महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-147, verse-17

सावज्ञमथ वामेन स्मयञ्जग्राह पाणिना ।
न चाशकच्चालयितुं भीमः पुच्छं महाकपेः ॥१७॥

17. sāvajñamatha vāmena smayañjagrāha pāṇinā ,
na cāśakaccālayituṁ bhīmaḥ pucchaṁ mahākapeḥ.

17. sāvajñam atha vāmena smayan jagrāha pāṇinā na
ca aśakat cālayitum bhīmaḥ puccham mahākapiḥ

17. Smiling disdainfully, Bhīma then grasped [the tail] with his left hand, but he was unable to move the great monkey's tail.

Words meanings summery:

• सावज्ञम् (sāvajñam) - disdainfully, scornfully

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• वामेन (vāmena) - with the left hand (with the left)

• स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he grasped, he seized

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, but

• अशकत् (aśakat) - he was able

• चालयितुम् (cālayitum) - to move, to stir

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

• पुच्छम् (puccham) - the tail

• महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - of the great monkey

Words meanings and morphology

सावज्ञम् (sāvajñam) - disdainfully, scornfully

(indeclinable)

formed from 'sa' (with) + 'avajñā' (disdain)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+avajñā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• avajñā – disdain, contempt, scorn
  noun (feminine)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

वामेन (vāmena) - with the left hand (with the left)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāma

vāma - left, contrary, beautiful

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇinā'.

स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smi

smi - to smile, to laugh gently

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle (śatṛ) from root smi, masculine nominative singular.

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Describes Bhīma.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he grasped, he seized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, but

(indeclinable)

अशकत् (aśakat) - he was able

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (Luṅ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: The 'a' prefix indicates past tense (aorist).

चालयितुम् (cālayitum) - to move, to stir

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Causative of root 'cal' (to move), with infinitive suffix 'tum'.

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Infinitive form expressing purpose.

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - fearful, terrible; a proper name (one of the Pāṇḍavas)

पुच्छम् (puccham) - the tail

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puccha

puccha - tail

Note: Object of 'cālayitum'.

महाकपिः (mahākapiḥ) - of the great monkey

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahākapi

mahākapi - great monkey

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+kapi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)