महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-261, verse-49

आशीविषं घोरतरं पादेन स्पृशतीह कः ।
सिंहं केसरिणं कश्च दंष्ट्रासु स्पृश्य तिष्ठति ॥४९॥

49. āśīviṣaṁ ghorataraṁ pādena spṛśatīha kaḥ ,
siṁhaṁ kesariṇaṁ kaśca daṁṣṭrāsu spṛśya tiṣṭhati.

49. āśīviṣam ghorataram pādena spṛśati iha kaḥ siṃham
kesariṇam kaḥ ca daṃṣṭrāsu spṛśya tiṣṭhati

49. Who in this world would touch a most terrible venomous snake with their foot? And who would stand unharmed after touching the fangs of a maned lion?

Words meanings summery:

• आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - venomous snake

• घोरतरम् (ghorataram) - more terrible, most terrible

• पादेन (pādena) - with the foot

• स्पृशति (spṛśati) - touches

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion

• केसरिणम् (kesariṇam) - maned, having a mane

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• च (ca) - and, also

• दंष्ट्रासु (daṁṣṭrāsu) - on the fangs, on the tusks

• स्पृश्य (spṛśya) - having touched

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains

Words meanings and morphology

आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - venomous snake

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - a venomous snake, a poisonous serpent

घोरतरम् (ghorataram) - more terrible, most terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghoratara

ghoratara - more terrible, most dreadful (comparative/superlative of ghora)

Note: Agrees with āśīviṣam.

पादेन (pādena) - with the foot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

स्पृशति (spṛśati) - touches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

केसरिणम् (kesariṇam) - maned, having a mane

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kesarin

kesarin - maned, having a mane, a lion

Note: Agrees with siṃham.

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दंष्ट्रासु (daṁṣṭrāsu) - on the fangs, on the tusks

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of daṃṣṭrā

daṁṣṭrā - fang, tusk, canine tooth

स्पृश्य (spṛśya) - having touched

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed directly from the root spṛś, meaning 'having touched'.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)