महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-12, verse-28

पुनरन्तःपुरगतः स्त्रीणां मध्ये वृकोदरः ।
योध्यते स्म विराटेन सिंहैर्मत्तैर्महाबलैः ॥२८॥

28. punarantaḥpuragataḥ strīṇāṁ madhye vṛkodaraḥ ,
yodhyate sma virāṭena siṁhairmattairmahābalaiḥ.

28. punaḥ antaḥpuragataḥ strīṇām madhye vṛkodaraḥ
yodhyate sma virāṭena siṃhaiḥ mattaiḥ mahābalaiḥ

28. Again, having entered the inner palace and being among the women, Vṛkodara (Bhīma) was made to fight by Virāṭa against mighty, maddened lions.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• अन्तःपुरगतः (antaḥpuragataḥ) - Bhīma, having entered the inner palace (having gone into the inner palace, being in the harem)

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among, amidst

• वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhīma (lit. 'wolf-bellied')

• योध्यते (yodhyate) - is fought, is made to fight

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

• विराटेन (virāṭena) - by Virāṭa

• सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by lions, with lions

• मत्तैः (mattaiḥ) - by maddened, intoxicated (ones)

• महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by mighty, very strong (ones)

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

अन्तःपुरगतः (antaḥpuragataḥ) - Bhīma, having entered the inner palace (having gone into the inner palace, being in the harem)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥpuragata

antaḥpuragata - entered or gone to the inner palace/harem

compound of antaḥpura and gata

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antas+pura+gata)

• antas – interior, inside
  indeclinable
• pura – city, palace, inner apartment
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, entered, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Vṛkodara.

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among, amidst

(indeclinable)

Note: It is locative singular of madhya, but used adverbially here.

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhīma (lit. 'wolf-bellied')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - Bhīma (a name for Bhīma, lit. 'wolf-bellied', indicating immense hunger or strength)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

योध्यते (yodhyate) - is fought, is made to fight

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yudh

Present Passive

from root yudh (Class 4), Present 3rd sg. Middle Passive

Root: yudh (class 4)

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

Note: Converts the present tense verb 'yodhyate' into a past tense meaning.

विराटेन (virāṭena) - by Virāṭa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of virāṭa

virāṭa - Virāṭa (name of a king)

सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by lions, with lions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

मत्तैः (mattaiḥ) - by maddened, intoxicated (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of matta

matta - maddened, intoxicated, furious, excited

Past Passive Participle

from root mad 'to rejoice, be intoxicated'

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `siṃhaiḥ`.

महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by mighty, very strong (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - greatly strong, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `siṃhaiḥ`.