महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-208, verse-10

स तमादाय कौन्तेयो विस्फुरन्तं जलेचरम् ।
उदतिष्ठन्महाबाहुर्बलेन बलिनां वरः ॥१०॥

10. sa tamādāya kaunteyo visphurantaṁ jalecaram ,
udatiṣṭhanmahābāhurbalena balināṁ varaḥ.

10. saḥ tam ādāya kaunteyaḥ visphurantam jalacaram
udatiṣṭhat mahābāhuḥ balena balinām varaḥ

10. He, the son of Kunti (Kaunteya), the mighty-armed (mahābāhu) and best among the strong, taking that aquatic creature (jalacara) which was thrashing about, rose up.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तम् (tam) - that (aquatic creature/crocodile) (him, that)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Arjuna, the son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

• विस्फुरन्तम् (visphurantam) - the (aquatic creature) that was writhing/struggling (writhing, throbbing, struggling)

• जलचरम् (jalacaram) - the aquatic creature (crocodile) (aquatic creature, moving in water)

• उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - he rose up, he stood up

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna, the mighty-armed (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• बलेन (balena) - with strength, by force

• बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the strong, among the strong

• वरः (varaḥ) - best (among the strong) (best, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - that (aquatic creature/crocodile) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the crocodile.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from prefix ā + root dā (to give) in the sense of 'to take' or 'to hold' + suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Arjuna, the son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Patronymic from Kunti

विस्फुरन्तम् (visphurantam) - the (aquatic creature) that was writhing/struggling (writhing, throbbing, struggling)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of visphurat

visphurat - writhing, throbbing, struggling

present active participle

from prefix vi + root sphur (to throb, to quiver) + -at suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `jalacaram`.

जलचरम् (jalacaram) - the aquatic creature (crocodile) (aquatic creature, moving in water)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jalacara

jalacara - aquatic creature, moving in water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+cara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  from root car (to move) + suffix -a
  Root: car (class 1)

उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - he rose up, he stood up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

from prefix ut + root sthā

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna, the mighty-armed (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

बलेन (balena) - with strength, by force

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Root: bal (class 1)

बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the strong, among the strong

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful

from bala + suffix -in

वरः (varaḥ) - best (among the strong) (best, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor

Root: vṛ (class 9)