महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-64, verse-26

स निवृत्तो नरव्याघ्रो मुञ्चन्वज्रनिभाञ्शरान् ।
सचिवैः संवृतो राजा रथे नाग इव श्वसन् ॥२६॥

26. sa nivṛtto naravyāghro muñcanvajranibhāñśarān ,
sacivaiḥ saṁvṛto rājā rathe nāga iva śvasan.

26. sa nivṛttaḥ naravyāghraḥ muñcan vajranibhān śarān
sacivaiḥ saṃvṛtaḥ rājā rathe nāgaḥ iva śvasan

26. The king, that tiger among men, returned, releasing arrows like thunderbolts. Surrounded by his counselors, he breathed heavily in his chariot like an elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - turned back, returned, ceased, retired

• नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - a tiger among men, an eminent man, a hero

• मुञ्चन् (muñcan) - releasing, discharging, letting go

• वज्रनिभान् (vajranibhān) - resembling a thunderbolt, thunderbolt-like

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - by counselors, by ministers

• संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded, covered, encompassed

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• रथे (rathe) - in a chariot

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant (referring to the king's heavy breathing/strength) (elephant, serpent, Nāga (mythical being))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing heavily (like an elephant) (breathing, snorting, hissing)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - turned back, returned, ceased, retired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - turned back, returned, ceased, retired

Past Passive Participle

From ni + vṛt (class 1, parasmaipada)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - a tiger among men, an eminent man, a hero

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - a tiger among men, an eminent man, a hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, male, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to 'rājā'.

मुञ्चन् (muñcan) - releasing, discharging, letting go

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muñcat

muñcat - releasing, discharging, letting go

Present Active Participle

From muc (class 6, parasmaipada)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

वज्रनिभान् (vajranibhān) - resembling a thunderbolt, thunderbolt-like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vajranibha

vajranibha - resembling a thunderbolt, thunderbolt-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+nibha)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śarān'.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Object of 'muñcan'.

सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - by counselors, by ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - companion, minister, counselor

Note: Agent of 'saṃvṛtaḥ'.

संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded, covered, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - surrounded, covered, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

From sam + vṛ (class 1, 9, parasm./ātman.)

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Subject of the sentence.

रथे (rathe) - in a chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant (referring to the king's heavy breathing/strength) (elephant, serpent, Nāga (mythical being))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant, a mythical serpent-demon

Note: Part of the simile 'nāga iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing heavily (like an elephant) (breathing, snorting, hissing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvasat

śvasat - breathing, snorting, hissing

Present Active Participle

From śvas (class 2, parasmaipada)

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.