महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-159, verse-3

नासनेष्ववतिष्ठन्त बाहूंश्चैव विचिक्षिपुः ।
आशीविषा इव क्रुद्धा वीक्षां चक्रुः परस्परम् ॥३॥

3. nāsaneṣvavatiṣṭhanta bāhūṁścaiva vicikṣipuḥ ,
āśīviṣā iva kruddhā vīkṣāṁ cakruḥ parasparam.

3. na āsaneṣu avatiṣṭhanta bāhūn ca eva vicikṣipuḥ
āśīviṣāḥ iva kruddhāḥ vīkṣām cakruḥ parasparam

3. āsaneṣu na avatiṣṭhanta,
ca bāhūn eva vicikṣipuḥ.
kruddhāḥ āśīviṣāḥ iva parasparam vīkṣām cakruḥ.

3. They did not remain in their seats, but flung their arms about. Like enraged venomous snakes, they glared at each other.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - in seats, on couches

• अवतिष्ठन्त (avatiṣṭhanta) - they remained, they stood

• बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• विचिक्षिपुः (vicikṣipuḥ) - they flung, they cast about, they shook

• आशीविषाः (āśīviṣāḥ) - venomous snakes, snakes with poison in their fangs

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angered, enraged, furious

• वीक्षाम् (vīkṣām) - part of the idiom 'vīkṣāṃ cakruḥ' (they looked) (a look, glance, seeing)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made (a look) -> they looked (they made, they did, they performed)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other, amongst themselves

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - in seats, on couches

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture, throne

Agent Noun

Derived from root √ās (to sit) with suffix -ana.

Root: ās (class 2)

अवतिष्ठन्त (avatiṣṭhanta) - they remained, they stood

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of √sthā

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

विचिक्षिपुः (vicikṣipuḥ) - they flung, they cast about, they shook

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √kṣip

Prefix: vi

Root: kṣip (class 6)

आशीविषाः (āśīviṣāḥ) - venomous snakes, snakes with poison in their fangs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - a serpent whose poison is in its fangs, venomous snake

Compound of āśī (fang) and viṣa (poison).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āśī+viṣa)

• āśī – fang, serpent's tooth
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angered, enraged, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, furious, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √krudh (to be angry) with kta (past passive participle) suffix.

Root: krudh (class 4)

वीक्षाम् (vīkṣām) - part of the idiom 'vīkṣāṃ cakruḥ' (they looked) (a look, glance, seeing)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīkṣā

vīkṣā - seeing, looking, viewing, glance, sight

Derived from root √īkṣ (to see) with prefix vi- and suffix -ā.

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made (a look) -> they looked (they made, they did, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other, amongst themselves

(indeclinable)