महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-57, verse-20

शाखास्वासज्य तस्यैव कृष्णाजिनमरिंदम ।
यस्मिंस्ते कुण्डले बद्धे तदा द्विजवरेण वै ॥२०॥

20. śākhāsvāsajya tasyaiva kṛṣṇājinamariṁdama ,
yasmiṁste kuṇḍale baddhe tadā dvijavareṇa vai.

20. śākhāsu āsajya tasya eva kṛṣṇa-ajinam arim-dama
yasmin te kuṇḍale baddhe tadā dvija-vareṇa vai

20. arim-dama,
(saḥ) tasya eva śākhāsu kṛṣṇa-ajinam āsajya,
yasmin te kuṇḍale dvija-vareṇa vai tadā baddhe

20. O subduer of enemies (arim-dama), he hung his black deerskin (kṛṣṇājina) on the branches of that very tree. Indeed, in that deerskin (kṛṣṇājina), those two earrings had been tied by the revered brahmin (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

• शाखासु (śākhāsu) - on the branches

• आसज्य (āsajya) - having hung, having fastened

• तस्य (tasya) - of that tree (of that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• कृष्ण-अजिनम् (kṛṣṇa-ajinam) - black deer skin, black antelope skin

• अरिम्-दम (arim-dama) - O subduer of enemies

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (deerskin) (in which)

• ते (te) - those (two)

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - (two) earrings

• बद्धे (baddhe) - tied, fastened

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• द्विज-वरेण (dvija-vareṇa) - by the best of brahmins

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

शाखासु (śākhāsu) - on the branches

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of śākhā

śākhā - branch, limb

आसज्य (āsajya) - having hung, having fastened

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from verb root sañj with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sañj (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that tree (of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

कृष्ण-अजिनम् (kṛṣṇa-ajinam) - black deer skin, black antelope skin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇājina

kṛṣṇājina - black antelope skin, deer skin (sacred)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+ajina)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• ajina – skin, hide (especially of deer or antelope)
  noun (neuter)

अरिम्-दम (arim-dama) - O subduer of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arimdama

arimdama - subduer of enemies

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dam (class 4)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (deerskin) (in which)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

ते (te) - those (two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - (two) earrings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring

बद्धे (baddhe) - tied, fastened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of baddha

baddha - tied, bound, fastened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root bandh

Root: bandh (class 9)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

द्विज-वरेण (dvija-vareṇa) - by the best of brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dvijavara

dvijavara - best of brahmins, excellent brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+vara)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya), a bird, a tooth
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, boon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)