महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-58, verse-23

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यो नो नेता यो युधां नः प्रणेता यथा वज्री दानवशत्रुरेकः ।
तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी संहतभ्रूर्महात्मा सिंहस्कन्धो यश्च सदात्यमर्षी ॥२३॥

23. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
yo no netā yo yudhāṁ naḥ praṇetā; yathā vajrī dānavaśatrurekaḥ ,
tiryakprekṣī saṁhatabhrūrmahātmā; siṁhaskandho yaśca sadātyamarṣī.

23. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca yaḥ naḥ netā yaḥ yudhām
naḥ praṇetā yathā vajrī dānavaśatruḥ
ekaḥ tiryakprekṣī saṃhatabhrūḥ mahātmā
siṃhaskandhaḥ yaḥ ca sadā atyamarṣī

23. Yudhiṣṭhira said: "He who is our leader, who is our chief guide in battles, just as the one Vajra-wielder (Indra) is the foe of the Dānavas—that great-souled one who glances sidelong, whose brows are furrowed, who has shoulders like a lion, and who is always exceedingly wrathful (or intolerant of wrong)."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

• नेता (netā) - leader, guide

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• युधाम् (yudhām) - of battles, of wars

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

• प्रणेता (praṇetā) - chief guide in battles (chief leader, guide, instructor)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• वज्री (vajrī) - the thunderbolt-wielder, Indra

• दानवशत्रुः (dānavaśatruḥ) - enemy of Dānavas (demons)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, sole, unique

• तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी (tiryakprekṣī) - one who casts a sidelong glance

• संहतभ्रूः (saṁhatabhrūḥ) - with knitted eyebrows, frowning

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one (Bhīma) (great-souled, noble-minded)

• सिंहस्कन्धः (siṁhaskandhaḥ) - lion-shouldered, having shoulders like a lion

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

• अत्यमर्षी (atyamarṣī) - exceedingly intolerant, very wrathful

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of vac

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

enclitic form of asmad

Note: Here in genitive sense 'our'.

नेता (netā) - leader, guide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of netṛ

netṛ - leader, guide

agent noun from √nī

nominative singular of netṛ

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

युधाम् (yudhām) - of battles, of wars

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yudh

yudh - battle, war

genitive plural of yudh (feminine)

Root: yudh (class 4)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

enclitic form of asmad

Note: Here in genitive sense 'our'.

प्रणेता (praṇetā) - chief guide in battles (chief leader, guide, instructor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇetṛ

praṇetṛ - chief leader, guide

agent noun from √nī with `pra`

nominative singular of praṇetṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

particle

वज्री (vajrī) - the thunderbolt-wielder, Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajrin

vajrin - bearer of the thunderbolt, Indra

nominative singular of vajrin

Note: Epithet for Indra.

दानवशत्रुः (dānavaśatruḥ) - enemy of Dānavas (demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānavaśatru

dānavaśatru - enemy of Dānavas (demons)

nominative singular

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dānava+śatru)

• dānava – a Dānava (class of demons)
  noun (masculine)
• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śad

Note: Refers to Indra.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, sole, unique

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies vajrī and dānavaśatruḥ.

तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी (tiryakprekṣī) - one who casts a sidelong glance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiryakprekṣin

tiryakprekṣin - casting a sidelong glance, looking askance

agent noun from √īkṣ with `tiryac` and `pra`

nominative singular of tiryakprekṣin

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (tiryac+prekṣin)

• tiryac – crosswise, horizontal, sideways
  adjective/indeclinable
• prekṣin – looking, seeing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/present active participle
  from `pra` + √`īkṣ` (to see)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

संहतभ्रूः (saṁhatabhrūḥ) - with knitted eyebrows, frowning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhatabhrū

saṁhatabhrū - with knitted eyebrows, frowning

nominative singular of saṃhatabhrū

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃhata+bhrū)

• saṃhata – collected, compressed, drawn together
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Past Passive Participle of √han with `sam`
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)
• bhrū – eyebrow
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one (Bhīma) (great-souled, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, a great being (ātman)

nominative singular of mahātman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  feminine stem of mahat
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

सिंहस्कन्धः (siṁhaskandhaḥ) - lion-shouldered, having shoulders like a lion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃhaskandha

siṁhaskandha - lion-shouldered

nominative singular of siṃhaskandha

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+skandha)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hiṃs
• skandha – shoulder, trunk
  noun (masculine)
  Root: skand (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

particle

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

adverb

अत्यमर्षी (atyamarṣī) - exceedingly intolerant, very wrathful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyamarṣin

atyamarṣin - exceedingly intolerant, very wrathful

nominative singular of atyamarṣin

Compound type : avyayībhāva (or karmadhāraya) (ati+amarṣin)

• ati – over, exceedingly
  indeclinable
  prefix/adverb
• amarṣin – intolerant, impatient, wrathful
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from `a` (not) + √`mṛṣ` (to bear)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhīma.