महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-163, verse-18

निघ्नन्प्रोथेन पृथिवीं विलिखंश्चरणैरपि ।
संमार्जञ्जठरेणोर्वीं विवर्तंश्च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥१८॥

18. nighnanprothena pṛthivīṁ vilikhaṁścaraṇairapi ,
saṁmārjañjaṭhareṇorvīṁ vivartaṁśca muhurmuhuḥ.

18. nighnan prothena pṛthivīm vilikhan ca caraṇaiḥ api
sammārjan jaṭhareṇa urvīm vivartan ca muhurmuhuḥ

18. It was hitting the earth with its snout, scraping it with its feet, rubbing the ground with its belly, and turning around repeatedly.

Words meanings summery:

• निघ्नन् (nighnan) - hitting, striking, slaying

• प्रोथेन (prothena) - with the snout, with the muzzle

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

• विलिखन् (vilikhan) - scraping, digging

• च (ca) - and

• चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - with its feet

• अपि (api) - also, even

• सम्मार्जन् (sammārjan) - rubbing, sweeping, cleaning

• जठरेण (jaṭhareṇa) - with its belly

• उर्वीम् (urvīm) - the earth, the ground

• विवर्तन् (vivartan) - turning, rolling, moving around

• च (ca) - and

• मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

Words meanings and morphology

निघ्नन् (nighnan) - hitting, striking, slaying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nighnan

nighnan - striking, killing, slaying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni. Formed with -at/-ant suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the implied subject (the boor).

प्रोथेन (prothena) - with the snout, with the muzzle

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of protha

protha - snout, muzzle (of an animal), trunk

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

विलिखन् (vilikhan) - scraping, digging

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vilikhan

vilikhan - scraping, digging, scratching

Present Active Participle

Derived from root likh (to scratch, write) with upasarga vi. Formed with -at/-ant suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the implied subject (the boor).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - with its feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, act of moving

Root: car (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'even' or 'too'.

सम्मार्जन् (sammārjan) - rubbing, sweeping, cleaning

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sammārjan

sammārjan - sweeping, rubbing, cleaning

Present Active Participle

Derived from root mṛj (to wipe, clean) with upasarga sam. Formed with -at/-ant suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the implied subject (the boor).

जठरेण (jaṭhareṇa) - with its belly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jaṭhara

jaṭhara - belly, abdomen, stomach

उर्वीम् (urvīm) - the earth, the ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of urvī

urvī - earth, ground, land

विवर्तन् (vivartan) - turning, rolling, moving around

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivartan

vivartan - turning, revolving, rolling, moving about

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, be) with upasarga vi. Formed with -at/-ant suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the implied subject (the boor).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

Reduplicated indeclinable.