महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-40

एवमुक्तस्ततो भीमः सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन् ।
स्मयमान इव क्रोधात्साक्षात्कालान्तकोपमः ।
बाहुसंरम्भमेवेच्छन्नभिदुद्राव राक्षसम् ॥४०॥

40. evamuktastato bhīmaḥ sṛkkiṇī parisaṁlihan ,
smayamāna iva krodhātsākṣātkālāntakopamaḥ ,
bāhusaṁrambhamevecchannabhidudrāva rākṣasam.

40. evam uktaḥ tataḥ bhīmaḥ sṛkkiṇī
parisaṃlihan smayamānaḥ iva krodhāt
sākṣāt kāla-antaka-upamaḥ bāhu-saṃrambham
eva icchan abhidudrāva rākṣasam

40. Thus addressed, Bhīma then, repeatedly licking his lips, and as if smiling with rage, appeared like Kālantaka (Yama) himself. Desiring only a close-quarters struggle, he charged towards the rākṣasa.

40. כששמע זאת, בְּהִימַה ליקק את זוויות פיו, כמעט מחייך מרוב זעם, דומה למוות המכלה בעצמו, ורצה רק בקרב זרועות, ורץ אל הָרָאקְשַׁסַה.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - (thus) addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

• सृक्किणी (sṛkkiṇī) - his lips (lips, corners of the mouth (dual))

• परिसंलिहन् (parisaṁlihan) - licking all around, licking repeatedly

• स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - (as if) smiling (smiling, laughing gently)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, due to rage

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, truly (like) (directly, visibly, in person, incarnate)

• काल-अन्तक-उपमः (kāla-antaka-upamaḥ) - comparable to Yama, the ender of time/death

• बाहु-संरम्भम् (bāhu-saṁrambham) - a struggle of arms, arm-to-arm combat, furious embrace of arms

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

• इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring, wishing, wanting

• अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - he rushed towards, he ran to

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - to the rākṣasa, the demon

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - (thus) addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Bhīmaḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सृक्किणी (sṛkkiṇī) - his lips (lips, corners of the mouth (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of sṛkkiṇī

sṛkkiṇī - corner of the mouth, lip

Note: Object of parisaṃlihan.

परिसंलिहन् (parisaṁlihan) - licking all around, licking repeatedly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parisaṃlihat

parisaṁlihat - licking all around, licking repeatedly

Present Active Participle

From pari-sam-√lih

Prefixes: pari+sam

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Modifies Bhīmaḥ.

स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - (as if) smiling (smiling, laughing gently)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayamāna

smayamāna - smiling, laughing gently

Present Middle Participle

From √smi

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Modifies Bhīmaḥ.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, due to rage

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Causal ablative.

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, truly (like) (directly, visibly, in person, incarnate)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the resemblance.

काल-अन्तक-उपमः (kāla-antaka-upamaḥ) - comparable to Yama, the ender of time/death

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālāntakopama

kālāntakopama - comparable to Kālantaka (Yama, the god of death)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla-antaka+upama)

• kāla – time, death, Yama
  noun (masculine)
• antaka – ender, killer, destroyer; Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From √ant
  Root: ant (class 1)
• upama – likeness, comparison; resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies Bhīmaḥ.

बाहु-संरम्भम् (bāhu-saṁrambham) - a struggle of arms, arm-to-arm combat, furious embrace of arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhusaṃrambha

bāhusaṁrambha - furious embrace of arms, arm-to-arm combat, mighty exertion of arms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+saṃrambha)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• saṃrambha – fury, rage, vehemence, vehement attack
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√rabh
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Object of icchan.

एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes bāhusaṃrambham.

इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring, wishing, wanting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing, wanting

Present Active Participle

From √iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies Bhīmaḥ.

अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - he rushed towards, he ran to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of abhidru

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - to the rākṣasa, the demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

Note: Object of abhidudrāva.

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