महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-2

कथं स पुरुषव्याघ्रो दीर्घबाहुर्धनंजयः ।
वनं प्रविष्टस्तेजस्वी निर्मनुष्यमभीतवत् ॥२॥

2. kathaṁ sa puruṣavyāghro dīrghabāhurdhanaṁjayaḥ ,
vanaṁ praviṣṭastejasvī nirmanuṣyamabhītavat.

2. katham sa puruṣavyāghraḥ dīrghabāhuḥ dhanañjayaḥ
vanam praviṣṭaḥ tejasvī nirmanuṣyam abhītavat

2. How did that tiger among men, the long-armed, radiant Dhananjaya (Arjuna), enter that deserted forest so fearlessly?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• स (sa) - that, he

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men

• दीर्घबाहुः (dīrghabāhuḥ) - long-armed

• धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna, conqueror of wealth (Dhananjaya)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - glorious, radiant, brilliant, powerful

• निर्मनुष्यम् (nirmanuṣyam) - devoid of men, uninhabited, deserted

• अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly, like one fearless

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dhananjaya.

पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, chief of men, eminent man

Compound comparing a man to a tiger in strength/bravery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ā

दीर्घबाहुः (dīrghabāhuḥ) - long-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghabāhu

dīrghabāhu - long-armed (a sign of royalty, heroism, or greatness)

Bahuvrihi compound: 'dīrgha' (long) + 'bāhu' (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+bāhu)

• dīrgha – long, tall, extended
  adjective (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Dhananjaya.

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna, conqueror of wealth (Dhananjaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna, fire

Compound: 'dhana' (wealth) + 'ji' (to conquer). Literally 'one who conquers wealth'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+ji)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• ji – to conquer, to win
  verb (masculine)
  Agent noun from root ji
  Suffix -a forming agent noun
  Root: ji (class 1)

वनम् (vanam) - forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviś

praviś - to enter, to go into

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra + root viś (to enter) + suffix -kta

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - glorious, radiant, brilliant, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - glorious, radiant, brilliant, energetic, powerful

From 'tejas' (splendor, brilliance) with possessive suffix -vin

Note: Refers to Dhananjaya.

निर्मनुष्यम् (nirmanuṣyam) - devoid of men, uninhabited, deserted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirmanuṣya

nirmanuṣya - devoid of men, uninhabited, deserted

Compound of 'nis' (without) + 'manuṣya' (men)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+manuṣya)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly, like one fearless

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -vat

From 'abhīta' (fearless) + adverbial suffix 'vat'. 'abhīta' is a negative compound of 'a' + 'bhīta' (frightened, from root bhī).

Note: Functions as an adverb describing the manner of entering.