महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-23, verse-22

गदापाणिर्भीमसेनस्तरस्वी प्रवेपयञ्शत्रुसंघाननीके ।
नागः प्रभिन्न इव नड्वलासु चङ्क्रम्यते कच्चिदेनं स्मरन्ति ॥२२॥

22. gadāpāṇirbhīmasenastarasvī; pravepayañśatrusaṁghānanīke ,
nāgaḥ prabhinna iva naḍvalāsu; caṅkramyate kaccidenaṁ smaranti.

22. gadāpāṇiḥ bhīmasenaḥ tarasvī
pravepayan śatrusaṅghān anīke
nāgaḥ prabhinnaḥ iva naḍvalāsu
caṅkramyate kaccit enam smaranti

22. I hope they remember the mighty Bhimasena, mace in hand, who made the enemy hosts tremble on the battlefield, pacing about like an elephant in rut through a reed forest.

Words meanings summery:

• गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - mace-in-hand, holding a mace

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (name of a Pandava brother)

• तरस्वी (tarasvī) - powerful, mighty, impetuous

• प्रवेपयन् (pravepayan) - causing to tremble, shaking

• शत्रुसङ्घान् (śatrusaṅghān) - hosts of enemies, groups of adversaries

• अनीके (anīke) - in the army, on the battlefield

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant (used in simile) (elephant, snake)

• प्रभिन्नः (prabhinnaḥ) - (of an elephant) in rut (in rut, split, broken forth)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नड्वलासु (naḍvalāsu) - through a reed forest (among the reeds, in marshy ground)

• चङ्क्रम्यते (caṅkramyate) - he wanders about, he paces, he roams

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, surely

• एनम् (enam) - him (referring to Bhimasena) (him)

• स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember, they recall

Words meanings and morphology

गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - mace-in-hand, holding a mace

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gadāpāṇi

gadāpāṇi - mace-in-hand, armed with a mace

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose hand is a mace' or 'one who holds a mace in hand'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gadā+pāṇi)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīmasenaḥ'.

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena (name of a Pandava brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (son of Pāṇḍu, known for strength)

तरस्वी (tarasvī) - powerful, mighty, impetuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarasvin

tarasvin - powerful, mighty, energetic, impetuous, swift

possessive suffix -vin from taras (strength)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīmasenaḥ'.

प्रवेपयन् (pravepayan) - causing to tremble, shaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravepayat

pravepayat - causing to tremble, shaking, frightening

Present Active Participle (causative)

from causative of pra-√vep (to tremble)

Prefix: pra

Root: vep (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīmasenaḥ'.

शत्रुसङ्घान् (śatrusaṅghān) - hosts of enemies, groups of adversaries

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatrusaṅgha

śatrusaṅgha - host of enemies, group of adversaries

compound of śatru (enemy) and saṅgha (group)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+saṅgha)

• śatru – enemy, adversary
  noun (masculine)
• saṅgha – group, multitude, assembly, host
  noun (masculine)

अनीके (anīke) - in the army, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, host, battle array, battlefield

नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant (used in simile) (elephant, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - elephant, snake, mountain

Note: Used in simile.

प्रभिन्नः (prabhinnaḥ) - (of an elephant) in rut (in rut, split, broken forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhinna

prabhinna - split, broken, burst forth; (of an elephant) in rut

Past Passive Participle

from pra-√bhid (to break, to split)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'nāgaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नड्वलासु (naḍvalāsu) - through a reed forest (among the reeds, in marshy ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of naḍvalā

naḍvalā - a place full of reeds, marshy ground, reed forest

चङ्क्रम्यते (caṅkramyate) - he wanders about, he paces, he roams

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of √kram

intensive middle

intensive (yaṅ) of √kram (to step), present indicative, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root: kram (class 1)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, surely

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (referring to Bhimasena) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him

Note: Refers to Bhimasena.

स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember, they recall

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of √smṛ

present active

1st conjugation, present indicative, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root: smṛ (class 1)