महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-54, verse-16

भीषणं बद्धनिस्त्रिंशं बाणकार्मुकधारिणम् ।
तस्याधः स्रोतसोऽपश्यद्वारि भूरि द्विजोत्तमः ॥१६॥

16. bhīṣaṇaṁ baddhanistriṁśaṁ bāṇakārmukadhāriṇam ,
tasyādhaḥ srotaso'paśyadvāri bhūri dvijottamaḥ.

16. bhīṣaṇam baddhanistriṃśam bāṇakārmukadhāriṇam
tasya adhaḥ srotasaḥ apaśyat vāri bhūri dvijottamaḥ

16. dvijottamaḥ bhīṣaṇam baddhanistriṃśam bāṇakārmukadhāriṇam
tasya adhaḥ srotasaḥ bhūri vāri apaśyat

16. The best of the twice-born (Uttanka) saw [him] terrifying, with a sword fastened, and holding a bow and arrow. Below him, he saw abundant water from a spring.

Words meanings summery:

• भीषणम् (bhīṣaṇam) - terrifying (terrifying, dreadful, formidable)

• बद्धनिस्त्रिंशम् (baddhanistriṁśam) - with a sword fastened (with a fastened sword, wearing a sword)

• बाणकार्मुकधारिणम् (bāṇakārmukadhāriṇam) - holding a bow and arrow (holding arrows and a bow, armed with a bow and arrow)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (the mātaṅga) (of him, his)

• अधः (adhaḥ) - below him (below, down, underneath)

• स्रोतसः (srotasaḥ) - from a spring (from a stream, from a current, from a spring)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

• वारि (vāri) - water

• भूरि (bhūri) - abundant (abundant, much, many)

• द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - the best of the twice-born (Uttanka) (best of the twice-born (Brahmins))

Words meanings and morphology

भीषणम् (bhīṣaṇam) - terrifying (terrifying, dreadful, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣaṇa

bhīṣaṇa - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

present active participle (from causal of bhī)

From causal of root bhī (to fear) + suffix -ana.

Root: bhī (class 3)

बद्धनिस्त्रिंशम् (baddhanistriṁśam) - with a sword fastened (with a fastened sword, wearing a sword)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of baddhanistriṃśa

baddhanistriṁśa - having a sword fastened/worn

Compound of baddha (fastened) + nistriṃśa (sword).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (baddha+nistriṃśa)

• baddha – bound, tied, fastened, held
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root bandh (to bind) + suffix -ta.
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• nistriṃśa – a sword (literally 'twenty-nine', perhaps referring to its length in fingers)
  noun (masculine)

बाणकार्मुकधारिणम् (bāṇakārmukadhāriṇam) - holding a bow and arrow (holding arrows and a bow, armed with a bow and arrow)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇakārmukadhārin

bāṇakārmukadhārin - holding a bow and arrows

agent noun/adjective

Compound: bāṇa (arrow) + kārmuka (bow) + dhārin (bearer/holder).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bāṇa+kārmuka+dhārin)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• kārmuka – bow
  noun (neuter)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent suffix -in
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear) + suffix -in.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mātaṅgam.

तस्य (tasya) - of him (the mātaṅga) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the mātaṅga.

अधः (adhaḥ) - below him (below, down, underneath)

(indeclinable)

स्रोतसः (srotasaḥ) - from a spring (from a stream, from a current, from a spring)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of srotas

srotas - stream, current, spring, river

From root sru (to flow) + suffix -tas.

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: The water is coming from the spring.

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect indicative (laṅ) of paś

imperfect active indicative

Augment 'a-' + root paśya (stem of dṛś/paś) + imperfect endings.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

Note: Object of apaśyat.

भूरि (bhūri) - abundant (abundant, much, many)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūri

bhūri - abundant, much, many, great

Note: Agrees with vāri.

द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - the best of the twice-born (Uttanka) (best of the twice-born (Brahmins))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born (Brahmins), a principal Brahmin

Compound: dvija (twice-born) + uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya; or bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from dvi (two) + jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of ud/ut.

Note: Subject of apaśyat.