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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-136, verse-8

विकुर्वाणो मुनीनां तु चरमाणो महीमिमाम् ।
आससाद महावीर्यं धनुषाक्षं मनीषिणम् ॥८॥
8. vikurvāṇo munīnāṁ tu caramāṇo mahīmimām ,
āsasāda mahāvīryaṁ dhanuṣākṣaṁ manīṣiṇam.
8. vikurvāṇaḥ munīnām tu caramāṇaḥ mahīm imām
āsasāda mahāvīryam dhanuṣākṣam manīṣiṇam
8. But while misbehaving towards the sages and roaming this earth, he encountered the greatly powerful and wise Dhanuṣākṣa.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विकुर्वाणः (vikurvāṇaḥ) - misbehaving (towards the sages) (acting wrongly, misbehaving, creating mischief)
  • मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - towards/against the sages (of the sages, among the sages)
  • तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)
  • चरमाणः (caramāṇaḥ) - roaming, wandering (wandering, moving, roaming)
  • महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (earth, ground, land)
  • इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this (feminine accusative singular))
  • आससाद (āsasāda) - he encountered (he encountered, he reached, he obtained)
  • महावीर्यम् (mahāvīryam) - greatly powerful (very powerful, of great valor)
  • धनुषाक्षम् (dhanuṣākṣam) - Dhanuṣākṣa (Dhanuṣākṣa (a proper name))
  • मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - the wise one (wise, intelligent, discerning)

Words meanings and morphology

विकुर्वाणः (vikurvāṇaḥ) - misbehaving (towards the sages) (acting wrongly, misbehaving, creating mischief)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vikurvāṇa
vikurvāṇa - acting wrongly, creating mischief, changing form, transforming
Present Middle Participle
From prefix vi + root √kṛ (to do, make), present participle Ātmanepada. Means 'one who is misbehaving/acting wrongly'.
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8)
मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - towards/against the sages (of the sages, among the sages)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Genitive indicating relation 'of the sages' or 'in respect to the sages'.
तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
चरमाणः (caramāṇaḥ) - roaming, wandering (wandering, moving, roaming)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caramāṇa
caramāṇa - moving, wandering, roaming, behaving
Present Middle Participle
From root √car (to move, wander), present participle Ātmanepada.
Root: car (class 1)
महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (earth, ground, land)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī
mahī - earth, ground, land, a large river
Note: Object of caramāṇaḥ (transitive usage 'wandering over the earth').
इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this (feminine accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, these
Feminine accusative singular form of idam.
Note: Adjective modifying mahīm.
आससाद (āsasāda) - he encountered (he encountered, he reached, he obtained)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āsad
Perfect tense, Parasmaipada
From prefix ā + root √sad (to sit, approach), perfect 3rd singular.
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
महावीर्यम् (mahāvīryam) - greatly powerful (very powerful, of great valor)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya
mahāvīrya - very powerful, of great valor, highly energetic
Compound of mahā (great) + vīrya (power, valor).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vīrya)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • vīrya – power, valor, strength, energy
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vīr
धनुषाक्षम् (dhanuṣākṣam) - Dhanuṣākṣa (Dhanuṣākṣa (a proper name))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣākṣa
dhanuṣākṣa - Name of a person/character (literally 'bow-eyed' or similar, but used as a proper name)
Probably a Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one whose eyes are like a bow' or 'one who sees with a bow' (referring to skill in archery).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanus+akṣa)
  • dhanus – bow
    noun (neuter)
  • akṣa – eye, die (for dice), axle
    noun (masculine)
मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - the wise one (wise, intelligent, discerning)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, intelligent, discerning, thoughtful, a sage
From manīṣā (intellect, wisdom) + in (possessive suffix).
Root: man (class 4)