महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-144, verse-4

आलम्बमाना सहितावूरू गजकरोपमौ ।
पपात सहसा भूमौ वेपन्ती कदली यथा ॥४॥

4. ālambamānā sahitāvūrū gajakaropamau ,
papāta sahasā bhūmau vepantī kadalī yathā.

4. ālambamānā sahitau ūrū gajakaropamau
papāta sahasā bhūmau vepantī kadalī yathā

4. Holding her joined thighs, which resembled elephant trunks, she suddenly fell to the ground, trembling like a plantain tree.

Words meanings summery:

• आलम्बमाना (ālambamānā) - holding, supporting, leaning upon

• सहितौ (sahitau) - joined, accompanied, endowed with

• ऊरू (ūrū) - thighs

• गजकरोपमौ (gajakaropamau) - resembling elephant-trunks

• पपात (papāta) - fell down

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, quickly

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• वेपन्ती (vepantī) - trembling, shaking

• कदली (kadalī) - plantain tree, banana tree

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

आलम्बमाना (ālambamānā) - holding, supporting, leaning upon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ālambamāna

ālambamāna - holding, supporting, leaning upon

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root √lamb (to hang, to cling to) with prefix ā- and present middle participle suffix -māna. Feminine form.

Prefix: ā

Root: √lamb (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (Draupadi).

सहितौ (sahitau) - joined, accompanied, endowed with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sahita

sahita - joined, accompanied, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √dhā (to place, hold) with prefix sa- and kta pratyaya (past passive participle). Here `sahita` means 'joined'.

Prefix: sa

Root: √dhā (class 3)

Note: Adjective for `ūrū`.

ऊरू (ūrū) - thighs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ūru

ūru - thigh

गजकरोपमौ (gajakaropamau) - resembling elephant-trunks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gajakaropama

gajakaropama - resembling elephant-trunks, elephant-trunk-like

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gajakara+upama)

• gajakara – elephant's trunk
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: gaja + kara (elephant's hand/trunk).
• upama – resemblance, simile, comparison, like
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for `ūrū`.

पपात (papāta) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √pat

Perfect tense form.

Root: √pat (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, quickly

(indeclinable)

Often instrumental of `sahas` (force, power), used adverbially.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

वेपन्ती (vepantī) - trembling, shaking

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vepant

vepant - trembling, shaking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √vep (to tremble) with present active participle suffix -at. Feminine form.

Root: √vep (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (Draupadi).

कदली (kadalī) - plantain tree, banana tree

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadalī

kadalī - plantain tree, banana tree

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)