महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-262, verse-19

स धन्वी बद्धतूणीरः खड्गगोधाङ्गुलित्रवान् ।
अन्वधावन्मृगं रामो रुद्रस्तारामृगं यथा ॥१९॥

19. sa dhanvī baddhatūṇīraḥ khaḍgagodhāṅgulitravān ,
anvadhāvanmṛgaṁ rāmo rudrastārāmṛgaṁ yathā.

19. saḥ dhanvī baddhatūṇīraḥ khaḍgagodāṅgulitravān
anvadhāvat mṛgam rāmaḥ rudraḥ tārāmṛgam yathā

19. That Rāma, armed with his bow, with a quiver tied, and equipped with a sword, an arm-guard, and a finger-protector, chased the deer, just as Rudra pursued the Tārāmṛga (the Moon).

19. רָאמַה, נושא קשת, אשפה קשורה עליו, חרב וכיסוי אצבעות מעור איגואנה, רדף אחרי האיל כמו שרוּדְרַה רדף אחרי איל הכוכבים.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that Rāma (he, that)

• धन्वी (dhanvī) - Rāma, the archer (archer, armed with a bow)

• बद्धतूणीरः (baddhatūṇīraḥ) - Rāma, with his quiver secured (having a quiver tied)

• खड्गगोदाङ्गुलित्रवान् (khaḍgagodāṅgulitravān) - Rāma, equipped with all protective gear (having a sword, arm-guard, and finger-protector)

• अन्वधावत् (anvadhāvat) - Rāma pursued the deer (he ran after, he pursued)

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - the golden deer (Mārīca in disguise) (deer, wild animal)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Śiva, in his fierce form (Rudra (a deity))

• तारामृगम् (tārāmṛgam) - The Moon, whose pursuit by Rudra (Śiva) is a mythological reference (Dakṣa's yajña, Prajāpati's daughter Rohiṇī). (the star-deer, the moon)

• यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison (as, just as)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that Rāma (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rāma.

धन्वी (dhanvī) - Rāma, the archer (archer, armed with a bow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanvin

dhanvin - armed with a bow, an archer

Derived from dhanus (bow) with -vin suffix.

Note: Agrees with Rāma.

बद्धतूणीरः (baddhatūṇīraḥ) - Rāma, with his quiver secured (having a quiver tied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhatūṇīra

baddhatūṇīra - having a quiver tied

Compound type : bahuvrihi (baddha+tūṇīra)

• baddha – tied, bound, fastened
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bandh (class 9).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• tūṇīra – quiver (for arrows)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Rāma.

खड्गगोदाङ्गुलित्रवान् (khaḍgagodāṅgulitravān) - Rāma, equipped with all protective gear (having a sword, arm-guard, and finger-protector)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaḍgagodāṅgulitra-vat

khaḍgagodāṅgulitra-vat - having a sword, arm-guard, and finger-protector

Derived from the compound khaḍgagodāṅgulitra with the possessive suffix -vat.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (khaḍga+godhā+aṅgulitra)

• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• godhā – arm-guard, protective leather shield (from a lizard's skin)
  noun (feminine)
• aṅgulitra – finger-protector, glove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Rāma. The suffix -vat forms an adjective meaning 'possessing'.

अन्वधावत् (anvadhāvat) - Rāma pursued the deer (he ran after, he pursued)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Derived from root dhāv (class 1) with prefixes anu- and ava-.

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

मृगम् (mṛgam) - the golden deer (Mārīca in disguise) (deer, wild animal)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

Note: Object of 'anvadhāvat'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma, son of Daśaratha (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); charming, pleasing

Note: Subject of 'anvadhāvat'.

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Śiva, in his fierce form (Rudra (a deity))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva); fierce, terrible

Note: Subject of the comparison.

तारामृगम् (tārāmṛgam) - The Moon, whose pursuit by Rudra (Śiva) is a mythological reference (Dakṣa's yajña, Prajāpati's daughter Rohiṇī). (the star-deer, the moon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tārāmṛga

tārāmṛga - star-deer (a poetic name for the moon)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tārā+mṛga)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of implied 'pursued' for Rudra.

यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the comparison.

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