महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-58

गृहीत्वा कीचकं भीमो विरुराव महाबलः ।
शार्दूलः पिशिताकाङ्क्षी गृहीत्वेव महामृगम् ॥५८॥

58. gṛhītvā kīcakaṁ bhīmo virurāva mahābalaḥ ,
śārdūlaḥ piśitākāṅkṣī gṛhītveva mahāmṛgam.

58. gṛhītvā kīcakam bhīmaḥ virurāva mahābalaḥ
śārdūlaḥ piśitākāṅkṣī gṛhītvā iva mahāmṛgam

58. Having seized Kīcaka, the mighty Bhīma roared, just like a tiger eager for flesh (piśita), having seized a large animal.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized, having grasped, having taken

• कीचकम् (kīcakam) - Kīcaka (proper name)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (proper name)

• विरुराव (virurāva) - he roared, he cried aloud

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, very strong, of great strength

• शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - tiger, large predatory animal

• पिशिताकाङ्क्षी (piśitākāṅkṣī) - desirous of flesh, longing for meat

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized, having grasped, having taken

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

• महामृगम् (mahāmṛgam) - a large animal, a great deer

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized, having grasped, having taken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root grah (to seize) with suffix -ktvā

Root: grah (class 9)

कीचकम् (kīcakam) - Kīcaka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kīcaka

kīcaka - Kīcaka (name of a general in the Matsya kingdom, brother of Queen Sudesṇā)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (a proper name, one of the Pāṇḍavas); terrible, dreadful

विरुराव (virurāva) - he roared, he cried aloud

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of ru

Perfect Tense Active Voice

Root 'ru' (to roar), 3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: ru (class 2)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty, very strong, of great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - mighty, of great strength

Compound: mahat balam asya saḥ (he whose strength is great)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

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

शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - tiger, large predatory animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger, lion, large predatory animal

पिशिताकाङ्क्षी (piśitākāṅkṣī) - desirous of flesh, longing for meat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piśitākāṅkṣin

piśitākāṅkṣin - desirous of flesh

Agent noun/adjective from desiderative stem

Compound: piśitasya ākāṅkṣin (desirous of flesh). Derived from root kāṅkṣ (to desire) with upasarga ā- and suffix -in, preceded by piśita (flesh).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piśita+ākāṅkṣin)

• piśita – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root piś (to adorn, to carve, to cut) with -ita suffix. Used as a noun here.
  Root: piś (class 6)
• ākāṅkṣin – desirous, longing, wishing for
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root kāṅkṣ (to desire) with upasarga ā- and suffix -in.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized, having grasped, having taken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root grah (to seize) with suffix -ktvā

Root: grah (class 9)

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

महामृगम् (mahāmṛgam) - a large animal, a great deer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmṛga

mahāmṛga - a large animal, a great deer

Compound: mahān mṛgaḥ (a great animal)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mṛga)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• mṛga – deer, animal, beast
  noun (masculine)