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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-272, verse-10

तं लक्ष्मणोऽप्यभ्यधावत्प्रगृह्य सशरं धनुः ।
त्रासयंस्तलघोषेण सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा ॥१०॥
10. taṁ lakṣmaṇo'pyabhyadhāvatpragṛhya saśaraṁ dhanuḥ ,
trāsayaṁstalaghoṣeṇa siṁhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṁ yathā.
10. tam lakṣmaṇaḥ api abhyadhāvat pragṛhya saśaram dhanuḥ
trāsayant talaghoṣeṇa siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgam yathā
10. Lakṣmaṇa, too, rushed towards him (Indrajit), holding his arrow-laden bow, terrifying (him) with the resounding slap of his palm (on the bowstring), just as a lion frightens a small deer.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तम् (tam) - Indrajit (him, that)
  • लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed towards, attacked
  • प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, holding firmly
  • सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrows, furnished with arrows
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • त्रासयन्त् (trāsayant) - terrifying, frightening
  • तलघोषेण (talaghoṣeṇa) - the sound made by slapping the bowstring with the palm, a warrior's challenging sound (by the sound of the palm, by the hand-slap sound (on bowstring))
  • सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion
  • क्षुद्रमृगम् (kṣudramṛgam) - a small deer, a small animal
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Indrajit (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Object of `abhyadhāvat`.
लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa
lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rama's brother)
Note: Subject of `abhyadhāvat`.
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed towards, attacked
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhidhāva
From √dhāv (to run) with prefixes abhi + ā
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: dhāv (class 1)
प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, holding firmly
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From √grah (to seize, grasp) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: grah (class 9)
सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrows, furnished with arrows
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saśara
saśara - with arrows, having arrows
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with `dhanuḥ` (which is neuter accusative).
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.
त्रासयन्त् (trāsayant) - terrifying, frightening
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of trāsayant
trāsayant - terrifying, frightening
Present Active Participle
From causative of √tras (to tremble) with suffix -śatṛ
Root: tras (class 4)
Note: Agrees with `lakṣmaṇaḥ`.
तलघोषेण (talaghoṣeṇa) - the sound made by slapping the bowstring with the palm, a warrior's challenging sound (by the sound of the palm, by the hand-slap sound (on bowstring))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of talaghoṣa
talaghoṣa - sound of the palm, slapping of hands (often on bowstring)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tala+ghoṣa)
  • tala – palm of the hand, sole of the foot
    noun (masculine)
  • ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
    noun (masculine)
Note: Instrument of `trāsayant`.
सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha
siṁha - lion
Note: Subject in the simile.
क्षुद्रमृगम् (kṣudramṛgam) - a small deer, a small animal
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣudramṛga
kṣudramṛga - small animal, small deer
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣudra+mṛga)
  • kṣudra – small, tiny, insignificant
    adjective (masculine)
  • mṛga – deer, animal
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object in the simile.
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates comparison.