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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-22

तं दृष्ट्वावेष्टितकरः पतत्येष गजो जलम् ।
दन्तहस्ताग्रलाङ्गूलपादवेगेन वीर्यवान् ॥२२॥
22. taṁ dṛṣṭvāveṣṭitakaraḥ patatyeṣa gajo jalam ,
dantahastāgralāṅgūlapādavegena vīryavān.
22. tam dṛṣṭvā āveṣṭitakaraḥ patati eṣaḥ gajaḥ
jalam dantahastāgralāṅgūlapādavegena vīryavān
22. Seeing him (the tortoise), this powerful elephant, coiling his trunk, plunges into the water with the force of his tusks, trunk-tip, tail, and feet.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तम् (tam) - the tortoise (him, that (accusative singular masculine))
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
  • आवेष्टितकरः (āveṣṭitakaraḥ) - refers to the elephant coiling its trunk. (with a coiled trunk/hand, having his trunk/hand entwined)
  • पतति (patati) - falls, drops, plunges
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this elephant (this (masculine nominative singular))
  • गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant
  • जलम् (jalam) - water, into the water
  • दन्तहस्ताग्रलाङ्गूलपादवेगेन (dantahastāgralāṅgūlapādavegena) - with the full might of his body parts. (by the force/speed of tusks, trunk-tip, tail, and feet)
  • वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - majestic, mighty (describing the elephant) (powerful, valiant, heroic)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - the tortoise (him, that (accusative singular masculine))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
(indeclinable)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
आवेष्टितकरः (āveṣṭitakaraḥ) - refers to the elephant coiling its trunk. (with a coiled trunk/hand, having his trunk/hand entwined)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āveṣṭitakara
āveṣṭitakara - having a coiled/entwined trunk/hand
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āveṣṭita+kara)
  • āveṣṭita – coiled, entwined, wrapped (past participle of √veṣṭ with ā)
    adjective
    past participle
    Derived from root `veṣṭ` with prefix `ā`.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: veṣṭ (class 1)
  • kara – hand; trunk (of an elephant)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with `gajaḥ` and `eṣaḥ`.
पतति (patati) - falls, drops, plunges
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pat
Root: pat (class 1)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this elephant (this (masculine nominative singular))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etas
etas - this (near demonstrative)
Note: Refers to `gajaḥ`.
गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gaja
gaja - elephant
Note: Subject of `patati`.
जलम् (jalam) - water, into the water
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jala
jala - water
Note: Direction of falling.
दन्तहस्ताग्रलाङ्गूलपादवेगेन (dantahastāgralāṅgūlapādavegena) - with the full might of his body parts. (by the force/speed of tusks, trunk-tip, tail, and feet)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dantahastāgralāṅgūlapādavega
dantahastāgralāṅgūlapādavega - force/speed of tusks, trunk-tip, tail, and feet
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (danta+hastāgra+lāṅgūla+pāda+vega)
  • danta – tooth, tusk
    noun (masculine)
  • hastāgra – tip of the trunk (elephant), hand-tip
    noun (neuter)
  • lāṅgūla – tail
    noun (neuter)
  • pāda – foot, leg
    noun (masculine)
  • vega – force, speed, impetuosity
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vij (class 6)
Note: Denotes the means or manner of action.
वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - majestic, mighty (describing the elephant) (powerful, valiant, heroic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat
vīryavat - possessing strength, powerful, valorous, mighty
Possessive adjective from `vīrya`.
Note: Agrees with `gajaḥ` and `eṣaḥ`.