महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-157, verse-30

तं मृगेन्द्रमिवायान्तं प्रभिन्नमिव वारणम् ।
ददृशुः सर्वभूतानि बाणखड्गधनुर्धरम् ॥३०॥

30. taṁ mṛgendramivāyāntaṁ prabhinnamiva vāraṇam ,
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni bāṇakhaḍgadhanurdharam.

30. tam mṛgendram iva āyāntam prabhinnam iva vāraṇam
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni bāṇakhaḍgadhanurdharam

30. All beings (sarva-bhūta) saw him as he approached, resembling a king of beasts and an elephant in rut, holding arrows, a sword, and a bow.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• मृगेन्द्रम् (mṛgendram) - king of beasts, lion

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming

• प्रभिन्नम् (prabhinnam) - specifically refers to an elephant in rut (in rut, broken)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वारणम् (vāraṇam) - elephant

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• बाणखड्गधनुर्धरम् (bāṇakhaḍgadhanurdharam) - holding arrows, a sword, and a bow

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

मृगेन्द्रम् (mṛgendram) - king of beasts, lion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛgendra

mṛgendra - king of animals (lion), best of animals

Tatpurusha compound: mṛga (animal/deer) + indra (chief/king)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+indra)

• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 1)
• indra – Indra (chief of the gods), chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ind

Note: Object of comparison for 'tam'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyāt

āyāt - coming, approaching

Present Active Participle

From root yā (to go) with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

प्रभिन्नम् (prabhinnam) - specifically refers to an elephant in rut (in rut, broken)

(adjective)

Accusative, 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)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

वारणम् (vāraṇam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, repeller, defender

From root vṛ (to cover, restrain).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural.

Irregular perfect formation of root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Karmadhāraya compound: sarva (all) + bhūta (being)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'dadṛśuḥ'.

बाणखड्गधनुर्धरम् (bāṇakhaḍgadhanurdharam) - holding arrows, a sword, and a bow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇakhaḍgadhanurdhara

bāṇakhaḍgadhanurdhara - holding or carrying arrows, a sword, and a bow

Bahuvrīhi compound: bāṇa (arrow) + khaḍga (sword) + dhanus (bow) + dhara (holder).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāṇa+khaḍga+dhanus+dhara)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ban
• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
  Root: khaḍg
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhanv (class 1)
• dhara – holder, bearer, wearing, supporting
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear) with suffix -a.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tam'.