महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-149, verse-3

भ्रातुः प्रियमभीप्सन्वै चकार सुमहद्वपुः ।
देहस्तस्य ततोऽतीव वर्धत्यायामविस्तरैः ॥३॥

3. bhrātuḥ priyamabhīpsanvai cakāra sumahadvapuḥ ,
dehastasya tato'tīva vardhatyāyāmavistaraiḥ.

3. bhrātuḥ priyam abhīpsan vai cakāra sumahat vapuḥ
| dehaḥ tasya tataḥ atīva vardhati āyāmavistaraiḥ

3. Desiring to please his brother, he indeed assumed a very great body. Then, his body grew exceedingly with increasing length and breadth.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his (Bhīma's) brother (Hanumān, as both are sons of Vāyu) (of the brother, for the brother)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - what is pleasing (to Bhīma) (dear, beloved, agreeable, what is pleasing)

• अभीप्सन् (abhīpsan) - desiring, wishing, intending to obtain

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• चकार (cakāra) - he assumed (a form) (he did, he made, he created, he assumed)

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Hanumān's) (his, of him, of that)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, greatly

• वर्धति (vardhati) - grows, increases, prospers

• आयामविस्तरैः (āyāmavistaraiḥ) - by length and breadth, in terms of extent and width

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his (Bhīma's) brother (Hanumān, as both are sons of Vāyu) (of the brother, for the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

प्रियम् (priyam) - what is pleasing (to Bhīma) (dear, beloved, agreeable, what is pleasing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Note: Object of 'abhīpsan'.

अभीप्सन् (abhīpsan) - desiring, wishing, intending to obtain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhīpsant

īps - to wish, to desire

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Root 'āp' (to obtain) in desiderative (īps), with upasarga 'abhi-'. Present active participle, nominative singular masculine.

Prefix: abhi

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Hanumān).

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

चकार (cakāra) - he assumed (a form) (he did, he made, he created, he assumed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Active

Root 'kṛ', Perfect 3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Hanumān.

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, mighty

Compound of 'su-' (very) and 'mahat' (great). Nominative/accusative neuter singular.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix/intensifier
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vapuḥ'.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure

Note: Object of 'cakāra'.

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Note: Subject of 'vardhati'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (Hanumān's) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun, genitive singular masculine/neuter

Note: Agrees with 'dehaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, greatly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'vardhati'.

वर्धति (vardhati) - grows, increases, prospers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛdh

Present Active

Root 'vṛdh', Present 3rd person singular

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

आयामविस्तरैः (āyāmavistaraiḥ) - by length and breadth, in terms of extent and width

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āyāmavistara

āyāmavistara - length and breadth, extent and width

Compound noun, instrumental plural masculine

Compound type : dvandva (āyāma+vistara)

• āyāma – length, extension, stretching
  noun (masculine)
• vistara – breadth, width, expansion
  noun (masculine)