महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-12, verse-7

बाहू महान्तौ कृत्वा तु तथास्यं च भयानकम् ।
स्थितमावृत्य पन्थानं येन यान्ति कुरूद्वहाः ॥७॥

7. bāhū mahāntau kṛtvā tu tathāsyaṁ ca bhayānakam ,
sthitamāvṛtya panthānaṁ yena yānti kurūdvahāḥ.

7. bāhū mahāntau kṛtvā tu tathā āsyām ca bhayānakam
sthitam āvṛtya panthānam yena yānti kurūdvahāḥ

7. Having made its two arms enormous and its mouth equally terrifying, it stood blocking the path by which the chiefs of the Kurus proceeded.

Words meanings summery:

• बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

• महान्तौ (mahāntau) - great, large, huge (dual)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, also

• आस्याम् (āsyām) - mouth, face

• च (ca) - and

• भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - terrifying, dreadful

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - (the demon) standing (standing, situated, being)

• आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having blocked, having covered, having obstructed

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

• कुरूद्वहाः (kurūdvahāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas and their companions (chiefs of the Kurus, leading Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

Note: Object of kṛtvā.

महान्तौ (mahāntau) - great, large, huge (dual)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Modifies 'bāhū'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root kṛ + ktvā suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, also

(indeclinable)

आस्याम् (āsyām) - mouth, face

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face, jaws

Note: Object of kṛtvā (implied).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'bāhū' and 'āsyam'.

भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - terrifying, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

Derived from bhaya (fear)

Note: Modifies 'āsyam'.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - (the demon) standing (standing, situated, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root sthā + kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the demon (rakṣaḥ).

आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having blocked, having covered, having obstructed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root vṛ + prefix ā + lyap suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Same as in previous verse.

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Object of āvṛtya.

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'panthānam'.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

कुरूद्वहाः (kurūdvahāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas and their companions (chiefs of the Kurus, leading Kurus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurūdvaha

kurūdvaha - chief of the Kurus, leading Kuru, one who elevates the Kurus

Compound of Kuru and udvaha (bearer, leader)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+udvaha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – bearer, carrier, leader, one who elevates
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vah with prefix ud
  Root vah + ud- prefix
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Subject of yānti.