महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-9

श्यामावदातं रक्ताक्षं पाशहस्तं भयावहम् ।
स्थितं सत्यवतः पार्श्वे निरीक्षन्तं तमेव च ॥९॥

9. śyāmāvadātaṁ raktākṣaṁ pāśahastaṁ bhayāvaham ,
sthitaṁ satyavataḥ pārśve nirīkṣantaṁ tameva ca.

9. śyāmāvadātam raktākṣam pāśahastam bhayāvaham
sthitam satyavataḥ pārśve nirīkṣantam tam eva ca

9. He was dark and radiant, red-eyed, holding a noose (pāśa) in his hand, and terrifying. He stood beside Satyavat, gazing intently at him.

Words meanings summery:

• श्यामावदातम् (śyāmāvadātam) - dark-complexioned yet radiant, dark and pure

• रक्ताक्षम् (raktākṣam) - red-eyed

• पाशहस्तम् (pāśahastam) - holding a noose (pāśa) in hand

• भयावहम् (bhayāvaham) - fearsome, terrifying, causing fear

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, located

• सत्यवतः (satyavataḥ) - of Satyavat

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at the side, beside, near

• निरीक्षन्तम् (nirīkṣantam) - looking at, gazing upon, observing

• तम् (tam) - Him (Satyavat) (him, that (masculine))

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

श्यामावदातम् (śyāmāvadātam) - dark-complexioned yet radiant, dark and pure

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śyāmāvadāta

śyāmāvadāta - dark yet radiant; dark and white; dark and pure

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śyāma+avadāta)

• śyāma – dark, black, dark-blue, dark-green
  adjective (masculine)
• avadāta – pure, clean, white, shining, radiant
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'dai' (to clean) with prefix 'ava'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dai

रक्ताक्षम् (raktākṣam) - red-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raktākṣa

raktākṣa - red-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+akṣa)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed, passionate
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'rañj'.
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• akṣa – eye, die (for dice), axle
  noun (neuter)

पाशहस्तम् (pāśahastam) - holding a noose (pāśa) in hand

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāśahasta

pāśahasta - holding a noose (pāśa) in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāśa+hasta)

• pāśa – noose, snare, fetter
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)

भयावहम् (bhayāvaham) - fearsome, terrifying, causing fear

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhayāvaha

bhayāvaha - fearsome, terrifying, causing fear, dreadful

Derived from 'bhaya' (fear) and 'āvaha' (bringing, causing).

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, located

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm

past passive participle

Derived from root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

सत्यवतः (satyavataḥ) - of Satyavat

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of satyavat

satyavat - Satyavat (name of Savitri's husband)

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - at the side, beside, near

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

निरीक्षन्तम् (nirīkṣantam) - looking at, gazing upon, observing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirīkṣat

nirīkṣat - looking at, observing, perceiving

present active participle

Derived from root 'īkṣ' with prefix 'nir'.

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तम् (tam) - Him (Satyavat) (him, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)