महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-35

स नो मन्ये ध्वजान्दृष्ट्वा भीत एष पलायति ।
तं नूनमेष धावन्तं जिघृक्षति धनंजयः ॥३५॥

35. sa no manye dhvajāndṛṣṭvā bhīta eṣa palāyati ,
taṁ nūnameṣa dhāvantaṁ jighṛkṣati dhanaṁjayaḥ.

35. saḥ no manye dhvajān dṛṣṭvā bhītaḥ eṣaḥ palāyati
tam nūnam eṣaḥ dhāvantam jighṛkṣati dhanañjayaḥ

35. “I think this Uttara, having seen our banners, is afraid and is fleeing. Surely, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) wishes to seize him as he runs.”

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Uttara) (he, that)

• नो (no) - indeed (as an emphatic particle) (indeed, perhaps, our)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think (I think, I believe, I consider)

• ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - (our) banners (banners, standards, flags)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid (afraid, frightened)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (Uttara) (this, this one)

• पलायति (palāyati) - is fleeing (flees, runs away)

• तम् (tam) - him (Uttara) (him, that)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (certainly, indeed, now, therefore)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (Dhanañjaya/Arjuna) (this, this one)

• धावन्तम् (dhāvantam) - running (Uttara) (running, fleeing)

• जिघृक्षति (jighṛkṣati) - wishes to seize (wishes to seize, wants to catch)

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

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Uttara) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Uttara.

नो (no) - indeed (as an emphatic particle) (indeed, perhaps, our)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an emphatic particle.

मन्ये (manye) - I think (I think, I believe, I consider)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Present Indicative

Root man (4th class) in middle voice, 1st person singular.

Root: man (class 4)

ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - (our) banners (banners, standards, flags)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, standard, flag

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid (afraid, frightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened

Past Passive Participle

From root bhī (to fear) with suffix -ta.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for saḥ and eṣaḥ.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (Uttara) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to Uttara, emphasizing his current state.

पलायति (palāyati) - is fleeing (flees, runs away)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of palā

Present Indicative

From root ay (to go) with prefix parā (away).

Prefix: parā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is eṣaḥ.

तम् (tam) - him (Uttara) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of jighṛkṣati.

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely (certainly, indeed, now, therefore)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (Dhanañjaya/Arjuna) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to Dhanañjaya.

धावन्तम् (dhāvantam) - running (Uttara) (running, fleeing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhāvat

dhāvat - running, moving swiftly

Present Active Participle

From root dhāv (to run) with suffix -at (pr.p.act).

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tam (Uttara).

जिघृक्षति (jighṛkṣati) - wishes to seize (wishes to seize, wants to catch)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, desiderative present indicative (san laṭ) of jighṛkṣ

Desiderative Present Indicative

Desiderative stem of root grah (to seize, take), 3rd person singular.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject is dhanañjayaḥ.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), conqueror of wealth

Compound of dhana (wealth) + jaya (victory/conqueror).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of jighṛkṣati.