महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-27, verse-6

जीर्णं सिंहमिव प्रांशुं नरसिंहं पितामहम् ।
कीर्यमाणं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्दृष्ट्वा मे व्यथितं मनः ॥६॥

6. jīrṇaṁ siṁhamiva prāṁśuṁ narasiṁhaṁ pitāmaham ,
kīryamāṇaṁ śaraistīkṣṇairdṛṣṭvā me vyathitaṁ manaḥ.

6. jīrṇam siṃham iva prāṃśum narasiṃham pitāmaham
kīryamāṇam śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ dṛṣṭvā me vyathitam manaḥ

6. aham dṛṣṭvā jīrṇam siṃham iva prāṃśum narasiṃham pitāmaham tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraiḥ kīryamāṇam,
me manaḥ vyathitam

6. ...(when I saw him) that tall grandfather, the man-lion (Bhishma), resembling an old lion, being overwhelmed by sharp arrows, my mind became distressed.

Words meanings summery:

• जीर्णम् (jīrṇam) - old (like an old lion) (old, worn out, decayed, decrepit)

• सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रांशुम् (prāṁśum) - tall, lofty, high

• नरसिंहम् (narasiṁham) - Bhishma, referred to as a man-lion (man-lion)

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Bhishma, the grandfather (of the Kurus) (grandfather)

• कीर्यमाणम् (kīryamāṇam) - Bhishma, being covered/pierced (by arrows) (being scattered, being covered, being pierced)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, piercing, keen

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• मे (me) - my, to me

• व्यथितम् (vyathitam) - distressed, agitated, troubled

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, intellect

Words meanings and morphology

जीर्णम् (jīrṇam) - old (like an old lion) (old, worn out, decayed, decrepit)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīrṇa

jīrṇa - old, worn out, decayed, digested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jṝ' (to wear out, grow old). Masculine, accusative singular.

Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'siṃham'.

सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

प्रांशुम् (prāṁśum) - tall, lofty, high

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṃśu

prāṁśu - tall, lofty, high

Note: Modifies 'pitāmaham'.

नरसिंहम् (narasiṁham) - Bhishma, referred to as a man-lion (man-lion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of narasiṃha

narasiṁha - man-lion, Nṛsiṃha (Vishnu's avatar)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nara+siṃha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an attribute of 'pitāmaham'.

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Bhishma, the grandfather (of the Kurus) (grandfather)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahma

Note: Used as an attribute of 'enam' from the previous verse.

कीर्यमाणम् (kīryamāṇam) - Bhishma, being covered/pierced (by arrows) (being scattered, being covered, being pierced)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kīryamāṇa

kīryamāṇa - being scattered, being strewn, being covered

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṝ' (to scatter, strew, throw) in the passive voice. Masculine, accusative singular.

Root: kṝ (class 6)

Note: Used as an attribute of 'enam' (him).

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, piercing, keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, severe

Note: Modifies 'śaraiḥ'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Connects with 'apaśyam' from the previous verse, indicating the action 'seeing' is completed, leading to the mental state.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive, 'my'.

व्यथितम् (vyathitam) - distressed, agitated, troubled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyathita

vyathita - distressed, agitated, troubled, trembling

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vyath' (to tremble, be distressed). Neuter, nominative singular.

Root: vyath (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit