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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-157, verse-29

केसरीव यथोत्सिक्तः प्रभिन्न इव वारणः ।
व्यपेतभयसंमोहः शैलमभ्यपतद्बली ॥२९॥
29. kesarīva yathotsiktaḥ prabhinna iva vāraṇaḥ ,
vyapetabhayasaṁmohaḥ śailamabhyapatadbalī.
29. kesarī iva yathā utsiktah prabhinnah iva vāraṇaḥ
vyapetabhayasaṃmohaḥ śailam abhi apatat balī
29. Like an enraged lion or an elephant in rut, the powerful one, free from fear and delusion, charged towards the mountain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • केसरी (kesarī) - lion
  • इव (iva) - like, as if
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as
  • उत्सिक्तह् (utsiktah) - enraged, elated, proud
  • प्रभिन्नह् (prabhinnah) - specifically refers to an elephant in rut, where ichor flows from its temples (in rut, broken)
  • इव (iva) - like, as if
  • वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant, defender
  • व्यपेतभयसंमोहः (vyapetabhayasaṁmohaḥ) - free from fear and delusion, having discarded fear and delusion
  • शैलम् (śailam) - mountain
  • अभि (abhi) - towards, to, over
  • अपतत् (apatat) - he rushed (towards) (he fell, he rushed, he flew)
  • बली (balī) - powerful one, strong one

Words meanings and morphology

केसरी (kesarī) - lion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kesarin
kesarin - lion, one having a mane
Root: kesar
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing comparison.
यथा (yathā) - as, just as
(indeclinable)
Adverb/Conjunction.
उत्सिक्तह् (utsiktah) - enraged, elated, proud
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of utsikta
utsikta - elated, proud, arrogant, enraged, swollen
Past Passive Participle
From root sic (to sprinkle, pour) with upasarga ud (up). Used figuratively for 'swollen with pride/rage'.
Prefix: ud
Root: sic (class 6)
प्रभिन्नह् (prabhinnah) - specifically refers to an elephant in rut, where ichor flows from its temples (in rut, broken)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhinna
prabhinna - broken, split, separated, distinguished, in rut (of an elephant)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhid (to split, break) with upasarga pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: bhid (class 7)
Note: Qualifies 'vāraṇaḥ'.
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing comparison.
वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant, defender
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa
vāraṇa - elephant, repeller, defender
From root vṛ (to cover, restrain).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
व्यपेतभयसंमोहः (vyapetabhayasaṁmohaḥ) - free from fear and delusion, having discarded fear and delusion
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyapetabhayasaṃmoha
vyapetabhayasaṁmoha - having fear and delusion removed
Bahuvrīhi compound: vyapeta (removed) + bhaya (fear) + saṃmoha (delusion)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyapeta+bhaya+saṃmoha)
  • vyapeta – gone away, removed, departed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root i (to go) with upasargas vi and apa.
    Prefixes: vi+apa
    Root: i (class 2)
  • bhaya – fear, dread, apprehension
    noun (neuter)
    From root bhī (to fear).
    Root: bhī (class 3)
  • saṃmoha – delusion, confusion, infatuation
    noun (masculine)
    From root muh (to be bewildered) with upasarga sam.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'balī'.
शैलम् (śailam) - mountain
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śaila
śaila - mountain, rock, rocky peak
From śilā (rock).
Note: Object of the verb 'abhyapatat'.
अभि (abhi) - towards, to, over
(indeclinable)
Preposition/upasarga.
Note: Forms part of the verb 'abhyapatat' (abhi + apatat).
अपतत् (apatat) - he rushed (towards) (he fell, he rushed, he flew)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.
From root pat (to fall).
Root: pat (class 1)
बली (balī) - powerful one, strong one
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balin
balin - powerful, strong, mighty
From bala (strength) with suffix -in.