महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-20

मृगाणामिव शार्दूलो गरुडः पततामिव ।
वरः संनह्यमानानामर्जुनः किं करिष्यति ॥२०॥

20. mṛgāṇāmiva śārdūlo garuḍaḥ patatāmiva ,
varaḥ saṁnahyamānānāmarjunaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati.

20. mṛgāṇām iva śārdūlaḥ garuḍaḥ patatām iva |
varaḥ sannahyamānānām arjunaḥ kim kariṣyati

20. He is like a tiger among animals (mṛga), and Garuda among flying creatures. What will Arjuna, who is the best among those arming themselves, do (against him)?

Words meanings summery:

• मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of animals, of deer

• इव (iva) - like, as

• शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - a tiger, a leopard

• गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu)

• पतताम् (patatām) - of flying creatures, of those that fly

• इव (iva) - like, as

• वरः (varaḥ) - the best, excellent, choicest

• सन्नह्यमानानाम् (sannahyamānānām) - of those who are arming themselves, of those preparing for battle

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a Pandava prince)

• किम् (kim) - what, why, how

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will make, will perform

Words meanings and morphology

मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of animals, of deer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope; wild animal, beast

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - a tiger, a leopard

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger, leopard

गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuda, a mythical eagle-like bird, king of birds, vehicle of Vishnu

पतताम् (patatām) - of flying creatures, of those that fly

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of patat

patat - flying, falling; a bird, a flying creature

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (to fly, to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

वरः (varaḥ) - the best, excellent, choicest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest; boon, blessing

सन्नह्यमानानाम् (sannahyamānānām) - of those who are arming themselves, of those preparing for battle

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sannahyamāna

sannahyamāna - arming oneself, preparing for battle, putting on armor

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root nah (to bind, tie) with prefix sam- (together, completely), in middle voice

Prefix: sam

Root: nah (class 4)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a Pandava prince)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince); white, silver

किम् (kim) - what, why, how

(indeclinable)

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will make, will perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)