महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-136, verse-10

धनुषाक्षस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा मेधाविनमनामयम् ।
निमित्तमस्य महिषैर्भेदयामास वीर्यवान् ॥१०॥

10. dhanuṣākṣastu taṁ dṛṣṭvā medhāvinamanāmayam ,
nimittamasya mahiṣairbhedayāmāsa vīryavān.

10. dhanuṣākṣaḥ tu tam dṛṣṭvā medhāvinam anāmayam
nimittam asya mahiṣaiḥ bhedayāmāsa vīryavān

10. But the powerful Dhanuṣākṣa, seeing Medhāvī unharmed, caused his protective sign to be destroyed by buffaloes.

Words meanings summery:

• धनुषाक्षः (dhanuṣākṣaḥ) - the powerful being named Dhanuṣākṣa (Dhanuṣākṣa)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तम् (tam) - Medhāvī (him, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• मेधाविनम् (medhāvinam) - the intelligent sage Medhāvī (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - Medhāvī, who was free from harm despite the curse (unharmed, healthy, free from sickness)

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - Medhāvī's protective sign or charm (which prevented the curse) (sign, omen, cause, mark)

• अस्य (asya) - of Medhāvī (of him, his)

• महिषैः (mahiṣaiḥ) - by buffaloes

• भेदयामास (bhedayāmāsa) - caused to be broken/destroyed, had broken/destroyed

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful Dhanuṣākṣa (powerful, valorous, strong)

Words meanings and morphology

धनुषाक्षः (dhanuṣākṣaḥ) - the powerful being named Dhanuṣākṣa (Dhanuṣākṣa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣākṣa

dhanuṣākṣa - one whose eyes are like a bow, a proper name

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhanus+akṣa)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrast or a new action.

तम् (tam) - Medhāvī (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Object of the absolutive 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Connects the act of seeing with the main action of Dhanuṣākṣa.

मेधाविनम् (medhāvinam) - the intelligent sage Medhāvī (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious, clever, learned

Formed with suffix -vin from medhā (intelligence).

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Medhāvī).

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - Medhāvī, who was free from harm despite the curse (unharmed, healthy, free from sickness)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - unharmed, healthy, free from sickness, well

Negative compound (na āmaya).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+āmaya)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• āmaya – sickness, disease, affliction
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' and 'medhāvinam'.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - Medhāvī's protective sign or charm (which prevented the curse) (sign, omen, cause, mark)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - sign, omen, cause, mark, target, means

Root: mī (class 4)

Note: Object of the causative verb 'bhedayāmāsa'.

अस्य (asya) - of Medhāvī (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Medhāvī, indicating possession of the 'nimitta'.

महिषैः (mahiṣaiḥ) - by buffaloes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, great, powerful (as an adjective)

Root: mah

Note: The agent by which the 'nimitta' was destroyed.

भेदयामास (bhedayāmāsa) - caused to be broken/destroyed, had broken/destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Perfect (liṭ) of bhid

Causative Perfect

3rd person singular Perfect of the causative stem of √bhid (bhedaya).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: The main action performed by Dhanuṣākṣa.

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful Dhanuṣākṣa (powerful, valorous, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, valorous, strong, heroic, energetic

Formed with suffix -vat from vīrya (power, strength).

Note: Qualifies 'dhanuṣākṣaḥ'.