महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-128, verse-12

स प्रविश्य सभां वीरः सिंहो गिरिगुहामिव ।
आचष्ट तमभिप्रायं केशवाय महात्मने ॥१२॥

12. sa praviśya sabhāṁ vīraḥ siṁho giriguhāmiva ,
ācaṣṭa tamabhiprāyaṁ keśavāya mahātmane.

12. saḥ praviśya sabhām vīraḥ siṃhaḥ giriguhām
iva ācaṣṭa tam abhiprāyam keśavāya mahātmane

12. saḥ vīraḥ sabhām praviśya siṃhaḥ giriguhām
iva tam abhiprāyam mahātmane keśavāya ācaṣṭa

12. That hero, having entered the assembly hall like a lion entering a mountain cave, related that intention to the great-souled (mahātman) Keśava.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• सभाम् (sabhām) - to the assembly hall

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion

• गिरिगुहाम् (giriguhām) - a mountain cave

• इव (iva) - like, as

• आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - he related, he told

• तम् (tam) - that (intention)

• अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose

• केशवाय (keśavāya) - to Keśava (Krishna)

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root 'viś' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

सभाम् (sabhām) - to the assembly hall

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, assembly hall

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, valiant man

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

गिरिगुहाम् (giriguhām) - a mountain cave

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of giriguhā

giriguhā - mountain cave

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+guhā)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• guhā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - he related, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of ācakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (intention)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya

abhiprāya - intention, purpose, meaning, design

केशवाय (keśavāya) - to Keśava (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava (an epithet of Krishna)

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled one

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)