महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-21

एवं ब्रुवाणस्तं वीरं सिंहो मत्तमिव द्विपम् ।
मर्मस्वभ्यवधीत्क्रुद्धः पादाष्ठीलैः सुदारुणैः ॥२१॥

21. evaṁ bruvāṇastaṁ vīraṁ siṁho mattamiva dvipam ,
marmasvabhyavadhītkruddhaḥ pādāṣṭhīlaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ.

21. evam bruvāṇaḥ tam vīram siṃhaḥ mattam iva dvipam
marmasu abhyavadhīt kruddhaḥ pādāṣṭhīlaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ

21. evam bruvāṇaḥ kruddhaḥ siṃhaḥ mattam dvipam iva tam
vīram marmasu sudāruṇaiḥ pādāṣṭhīlaiḥ abhyavadhīt

21. Speaking thus, the enraged man, like a lion attacking an intoxicated elephant, struck that hero in his vital points with extremely terrible heel strikes.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• ब्रुवाणः (bruvāṇaḥ) - speaking, saying

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• वीरम् (vīram) - hero, brave man

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

• मत्तम् (mattam) - intoxicated, frenzied, furious

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant

• मर्मसु (marmasu) - in the vital points, vulnerable spots

• अभ्यवधीत् (abhyavadhīt) - he struck, he killed

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, furious, angry

• पादाष्ठीलैः (pādāṣṭhīlaiḥ) - with heel-strikes, with kicks (using the heel)

• सुदारुणैः (sudāruṇaiḥ) - with extremely terrible, very cruel

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवाणः (bruvāṇaḥ) - speaking, saying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root brū (to speak) + śānac suffix, used in the masculine nominative singular

Root: brū (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वीरम् (vīram) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty, warrior

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

मत्तम् (mattam) - intoxicated, frenzied, furious

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated, drunk, frenzied, furious, rutting (elephant)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad (to be glad, to be intoxicated) + kta suffix

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with dvipam.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. "drinker twice", referring to trunk and mouth)

मर्मसु (marmasu) - in the vital points, vulnerable spots

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable point, joint

अभ्यवधीत् (abhyavadhīt) - he struck, he killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of √vadh

Aorist

Imperfective aorist, third person singular active voice, from the root √vadh with prefixes abhi and ava

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vadh (class 1)

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, furious, angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root krudh (to be angry) + kta suffix

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the striker).

पादाष्ठीलैः (pādāṣṭhīlaiḥ) - with heel-strikes, with kicks (using the heel)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pādāṣṭhīla

pādāṣṭhīla - heel-strike, kick with the heel

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+aṣṭhīla)

• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• aṣṭhīla – heel, bone
  noun (masculine)

सुदारुणैः (sudāruṇaiḥ) - with extremely terrible, very cruel

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, extremely cruel, exceedingly dreadful

Compound type : pravrddhi-yoga (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent, intensely
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, cruel, dreadful, harsh
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with pādāṣṭhīlaiḥ.