महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-64, verse-12

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इत्युक्त्वा भीमसेनस्तु कनिष्ठैर्भ्रातृभिर्वृतः ।
मृगमध्ये यथा सिंहो मुहुः परिघमैक्षत ॥१२॥

12. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
ityuktvā bhīmasenastu kaniṣṭhairbhrātṛbhirvṛtaḥ ,
mṛgamadhye yathā siṁho muhuḥ parighamaikṣata.

12. vaiśampāyana uvāca iti uktvā bhīmasenaḥ tu kaniṣṭhaiḥ bhrātṛbhiḥ
vṛtaḥ mṛga madhye yathā siṃhaḥ muhuḥ parigham aikṣata

12. Vaiśampāyana said: "Having spoken thus, Bhimasena, surrounded by his younger brothers, repeatedly gazed at his mace, like a lion amidst deer."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (Bhima)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• कनिष्ठैः (kaniṣṭhaiḥ) - by the youngest

• भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

• मृग (mṛga) - deer, wild animal

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle of, among

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the same way

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

• परिघम् (parigham) - mace, club, iron bar

• ऐक्षत (aikṣata) - he looked, he saw

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana, a sage, a disciple of Vyasa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (Bhima)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena, Bhima, whose army is terrible

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīma+senā)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कनिष्ठैः (kaniṣṭhaiḥ) - by the youngest

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaniṣṭha

kaniṣṭha - youngest, smallest, inferior

भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

मृग (mṛga) - deer, wild animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, beast

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle of, among

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the same way

(indeclinable)

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

परिघम् (parigham) - mace, club, iron bar

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parigha

parigha - mace, club, iron bar for fastening a gate

ऐक्षत (aikṣata) - he looked, he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of īkṣ

Imperfect Middle

Imperfect, 3rd person, singular, middle voice of root īkṣ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)