महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-43

न्यवारयत्तौ प्रहसन्कुन्तीपुत्रो वृकोदरः ।
शक्तोऽहं राक्षसस्येति प्रेक्षध्वमिति चाब्रवीत् ॥४३॥

43. nyavārayattau prahasankuntīputro vṛkodaraḥ ,
śakto'haṁ rākṣasasyeti prekṣadhvamiti cābravīt.

43. nyavārayat tau prahasan kuntīputraḥ vṛkodaraḥ śaktaḥ
aham rākṣasasya iti prekṣadhvam iti ca abravīt

43. Laughing, Kuntī's son Vṛkodara (Bhīma) restrained those two, and he said, 'I am capable of dealing with this demon; you all just watch!'

Words meanings summery:

• न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - he restrained (he prevented, he restrained)

• तौ (tau) - those two (Nakula and Sahadeva) (those two)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (laughing, smiling)

• कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - Kuntī's son (Bhīma) (son of Kunti)

• वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma) (having a wolf's belly; a name of Bhīma)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable (able, capable, powerful)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of this demon (of the demon, of the rākṣasa)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing a quote) (thus, so, in this way)

• प्रेक्षध्वम् (prekṣadhvam) - you all watch! (you (plural/dual) watch/behold)

• इति (iti) - thus (ending a quote) (thus, so, in this way)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - he restrained (he prevented, he restrained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ni-ava-vṛ

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, causative stem

Root vṛ (class 9) with causative stem vārayati, plus prefixes ni and ava. Imperfect augment 'a' combines with 'ni' to form 'nya'.

Prefixes: ni+ava

Root: vṛ (class 9)

तौ (tau) - those two (Nakula and Sahadeva) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Direct object of 'restrained'.

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (laughing, smiling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Root has (class 1) + śatṛ suffix, with prefix pra. Masculine nominative singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kuntīputraḥ vṛkodaraḥ.

कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - Kuntī's son (Bhīma) (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuntīputra

kuntīputra - son of Kunti

Compound noun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kuntī+putra)

• kuntī – Kunti (name of the mother of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma) (having a wolf's belly; a name of Bhīma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied; a name of Bhīma

Compound noun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable (able, capable, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, competent

Past Passive Participle

Root śak (class 5) + kta suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used adjectivally; agrees with implied 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun

राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of this demon (of the demon, of the rākṣasa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, goblin, a monstrous being

Note: Dependent on 'śaktaḥ' (capable of).

इति (iti) - thus (introducing a quote) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark quotations.

प्रेक्षध्वम् (prekṣadhvam) - you all watch! (you (plural/dual) watch/behold)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pra-īkṣ

Imperative tense, 2nd person plural, middle voice

Root īkṣ (class 1, ātmanepada) + suffix dhvam, with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Nakula, Sahadeva, and potentially others present.

इति (iti) - thus (ending a quote) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark quotations.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root brū (class 2) with imperfect augment 'a'

Root: brū (class 2)