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).

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.