महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-56, verse-6

कथं नागायुतप्राणो बाहुशाली वृकोदरः ।
परिक्लिश्यन्नपि क्रोधं धृतवान्वै द्विजोत्तम ॥६॥

6. kathaṁ nāgāyutaprāṇo bāhuśālī vṛkodaraḥ ,
parikliśyannapi krodhaṁ dhṛtavānvai dvijottama.

6. katham nāgāyutaprāṇaḥ bāhuśālī vṛkodaraḥ
parikliśyan api krodham dhṛtavān vai dvijottama

6. O best of Brahmins, how did Vṛkodara (Bhīma), who had the strength of ten thousand elephants and was mighty-armed, restrain his anger even when he was greatly tormented?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how is it that (how, in what manner)

• नागायुतप्राणः (nāgāyutaprāṇaḥ) - possessing the immense strength of ten thousand elephants (having the strength of ten thousand elephants)

• बाहुशाली (bāhuśālī) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma) (wolf-bellied, a name of Bhīma)

• परिक्लिश्यन् (parikliśyan) - even when tormented (being tormented, suffering greatly)

• अपि (api) - even, although (even, also, although)

• क्रोधम् (krodham) - his anger (anger, wrath)

• धृतवान् (dhṛtavān) - he restrained (he held, he restrained)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of Brahmins (vocative address to the narrator) (O best of Brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how is it that (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

नागायुतप्राणः (nāgāyutaprāṇaḥ) - possessing the immense strength of ten thousand elephants (having the strength of ten thousand elephants)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgāyutaprāṇa

nāgāyutaprāṇa - one whose vital breath/strength is that of ten thousand elephants

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nāga+ayuta+prāṇa)

• nāga – serpent, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• ayuta – ten thousand
  noun (neuter)
• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air, strength
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root an with pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)

बाहुशाली (bāhuśālī) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāhuśālin

bāhuśālin - having strong arms, mighty-armed

possessive suffix -in

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāhu+śālin)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix denoting possession

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma) (wolf-bellied, a name of Bhīma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied (epithet of Bhīma, referring to his enormous hunger)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

परिक्लिश्यन् (parikliśyan) - even when tormented (being tormented, suffering greatly)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parikliśyat

parikliśyat - being greatly afflicted/tormented

present active participle

from root kliś with pari

Prefix: pari

Root: kliś (class 9)

अपि (api) - even, although (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

क्रोधम् (krodham) - his anger (anger, wrath)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

action noun

from root krudh

Root: krudh (class 4)

धृतवान् (dhṛtavān) - he restrained (he held, he restrained)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtavat

dhṛtavat - having held, having supported, having restrained

perfect active participle

from root dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of Brahmins (vocative address to the narrator) (O best of Brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; also bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)