महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-124, verse-23

लेलिहञ्जिह्वया वक्त्रं विद्युच्चपललोलया ।
व्यात्ताननो घोरदृष्टिर्ग्रसन्निव जगद्बलात् ॥२३॥

23. lelihañjihvayā vaktraṁ vidyuccapalalolayā ,
vyāttānano ghoradṛṣṭirgrasanniva jagadbalāt.

23. lelihan jihvayā vaktram vidyutcapalololayā
vyāttānanaḥ ghoradṛṣṭiḥ grasan iva jagat balāt

23. Licking his mouth with his tongue, which was flickering restlessly like lightning, he had a wide-open mouth and a terrifying gaze, as if forcefully devouring the world.

Words meanings summery:

• लेलिहन् (lelihan) - licking (frequently/intensely)

• जिह्वया (jihvayā) - with the tongue

• वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - mouth

• विद्युत्चपलोलोलया (vidyutcapalololayā) - flickering restlessly like lightning

• व्यात्ताननः (vyāttānanaḥ) - having a wide open mouth

• घोरदृष्टिः (ghoradṛṣṭiḥ) - having a terrifying gaze

• ग्रसन् (grasan) - devouring, swallowing

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

Words meanings and morphology

लेलिहन् (lelihan) - licking (frequently/intensely)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lelihat

lelihat - licking, flickering (intensive)

Present Active Participle (Intensive)

Intensive form of √lih, formed with reduplication and -at suffix

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Refers to the subject of the verse.

जिह्वया (jihvayā) - with the tongue

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jihvā

jihvā - tongue

वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - mouth, face

Note: Object of 'lelihan'.

विद्युत्चपलोलोलया (vidyutcapalololayā) - flickering restlessly like lightning

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidyutcapalalola

vidyutcapalalola - flickering or restless like lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+capala+lola)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• capala – flickering, restless, unsteady
  adjective
• lola – trembling, shaking, restless, flickering
  adjective

Note: Adjective for 'jihvayā'.

व्यात्ताननः (vyāttānanaḥ) - having a wide open mouth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāttānana

vyāttānana - having a wide open mouth, open-mouthed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyātta+ānana)

• vyātta – opened wide, gaping
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √ā + tan with prefix vi
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ānana – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject.

घोरदृष्टिः (ghoradṛṣṭiḥ) - having a terrifying gaze

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghoradṛṣṭi

ghoradṛṣṭi - having a terrifying or dreadful gaze

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+dṛṣṭi)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective
• dṛṣṭi – sight, gaze, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject.

ग्रसन् (grasan) - devouring, swallowing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grasat

grasat - devouring, swallowing

Present Active Participle

Derived from √gras (to eat, devour)

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'grasan'.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power

Note: Used adverbially.