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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-9

किरीटिनं गदापाणिं धातुमन्तमिवाचलम् ।
हस्ते गृहीत्वा तां कन्यामथैनं वासवोऽब्रवीत् ॥९॥
9. kirīṭinaṁ gadāpāṇiṁ dhātumantamivācalam ,
haste gṛhītvā tāṁ kanyāmathainaṁ vāsavo'bravīt.
9. kirīṭinam gadāpāṇim dhātūmantam iva acalam haste
gṛhītvā tām kanyām atha enam vāsavaḥ abravīt
9. (Keśin was) wearing a diadem and holding a mace, like a mountain rich in minerals. Vāsava (Indra), having taken that maiden by the hand, then spoke to him.

Words meanings summery:

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  • किरीटिनम् (kirīṭinam) - wearing a diadem (wearing a diadem/crown, crowned)
  • गदापाणिम् (gadāpāṇim) - holding a mace (holding a mace in hand)
  • धातूमन्तम् (dhātūmantam) - rich in minerals (rich in minerals, containing elements)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
  • अचलम् (acalam) - mountain (mountain, immovable)
  • हस्ते (haste) - by the hand (in the hand)
  • गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken (having seized, having taken, having grasped)
  • ताम् (tām) - that (her, that (feminine, accusative))
  • कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)
  • अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
  • एनम् (enam) - him (Keśin) (him, this (masculine, accusative))
  • वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vāsava (Indra) (Indra (son of Vasu))
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

Words meanings and morphology

किरीटिनम् (kirīṭinam) - wearing a diadem (wearing a diadem/crown, crowned)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kirīṭin
kirīṭin - wearing a diadem/crown, crowned
Formed from 'kirīṭa' (diadem) + suffix '-in'
गदापाणिम् (gadāpāṇim) - holding a mace (holding a mace in hand)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gadāpāṇi
gadāpāṇi - mace-handed, holding a mace
Compound type : bahuvrihi (gadā+pāṇi)
  • gadā – mace, club
    noun (feminine)
  • pāṇi – hand
    noun (masculine)
धातूमन्तम् (dhātūmantam) - rich in minerals (rich in minerals, containing elements)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhātumat
dhātumat - containing elements/minerals, rich in ore
Formed from 'dhātu' (metal, mineral, element) + suffix '-mat'
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
अचलम् (acalam) - mountain (mountain, immovable)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - immovable, mountain
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • cala – moving, trembling
    adjective
    Root: cal (class 1)
हस्ते (haste) - by the hand (in the hand)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of hasta
hasta - hand
Note: Locative used adverbially to indicate 'by the hand'.
गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken (having seized, having taken, having grasped)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Formed from root 'grah' (9th class) + suffix '-ktvā'
Root: grah (class 9)
ताम् (tām) - that (her, that (feminine, accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'kanyām'.
कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter
अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एनम् (enam) - him (Keśin) (him, this (masculine, accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, him
वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vāsava (Indra) (Indra (son of Vasu))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava
vāsava - belonging to the Vasus, Indra
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
imperfect
imperfect 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: brū (class 2)