महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-8

श्रुत्वाश्वशिरसो मूर्तिं देवस्य हरिमेधसः ।
उत्पन्नसंशयो राजा तमेव समचोदयत् ॥८॥

8. śrutvāśvaśiraso mūrtiṁ devasya harimedhasaḥ ,
utpannasaṁśayo rājā tameva samacodayat.

8. śrutvā aśvaśirasaḥ mūrtim devasya harimedhasaḥ
utpannasaṃśayaḥ rājā tam eva samacodayat

8. Having heard about the form (mūrti) of the deity Hari, who possesses a horse's head (Aśvaśiras), King Yudhiṣṭhira, with a doubt having arisen, questioned that very (Vyāsa).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• अश्वशिरसः (aśvaśirasaḥ) - of the deity with a horse's head (of the horse-headed one)

• मूर्तिम् (mūrtim) - form (mūrti) (form, embodiment, image)

• देवस्य (devasya) - of the god, of the deity

• हरिमेधसः (harimedhasaḥ) - of Hari (Viṣṇu) (of Hari, of Viṣṇu)

• उत्पन्नसंशयः (utpannasaṁśayaḥ) - one in whom doubt has arisen (having doubt arisen, doubtful)

• राजा (rājā) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)

• तम् (tam) - him (Vyāsa) (him, that)

• एव (eva) - very (emphatic) (only, just, indeed (emphatic particle))

• समचोदयत् (samacodayat) - he questioned (he questioned, he urged, he instigated)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from śru

Root: śru (class 5)

अश्वशिरसः (aśvaśirasaḥ) - of the deity with a horse's head (of the horse-headed one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aśvaśiras

aśvaśiras - horse-headed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśva+śiras)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'devasya' and refers to a form of Hari.

मूर्तिम् (mūrtim) - form (mūrti) (form, embodiment, image)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mūrti

mūrti - form, shape, embodiment

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

देवस्य (devasya) - of the god, of the deity

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: Qualifies 'harimedhasaḥ'.

हरिमेधसः (harimedhasaḥ) - of Hari (Viṣṇu) (of Hari, of Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of harimedhas

harimedhas - name of Viṣṇu (Hari)

Note: Refers to the deity Hari/Viṣṇu.

उत्पन्नसंशयः (utpannasaṁśayaḥ) - one in whom doubt has arisen (having doubt arisen, doubtful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpannasaṃśaya

utpannasaṁśaya - one in whom doubt has arisen

Compound type : bahuvrihi (utpanna+saṃśaya)

• utpanna – arisen, produced, born
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ud + pad
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

Note: Subject of 'samacodayat'. Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

तम् (tam) - him (Vyāsa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to Vyāsa.

एव (eva) - very (emphatic) (only, just, indeed (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tam'.

समचोदयत् (samacodayat) - he questioned (he questioned, he urged, he instigated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of cud

causative of cud

Prefix: sam

Root: cud (class 10)