महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-178, verse-14

तमहं गीर्भिरिष्टाभिः पुनः पुनररिंदमम् ।
अयाचं भृगुशार्दूलं न चैव प्रशशाम सः ॥१४॥

14. tamahaṁ gīrbhiriṣṭābhiḥ punaḥ punarariṁdamam ,
ayācaṁ bhṛguśārdūlaṁ na caiva praśaśāma saḥ.

14. tam aham gīrbhiḥ iṣṭābhiḥ punaḥ punaḥ ariṃdamam
ayācam bhṛguśārdūlam na ca eva praśasāma saḥ

14. aham punaḥ punaḥ iṣṭābhiḥ gīrbhiḥ tam ariṃdamam bhṛguśārdūlam ayācam.
ca eva saḥ na praśasāma.

14. I repeatedly entreated that subduer of enemies (ariṃdama), that tiger among the Bhrigus (bhṛguśārdūla), with pleasing words, but he did not calm down at all.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Parashurama (him, that (one))

• अहम् (aham) - I

• गीर्भिः (gīrbhiḥ) - with words, by speeches

• इष्टाभिः (iṣṭābhiḥ) - by desired, by pleasing, by beloved

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• अरिंदमम् (ariṁdamam) - Parashurama (the subduer of enemies)

• अयाचम् (ayācam) - I begged, I entreated, I implored

• भृगुशार्दूलम् (bhṛguśārdūlam) - Parashurama (who belongs to the Bhrigu lineage) (the tiger among the Bhrigus, chief of the Bhrigus)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - but (and, also, but)

• एव (eva) - at all (for emphasis) (indeed, only, exactly)

• प्रशसाम (praśasāma) - he calmed down, he became quiet

• सः (saḥ) - Parashurama (he, that one)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Parashurama (him, that (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Accusative singular masculine form of the pronoun tad.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

गीर्भिः (gīrbhiḥ) - with words, by speeches

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of gir

gir - word, speech, voice, song, praise

Derived from root gṛ ('to praise, to sound').

Root: gṛ (class 6)

इष्टाभिः (iṣṭābhiḥ) - by desired, by pleasing, by beloved

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, pleasing, esteemed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root iṣ ('to wish, desire'). While iṣṭa can also come from yaj ('to worship'), context here implies 'pleasing'.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

अरिंदमम् (ariṁdamam) - Parashurama (the subduer of enemies)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies, enemy-tamer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming, controlling, self-control
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dam ('to tame, subdue').
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Parashurama.

अयाचम् (ayācam) - I begged, I entreated, I implored

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yāc

Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada, 1st person singular

From root yāc (1st class, bhvādi).

Root: yāc (class 1)

भृगुशार्दूलम् (bhṛguśārdūlam) - Parashurama (who belongs to the Bhrigu lineage) (the tiger among the Bhrigus, chief of the Bhrigus)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛguśārdūla

bhṛguśārdūla - tiger among Bhrigus, i.e., eminent Bhrigu (a member of the Bhrigu lineage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+śārdūla)

• bhṛgu – name of a seer, an ancient priestly lineage (Parashurama's lineage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, eminent, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Parashurama.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - but (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - at all (for emphasis) (indeed, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

प्रशसाम (praśasāma) - he calmed down, he became quiet

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

From root śam (4th class, divādi, 'to be calm, quiet') with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - Parashurama (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine form of the pronoun tad.