महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-268, verse-24

विभीषणर्क्षाधिपती पुरस्कृत्याथ लक्ष्मणः ।
दक्षिणं नगरद्वारमवामृद्नाद्दुरासदम् ॥२४॥

24. vibhīṣaṇarkṣādhipatī puraskṛtyātha lakṣmaṇaḥ ,
dakṣiṇaṁ nagaradvāramavāmṛdnāddurāsadam.

24. vibhīṣaṇarkṣādhipatī puraskṛtya atha lakṣmaṇaḥ
dakṣiṇam nagaradvāram avamṛdnāt durāsadam

24. Then, Lakṣmaṇa, placing Vibhīṣaṇa and the lord of the bears (Jāmbavān) at the forefront, vigorously assailed the southern city gate, which was difficult to overcome.

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणर्क्षाधिपती (vibhīṣaṇarkṣādhipatī) - Vibhīṣaṇa and Jāmbavān (Vibhīṣaṇa and the lord of the bears)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having led, having honored

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

• दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - southern, right

• नगरद्वारम् (nagaradvāram) - city gate

• अवमृद्नात् (avamṛdnāt) - he pressed hard, he crushed, he assailed

• दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, unassailable, hard to overcome

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणर्क्षाधिपती (vibhīṣaṇarkṣādhipatī) - Vibhīṣaṇa and Jāmbavān (Vibhīṣaṇa and the lord of the bears)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vibhīṣaṇarkṣādhipati

vibhīṣaṇarkṣādhipati - Vibhīṣaṇa and the lord of the bears

Compound type : dvandva (vibhīṣaṇa+ṛkṣādhipati)

• vibhīṣaṇa – Vibhīṣaṇa (brother of Rāvaṇa who allied with Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛkṣādhipati – lord of the bears (Jāmbavān)
  noun (masculine)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having led, having honored

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root 'kṛ' with prefix 'puras'.

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rāma)

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - southern, right

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right (direction), skilled, clever

नगरद्वारम् (nagaradvāram) - city gate

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagaradvāra

nagaradvāra - city gate, city entrance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+dvāra)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

अवमृद्नात् (avamṛdnāt) - he pressed hard, he crushed, he assailed

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: mṛd (class 9)

दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, unassailable, hard to overcome

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durāsada

durāsada - difficult of access, hard to approach, formidable, impregnable

Compound type : pragrāhya (dur+āsada)

• dur – hard, difficult, bad, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• āsada – approachable, attainable, accessible
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sad' (to sit, approach) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'a'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)