महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-148, verse-20

हिमाग्निघोरसदृशो राजा भवति कश्चन ।
लाङ्गलाशनिकल्पो वा भवत्यन्यः परंतप ॥२०॥

20. himāgnighorasadṛśo rājā bhavati kaścana ,
lāṅgalāśanikalpo vā bhavatyanyaḥ paraṁtapa.

20. himāgnighorasādṛśaḥ rājā bhavati kaścana
lāṅgalāśanikalpaḥ vā bhavati anyaḥ parantapa

20. Some king becomes similar to dreadful snow and fire. Or another king, O tormentor of enemies, becomes like a plough or a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

• हिमाग्निघोरसादृशः (himāgnighorasādṛśaḥ) - similar to dreadful snow and fire

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• कश्चन (kaścana) - some, any, a certain one

• लाङ्गलाशनिकल्पः (lāṅgalāśanikalpaḥ) - similar to a plough and a thunderbolt

• वा (vā) - or, either

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

• परन्तप (parantapa) - O tormentor of foes/enemies

Words meanings and morphology

हिमाग्निघोरसादृशः (himāgnighorasādṛśaḥ) - similar to dreadful snow and fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himāgnighorasādṛśa

himāgnighorasādṛśa - similar to dreadful snow and fire

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hima+agni+ghora+sadṛśa)

• hima – snow, ice, winter
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to rājā (king)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

present indicative

third person singular present indicative of root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

कश्चन (kaścana) - some, any, a certain one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - some, any, a certain one

compound of kim (who/what) + cana (a particle of indefiniteness)

Note: Refers to 'rājan'

लाङ्गलाशनिकल्पः (lāṅgalāśanikalpaḥ) - similar to a plough and a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lāṅgalāśanikalpa

lāṅgalāśanikalpa - similar to a plough and a thunderbolt

Compound type : bahuvrihi (lāṅgala+aśani+kalpa)

• lāṅgala – plough
  noun (neuter)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (feminine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, similar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'anyaḥ' (another)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

present indicative

third person singular present indicative of root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

परन्तप (parantapa) - O tormentor of foes/enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of parantapa

parantapa - tormenting foes, conqueror of enemies

compound of para (enemy) + tapa (tormentor)

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+tapa)

• para – enemy, foe, other
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – burning, tormenting, heat
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root tap (to heat, torment)
  Root: tap (class 1)