महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-129, verse-4

एवमुक्त्वा जहासोच्चैः केशवः परवीरहा ।
तस्य संस्मयतः शौरेर्विद्युद्रूपा महात्मनः ।
अङ्गुष्ठमात्रास्त्रिदशा मुमुचुः पावकार्चिषः ॥४॥

4. evamuktvā jahāsoccaiḥ keśavaḥ paravīrahā ,
tasya saṁsmayataḥ śaurervidyudrūpā mahātmanaḥ ,
aṅguṣṭhamātrāstridaśā mumucuḥ pāvakārciṣaḥ.

4. evam uktvā jahāsa uccaiḥ keśavaḥ
paravīrahā | tasya saṃsmayataḥ śaureḥ
vidyutrūpāḥ mahātmanaḥ | aṅguṣṭhamātrāḥ
tridaśāḥ mumucuḥ pāvakārcīṣaḥ

4. keśavaḥ paravīrahā evam uktvā uccaiḥ
jahāsa tasya mahātmanaḥ śaureḥ
saṃsmayataḥ vidyutrūpāḥ aṅguṣṭhamātrāḥ
tridaśāḥ pāvakārcīṣaḥ mumucuḥ

4. Having spoken thus, Keśava, the slayer of heroic enemies, laughed loudly. As that great-souled Śauri was smiling, the deities (tridaśāḥ), thumb-sized and of lightning-like form, emitted fiery rays.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• जहास (jahāsa) - laughed

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

• केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (an epithet of Krishna)

• परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of heroic enemies

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• संस्मयतः (saṁsmayataḥ) - of one who is smiling, while smiling

• शौरेः (śaureḥ) - of Śauri (an epithet of Krishna)

• विद्युत्रूपाः (vidyutrūpāḥ) - lightning-formed, having the form of lightning

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one

• अङ्गुष्ठमात्राः (aṅguṣṭhamātrāḥ) - thumb-sized, measuring a thumb

• त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - deities, gods (literally 'those of three ages')

• मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - they emitted, they released

• पावकार्चीषः (pāvakārcīṣaḥ) - fiery rays, flames of fire

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

जहास (jahāsa) - laughed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of has

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, perfect active.

Root: has (class 1)

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

(indeclinable)

केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (an epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - having beautiful hair; slayer of the demon Keśī; an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of heroic enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahā

paravīrahā - slayer of excellent warriors or hostile heroes

A compound derived from 'para' (enemy) + 'vīra' (hero) + 'hā' (slayer, from root 'han').

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)

• para – other, hostile, excellent, supreme
  adjective
• vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• han – slaying, killer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix
  Derived from root 'han' (to kill) as an agentive suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Keśava (Krishna).

संस्मयतः (saṁsmayataḥ) - of one who is smiling, while smiling

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃsmayat

saṁsmayat - smiling, one who smiles

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'smi' (to smile) with prefix 'sam-' and suffix -śatṛ (present participle).

Prefix: sam

Root: smi (class 1)

शौरेः (śaureḥ) - of Śauri (an epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śauri

śauri - son of Śūra; an epithet of Kṛṣṇa

Derived from 'Śūra' (name of a Yadava chief, Kṛṣṇa's grandfather) with suffix -i.

विद्युत्रूपाः (vidyutrūpāḥ) - lightning-formed, having the form of lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidyutrūpa

vidyutrūpa - having the form of lightning, resembling lightning

Compound of 'vidyut' (lightning) and 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vidyut+rūpa)

• vidyut – lightning, flash of light
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dyut (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'tridaśāḥ'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted; the great (ātman) (soul)

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (soul/self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – soul (ātman), self, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'śaureḥ'.

अङ्गुष्ठमात्राः (aṅguṣṭhamātrāḥ) - thumb-sized, measuring a thumb

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅguṣṭhamātra

aṅguṣṭhamātra - measuring a thumb, thumb-sized

Compound of 'aṅguṣṭha' (thumb) and 'mātra' (measuring, only).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aṅguṣṭha+mātra)

• aṅguṣṭha – thumb, big toe
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measuring, having the measure of; only, merely, just
  adjective
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tridaśāḥ'.

त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - deities, gods (literally 'those of three ages')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - a god, a deity (literally 'one whose age is three', referring to always being youthful, or three states of being)

Compound of 'tri' (three) and 'daśa' (state/age or simply 'ten' as a euphemism for gods)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• daśa – ten, a state, a condition, age
  noun (masculine)

मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - they emitted, they released

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of muc

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person plural, perfect active.

Root: muc (class 6)

पावकार्चीषः (pāvakārcīṣaḥ) - fiery rays, flames of fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāvakārcis

pāvakārcis - fire-rays, flames

Compound of 'pāvaka' (fire) and 'arcis' (ray, flame).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāvaka+arcis)

• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'pū' (to purify).
  Root: pū (class 1)
• arcis – ray, flame, light, lustre
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛc (class 1)

Note: Object of 'mumucuḥ'.