśasaha

śastrasparśasaha - enduring the touch of weapons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+sparśa+saha)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root `spṛś`
  Root: spṛś (class 6)
• saha – enduring, bearing, capable of
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root `sah`
  Root: sah (class 1)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

ब्रह्मदण्डविनिष्पिष्टाः (brahmadaṇḍaviniṣpiṣṭāḥ) - crushed by a divine curse (from Brahma) (crushed by Brahma's rod/punishment)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmadaṇḍaviniṣpiṣṭa

brahmadaṇḍaviniṣpiṣṭa - crushed by the rod of Brahma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahma+daṇḍa+viniṣpiṣṭa)

• brahma – Brahma (the creator god), sacred power, divine
  noun (neuter)
• daṇḍa – rod, staff, punishment, chastisement, penalty
  noun (masculine)
• viniṣpiṣṭa – crushed, pounded, utterly destroyed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `vi-ni-piṣ` (to crush thoroughly)
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: piṣ (class 7)

समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

(indeclinable)

लवणाम्भसः (lavaṇāmbhasaḥ) - of the salty ocean (of salty water, of the ocean)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of lavaṇāmbhas

lavaṇāmbhas - salty water, ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lavaṇa+ambhas)

• lavaṇa – salty, salt
  adjective (neuter)
• ambhas – water, fluid, ocean
  noun (neuter)