महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-11, verse-28

एवं तु ब्रुवतस्तस्य मैत्रेयस्य विशां पते ।
ऊरुं गजकराकारं करेणाभिजघान सः ॥२८॥

28. evaṁ tu bruvatastasya maitreyasya viśāṁ pate ,
ūruṁ gajakarākāraṁ kareṇābhijaghāna saḥ.

28. evam tu bruvataḥ tasya maitreyasya viśām pate
ūrum gajakarākāram kareṇa abhijaghāna saḥ

28. While Maitreya was speaking thus, O lord of men, Duryodhana struck his own thigh, which was shaped like an elephant's trunk, with his hand.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

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

• ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - while Maitreya was speaking (of one speaking, while speaking)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that Maitreya (of him, his)

• मैत्रेयस्य (maitreyasya) - of Maitreya

• विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord of people/subjects (addressing King Dhritarashtra) (O lord, O master)

• ऊरुम् (ūrum) - his own thigh (thigh)

• गजकराकारम् (gajakarākāram) - his thigh, which was shaped like an elephant's trunk (having the shape of an elephant's trunk, elephant-trunk-like)

• करेण (kareṇa) - by hand, with the hand

• अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - he struck, he hit

• सः (saḥ) - Duryodhana (implied subject) (he, that one)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - while Maitreya was speaking (of one speaking, while speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, telling, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √brū (to speak, tell)

Root: √brū (class 2)

Note: Used here as a substantive adjective, 'of the one speaking'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that Maitreya (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मैत्रेयस्य (maitreyasya) - of Maitreya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maitreya

maitreya - Maitreya (name of a sage)

विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, mankind

पते (pate) - O lord of people/subjects (addressing King Dhritarashtra) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

ऊरुम् (ūrum) - his own thigh (thigh)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ūru

ūru - thigh

गजकराकारम् (gajakarākāram) - his thigh, which was shaped like an elephant's trunk (having the shape of an elephant's trunk, elephant-trunk-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gajakarākāra

gajakarākāra - having the shape of an elephant's trunk

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gaja+kara+ākāra)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• kara – hand, trunk (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – shape, form, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ūrum'.

करेण (kareṇa) - by hand, with the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, arm

अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - he struck, he hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of √han

Prefix: abhi

Root: √han (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Duryodhana (implied subject) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it