महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-4

हेमचित्रसमुत्सेधां सर्वशैक्यायसीं गदाम् ।
प्रगृह्याभ्यद्रवद्भीमः सैन्धवं कालचोदितम् ॥४॥

4. hemacitrasamutsedhāṁ sarvaśaikyāyasīṁ gadām ,
pragṛhyābhyadravadbhīmaḥ saindhavaṁ kālacoditam.

4. hemacitrasamutsedhām sarvaśaikyāyasīm gadām
pragṛhya abhyadravat bhīmaḥ saindhavam kālacoditam

4. Bhīma, seizing his mace – which was prominently tall, adorned with gold, and made entirely of iron – rushed towards the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha), who was driven by destiny.

4. בְּהִימַה אחז באלה גבוהה, עשויה כולה ברזל ומקושטת בציורי זהב, ורץ לעבר איש הסִינְדְהוּ (ג׳ַיַדְרַטְהַא), שהזמן כבר דחף אותו אל קיצו.

Words meanings summery:

• हेमचित्रसमुत्सेधाम् (hemacitrasamutsedhām) - prominently tall, adorned with gold (of prominent height, adorned with gold)

• सर्वशैक्यायसीम् (sarvaśaikyāyasīm) - made entirely of iron

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace (mace, club)

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - seizing (having seized, having grasped)

• अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed towards (rushed towards, attacked)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava hero), terrible, dreadful)

• सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha) (relating to Sindhu, a king of Sindhu)

• कालचोदितम् (kālacoditam) - driven by destiny (impelled by time/fate)

Words meanings and morphology

हेमचित्रसमुत्सेधाम् (hemacitrasamutsedhām) - prominently tall, adorned with gold (of prominent height, adorned with gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hemacitrasamutsedha

hemacitrasamutsedha - adorned with gold and of prominent height/projection

Compound describing the mace's appearance.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hema+citra+samutsedha)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• citra – variegated, adorned, bright, wonderful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: citr (class 10)
• samutsedha – prominent height, swelling, bulk, prominence
  noun (masculine)
  From "ud-sidh" with "sam"
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Modifies `gadām`.

सर्वशैक्यायसीम् (sarvaśaikyāyasīm) - made entirely of iron

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarvaśaikyāyasī

sarvaśaikyāyasī - made entirely of iron

Derived from sarva (all) + śaikya (iron, steel) + āyasī (made of iron). Seems to be a compound meaning "wholly iron".

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+śaikya+āyasī)

• sarva – all, entire, whole
  pronoun
• śaikya – steel, iron
  noun (neuter)
• āyasī – made of iron
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of `āyasa`. Derived from `ayas` (iron).

Note: Modifies `gadām`.

गदाम् (gadām) - mace (mace, club)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - seizing (having seized, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund (lyabanta)

Formed with prefix `pra` and suffix `-ya` (after a prefix) to root `gṛh`.

Prefix: pra

Root: gṛh (class 9)

अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed towards (rushed towards, attacked)

(verb)

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

Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice.

From root `dru` with prefix `abhi`.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava hero), terrible, dreadful)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma, dreadful, terrible

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of `abhyadravat`.

सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha) (relating to Sindhu, a king of Sindhu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saindhava

saindhava - belonging to or coming from Sindhu; an inhabitant or king of Sindhu. Refers to Jayadratha in the Mahābhārata.

Derived from `Sindhu` (name of a river/region/people) with suffix `aṇ`.

Note: Object of `abhyadravat`.

कालचोदितम् (kālacoditam) - driven by destiny (impelled by time/fate)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kālacodita

kālacodita - impelled by time, driven by fate/destiny

Past Passive Participle of `cud` (to impel) with `kāla`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+codita)

• kāla – time, destiny, fate
  noun (masculine)
• codita – impelled, urged, sent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `cud` (to impel, urge).
  Root: cud (class 1)

Note: Modifies `saindhavam`.

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