महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-9

निगृह्य तं महाबाहुं ततः स भुजगस्तदा ।
विमुच्यास्य भुजौ पीनाविदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥९॥

9. nigṛhya taṁ mahābāhuṁ tataḥ sa bhujagastadā ,
vimucyāsya bhujau pīnāvidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

9. nigṛhya tam mahābāhum tataḥ sa bhujagaḥ tadā
vimucya asya bhujau pīnau idam vacanam abravīt

9. Then, having seized that mighty-armed one, that serpent at that moment, after releasing his two stout arms, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized, having grasped, having restrained

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - Bhīma, who is mighty-armed (mighty-armed one, one with great arms)

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

• स (sa) - that (serpent) (he, that)

• भुजगः (bhujagaḥ) - serpent, snake

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• विमुच्य (vimucya) - having released, having freed

• अस्य (asya) - his (arms) (his, of him, to him)

• भुजौ (bhujau) - two arms

• पीनौ (pīnau) - stout, thick, well-nourished

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized, having grasped, having restrained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From 'ni' + root 'grah' (to seize, grasp) + 'lyaP' suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - Bhīma, who is mighty-armed (mighty-armed one, one with great arms)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that (serpent) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

भुजगः (bhujagaḥ) - serpent, snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhujaga

bhujaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on its arm/shoulder')

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

विमुच्य (vimucya) - having released, having freed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From 'vi' + root 'muc' (to release, free) + 'lyaP' suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

अस्य (asya) - his (arms) (his, of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he

भुजौ (bhujau) - two arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhuju

bhuju - arm

पीनौ (pīnau) - stout, thick, well-nourished

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pīna

pīna - stout, thick, well-nourished, fat

Note: Agrees with 'bhujau'

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)