महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-15

महासिंहो गाव इव प्रविश्य गदापाणिर्धार्तराष्ट्रानुपेत्य ।
यदा भीमो भीमरूपो निहन्ता तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥१५॥

15. mahāsiṁho gāva iva praviśya; gadāpāṇirdhārtarāṣṭrānupetya ,
yadā bhīmo bhīmarūpo nihantā; tadā yuddhaṁ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat.

15. mahāsiṃhaḥ gāva iva praviśya
gadāpāṇiḥ dhārtarāṣṭrān upetya yadā
bhīmaḥ bhīmarūpaḥ nihantā tadā
yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ anvatapsyat

15. When Bhīma, mace in hand, having approached the Dhārtarāṣṭras (sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) like a great lion entering a herd of cows, and having a terrible form, became a slayer, then Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son (Duryodhana) would repent the war.

Words meanings summery:

• महासिंहः (mahāsiṁhaḥ) - a great lion

• गाव (gāva) - a herd of cows (cows, cattle)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having penetrated

• गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - mace in hand

• धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the Kauravas (the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having reached

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (name)

• भीमरूपः (bhīmarūpaḥ) - of terrible form, dreadful-looking

• निहन्ता (nihantā) - he became a slayer (agent noun acting as verb) (slayer, killer)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - war, battle

• धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Duryodhana (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - would repent, regret

Words meanings and morphology

महासिंहः (mahāsiṁhaḥ) - a great lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsiṃha

mahāsiṁha - a great lion

Karma-dhāraya compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'siṃha' (lion)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+siṃha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison with Bhīma.

गाव (gāva) - a herd of cows (cows, cattle)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, having penetrated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √viś (to enter) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - mace in hand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gadāpāṇi

gadāpāṇi - mace in hand

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'gadā' (mace) + 'pāṇi' (hand)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gadā+pāṇi)

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

धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the Kauravas (the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a Kaurava

Patronymic from Dhṛtarāṣṭra

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √i (to go) with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava); terrible, dreadful

भीमरूपः (bhīmarūpaḥ) - of terrible form, dreadful-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmarūpa

bhīmarūpa - of terrible form, dreadful-looking

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'bhīma' (terrible) + 'rūpa' (form)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhīma+rūpa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

निहन्ता (nihantā) - he became a slayer (agent noun acting as verb) (slayer, killer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihantṛ

nihantṛ - slayer, killer

Agent noun

From √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in the sense of a finite verb.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - war, battle

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle

Past Passive Participle acting as noun

From √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Duryodhana (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a Kaurava

Patronymic from Dhṛtarāṣṭra

अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - would repent, regret

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of anvatap

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

From √tap (to heat, suffer) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: tap (class 1)