महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-153, verse-24

तं च भीमं महात्मानं तस्यास्तीरे व्यवस्थितम् ।
ददृशुर्निहतांश्चैव यक्षान्सुविपुलेक्षणान् ॥२४॥

24. taṁ ca bhīmaṁ mahātmānaṁ tasyāstīre vyavasthitam ,
dadṛśurnihatāṁścaiva yakṣānsuvipulekṣaṇān.

24. tam ca bhīmam mahātmānam tasyāḥ tīre vyavasthitam
dadṛśuḥ nihatān ca eva yakṣān suvipulekṣaṇān

24. They also saw the great-souled (ātman) Bhīma positioned on the bank of that (lake), and they saw the slain Yakṣas, who had very wide eyes.

24. הם ראו גם את בְּהִימַה האציל עומד על שפתה, ואת היַקְשַׁה הרבים בעלי העיניים הגדולות שוכבים הרוגים.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - Referring to Bhīma, who is depicted as a person of great spirit and strength. (the great-souled one, the magnanimous one)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - referring to Nalinī, the lotus lake. (of her, of that)

• तीरे (tīre) - on the bank of the Nalinī lake. (on the bank, on the shore)

• व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - Bhīma was found positioned or situated on the bank. (situated, positioned, standing, remaining)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• निहतान् (nihatān) - The Yakṣas were found slain. (slain, killed, struck down)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• यक्षान् (yakṣān) - A class of nature-spirits, often associated with Kubera, god of wealth. They were apparently slain by Bhīma. (Yakṣas)

• सुविपुलेक्षणान् (suvipulekṣaṇān) - with very wide eyes, having very large eyes

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers), terrible, formidable

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - Referring to Bhīma, who is depicted as a person of great spirit and strength. (the great-souled one, the magnanimous one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
  A prefixal form of `mahat` (great).
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - referring to Nalinī, the lotus lake. (of her, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

तीरे (tīre) - on the bank of the Nalinī lake. (on the bank, on the shore)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - bank, shore, edge, brim

व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - Bhīma was found positioned or situated on the bank. (situated, positioned, standing, remaining)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - situated, placed, arranged, determined, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand) with prefixes `vi-` and `ava-`.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निहतान् (nihatān) - The Yakṣas were found slain. (slain, killed, struck down)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √han (to strike, kill) with the prefix `ni-` (down).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

यक्षान् (yakṣān) - A class of nature-spirits, often associated with Kubera, god of wealth. They were apparently slain by Bhīma. (Yakṣas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - Yakṣa (a class of demigods or nature spirits, attendants of Kubera), a kind of ghost or goblin

सुविपुलेक्षणान् (suvipulekṣaṇān) - with very wide eyes, having very large eyes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suvipulekṣaṇa

suvipulekṣaṇa - having very wide or large eyes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+vipula+īkṣaṇa)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  An adverbial or prefixial particle indicating excellence or intensity.
• vipula – vast, extensive, large, broad
  adjective (masculine)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root √īkṣ (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

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