महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-195, verse-20

सप्तभिर्दिवसैः खात्वा दृष्टो धुन्धुर्महाबलः ।
आसीद्घोरं वपुस्तस्य वालुकान्तर्हितं महत् ।
दीप्यमानं यथा सूर्यस्तेजसा भरतर्षभ ॥२०॥

20. saptabhirdivasaiḥ khātvā dṛṣṭo dhundhurmahābalaḥ ,
āsīdghoraṁ vapustasya vālukāntarhitaṁ mahat ,
dīpyamānaṁ yathā sūryastejasā bharatarṣabha.

20. saptabhiḥ divasaiḥ khātvā dṛṣṭaḥ
dhundhuḥ mahābalaḥ āsīt ghoraṃ vapuḥ
tasya vālukāntarhitaṃ mahat dīpyamānaṃ
yathā sūryaḥ tejasā bharatarṣabha

20. O best of Bharatas, after seven days of digging, the mighty Dhundhu was seen. His formidable and massive body, hidden within the sand, shone with a splendor (tejas) like that of the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven

• दिवसैः (divasaiḥ) - Indicating duration "in the course of seven days". (by days, in days)

• खात्वा (khātvā) - having dug

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, found

• धुन्धुः (dhundhuḥ) - The asura being sought. (Dhundhu)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Refers to Dhundhu. (greatly powerful, mighty)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he/it was

• घोरं (ghoraṁ) - Describes Dhundhu's body. (terrible, formidable, dreadful)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - Refers to Dhundhu's physical form. (body, form)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Dhundhu. (his)

• वालुकान्तर्हितं (vālukāntarhitaṁ) - Describes Dhundhu's body. (hidden by sand, concealed within sand)

• महत् (mahat) - Describes Dhundhu's body. (great, huge, massive)

• दीप्यमानं (dīpyamānaṁ) - Describes Dhundhu's body. (shining, blazing)

• यथा (yathā) - like, as

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor (tejas), by fiery energy

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Vocative address to a Kuru prince (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira or Janamejaya) in the Mahabharata. (O best of Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - by seven

(numeral)

दिवसैः (divasaiḥ) - Indicating duration "in the course of seven days". (by days, in days)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of divasa

divasa - day

खात्वा (khātvā) - having dug

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √khan (to dig) with ktvā suffix.

Root: √khan (class 1)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, found

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, found

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dṛś (to see) with kta suffix.

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

धुन्धुः (dhundhuḥ) - The asura being sought. (Dhundhu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhundhu

dhundhu - Name of an Asura (demon)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Refers to Dhundhu. (greatly powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - mighty, powerful, having great strength

Compound of mahā (great) and bala (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

आसीत् (āsīt) - he/it was

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra)

3rd person singular.

Root: √as (class 2)

Note: Connects to 'vapuḥ' as its predicate.

घोरं (ghoraṁ) - Describes Dhundhu's body. (terrible, formidable, dreadful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, formidable, dreadful, awful

Note: Predicate adjective for 'vapuḥ'.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - Refers to Dhundhu's physical form. (body, form)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure

s-stem noun.

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Dhundhu. (his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, his, its

वालुकान्तर्हितं (vālukāntarhitaṁ) - Describes Dhundhu's body. (hidden by sand, concealed within sand)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vālukāntarhita

vālukāntarhita - hidden by sand, covered by sand

Compound of vālukā (sand, in its stem form) and antarhita (hidden, concealed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vālukā+antarhita)

• vālukā – sand
  noun (feminine)
• antarhita – hidden, concealed, disappeared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dhā (to place) with prefix antar.
  Prefix: antar
  Root: √dhā (class 3)

महत् (mahat) - Describes Dhundhu's body. (great, huge, massive)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, big, massive

Participial stem, used as an adjective.

दीप्यमानं (dīpyamānaṁ) - Describes Dhundhu's body. (shining, blazing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - shining, blazing, glowing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root √dīp (to shine, blaze) with śānac suffix.

Root: √dīp (class 4)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the body.

यथा (yathā) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

Note: Used in a simile.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor (tejas), by fiery energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, glory, power, energy, fiery energy

Note: Indicates the means or quality of shining.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Vocative address to a Kuru prince (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira or Janamejaya) in the Mahabharata. (O best of Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas

Compound of bharata (Bharata, name of a king/lineage) and ṛṣabha (bull, best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of a king, a descendant of Puru; or referring to the people)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)