महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-3, verse-13

अष्टपादं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं सूचीभिरिव संवृतम् ।
रोमभिः संनिरुद्धाङ्गमलर्कं नाम नामतः ॥१३॥

13. aṣṭapādaṁ tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭraṁ sūcībhiriva saṁvṛtam ,
romabhiḥ saṁniruddhāṅgamalarkaṁ nāma nāmataḥ.

13. aṣṭapādam tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭram sūcībhiḥ iva saṃvṛtam
romabhiḥ saṃniruddhāṅgam alarkam nāma nāmataḥ

13. aṣṭapādam tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭram sūcībhiḥ iva saṃvṛtam
romabhiḥ saṃniruddhāṅgam alarkam nāma nāmataḥ

13. It was eight-legged, with sharp fangs, and appeared as if covered with needles. Its limbs were fully covered by hairs, and its name was Alarka.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टपादम् (aṣṭapādam) - eight-legged

• तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रम् (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭram) - sharp-fanged

• सूचीभिः (sūcībhiḥ) - by needles, with needles

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

• रोमभिः (romabhiḥ) - by hairs, with hairs

• संनिरुद्धाङ्गम् (saṁniruddhāṅgam) - whose limbs were fully covered (whose limbs are obstructed/covered)

• अलर्कम् (alarkam) - Alarka (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed)

• नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name (by name, from the name)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टपादम् (aṣṭapādam) - eight-legged

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṣṭapāda

aṣṭapāda - eight-footed, having eight legs

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭan+pāda)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛmim' (implicit) and 'alarkam'

तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रम् (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭram) - sharp-fanged

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra

tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭra - sharp-fanged

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+daṃṣṭrā)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen
  adjective (masculine)
• daṃṣṭrā – fang, tusk
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛmim' (implicit) and 'alarkam'

सूचीभिः (sūcībhiḥ) - by needles, with needles

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sūcī

sūcī - needle, point

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, enveloped, concealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root `vṛ` (to cover) with prefix `sam`

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛmim' (implicit) and 'alarkam'

रोमभिः (romabhiḥ) - by hairs, with hairs

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of roman

roman - hair

संनिरुद्धाङ्गम् (saṁniruddhāṅgam) - whose limbs were fully covered (whose limbs are obstructed/covered)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃniruddhāṅga

saṁniruddhāṅga - whose limbs are obstructed/covered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃniruddha+aṅga)

• saṃniruddha – obstructed, restrained, covered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `rudh` with prefixes `sam` and `ni`
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: rudh (class 7)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛmim' (implicit) and 'alarkam'

अलर्कम् (alarkam) - Alarka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of alarka

alarka - Alarka (name of a worm/dog/plant)

Note: Refers to the worm

नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name (by name, from the name)

(indeclinable)

Ablative case form (or suffix -tas), often used adverbially

Note: Functions adverbially here