महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-141, verse-24

तस्य दन्तसहस्रं तु बभूव शतयोजनम् ।
द्वियोजनशतास्तस्य दंष्ट्राः परमदारुणाः ।
हनुस्तस्याभवद्भूमावेकश्चास्यास्पृशद्दिवम् ॥२४॥

24. tasya dantasahasraṁ tu babhūva śatayojanam ,
dviyojanaśatāstasya daṁṣṭrāḥ paramadāruṇāḥ ,
hanustasyābhavadbhūmāvekaścāsyāspṛśaddivam.

24. tasya dantasahasraṃ tu babhūva
śatayojanam dviyojanaśatāḥ tasya daṃṣṭrāḥ
paramadāruṇāḥ hanuḥ tasya abhavat
bhūmau ekaḥ ca asya aspṛśat divam

24. tasya dantasahasram tu śatayojanam
babhūva tasya daṃṣṭrāḥ dviyojanaśatāḥ
paramadāruṇāḥ tasya ekaḥ hanuḥ
bhūmau abhavat ca asya divam aspṛśat

24. His thousand teeth were a hundred yojanas long. His fangs, two hundred yojanas long, were exceedingly terrible. One of his jaws rested on the ground, and the other touched the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• दन्तसहस्रम् (dantasahasram) - a thousand teeth

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - a hundred yojanas long/wide

• द्वियोजनशताः (dviyojanaśatāḥ) - two hundred yojanas long/wide

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• दंष्ट्राः (daṁṣṭrāḥ) - fangs, tusks

• परमदारुणाः (paramadāruṇāḥ) - exceedingly terrible, extremely dreadful

• हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on earth

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - of his (other jaw) (of him, his)

• अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - touched

• दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दन्तसहस्रम् (dantasahasram) - a thousand teeth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dantasahasra

dantasahasra - a thousand teeth, multitude of teeth

Compound type : tatpurusha (danta+sahasra)

• danta – tooth, ivory
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - a hundred yojanas long/wide

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śatayojana

śatayojana - a hundred yojanas

Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+yojana)

• śata – a hundred
  noun (neuter)
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-10 miles)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective here, agreeing with dantasahasram.

द्वियोजनशताः (dviyojanaśatāḥ) - two hundred yojanas long/wide

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dviyojanaśata

dviyojanaśata - two hundred yojanas (in extent)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+yojana+śata)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• yojana – a measure of distance
  noun (neuter)
• śata – a hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with daṃṣṭrāḥ.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दंष्ट्राः (daṁṣṭrāḥ) - fangs, tusks

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of daṃṣṭrā

daṁṣṭrā - fang, tusk

Derived from √daṃś 'to bite'.

Root: daṃś (class 1)

परमदारुणाः (paramadāruṇāḥ) - exceedingly terrible, extremely dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paramadāruṇa

paramadāruṇa - exceedingly terrible, extremely dreadful

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+dāruṇa)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective

Note: Agrees with daṃṣṭrāḥ.

हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanu

hanu - jaw, chin

Note: Here masculine, referring to one of the two jaws.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil, land

एकः (ekaḥ) - one

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with hanuḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of his (other jaw) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Can also be used to refer to 'of this one'.

अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - touched

(verb)

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

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: The "a" is the augment for past tense.

दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Note: Object of 'touched'.