महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-6, verse-2

तं दीनमनसं वीरमधोवदनमातुरम् ।
निःश्वसन्तं यथा नागं पर्यश्रुनयनं तथा ॥२॥

2. taṁ dīnamanasaṁ vīramadhovadanamāturam ,
niḥśvasantaṁ yathā nāgaṁ paryaśrunayanaṁ tathā.

2. taṃ dīnamanasam vīram adhovadanam āturam
niḥśvasantam yathā nāgam paryaśrunayanam tathā

2. taṃ dīnamanasam vīram adhovadanam āturam
niḥśvasantam yathā nāgam paryaśrunayanam tathā

2. Him, the hero, with a dejected mind, face bowed down, agitated, sighing like a serpent, and with tear-filled eyes.

Words meanings summery:

• तं (taṁ) - him, that (person)

• दीनमनसम् (dīnamanasam) - one whose mind is distressed, dejected in mind

• वीरम् (vīram) - hero, brave man

• अधोवदनम् (adhovadanam) - with face downwards, looking down

• आतुरम् (āturam) - distressed, sick, agitated

• निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing, exhaling

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

• नागम् (nāgam) - serpent, snake; elephant

• पर्यश्रुनयनम् (paryaśrunayanam) - with tearful eyes, eyes full of tears

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

Words meanings and morphology

तं (taṁ) - him, that (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दीनमनसम् (dīnamanasam) - one whose mind is distressed, dejected in mind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīnamanas

dīnamanas - distressed in mind, dejected

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīna+manas)

• dīna – distressed, wretched, sad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'dī' (to perish) + kta
  Root: dī (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, spirit
  noun (neuter)

वीरम् (vīram) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

अधोवदनम् (adhovadanam) - with face downwards, looking down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhovadana

adhovadana - face downwards, looking down

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhas+vadana)

• adhas – below, downwards
  indeclinable
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vad (class 1)

आतुरम् (āturam) - distressed, sick, agitated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātura

ātura - distressed, sick, agitated, suffering

निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing, exhaling

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niḥśvasat

niḥśvasat - sighing, breathing out

Present Active Participle

Root 'śvas' with prefix 'nis' + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: nis

Root: śvas (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)

नागम् (nāgam) - serpent, snake; elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake; elephant; a class of mythical serpent-beings

पर्यश्रुनयनम् (paryaśrunayanam) - with tearful eyes, eyes full of tears

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paryaśrunayana

paryaśrunayana - with tearful eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pari+aśru+nayana)

• pari – around, about, full of (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
• aśru – tear
  noun (neuter)
• nayana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)