महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-65

तत एनमुवाचार्तः क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणम् ।
निःश्वसन्तं यथा नागमर्जुनः परवीरहा ॥६५॥

65. tata enamuvācārtaḥ krodhaparyākulekṣaṇam ,
niḥśvasantaṁ yathā nāgamarjunaḥ paravīrahā.

65. tataḥ enam uvāca ārtaḥ krodhaparyākulekṣaṇam
niḥśvasantam yathā nāgam arjunaḥ paravīrahā

65. arjunaḥ paravīrahā ārtaḥ tataḥ krodhaparyākulekṣaṇam
yathā nāgam niḥśvasantam enam uvāca

65. Then Arjuna, the destroyer of enemy heroes, distressed, spoke to him (Krishna), whose eyes were agitated with anger and who was sighing heavily like a snake.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (at that moment) (then, thereafter)

• एनम् (enam) - him (Krishna) (him, this one)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (to Krishna) (spoke, said)

• आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - distressed (Arjuna was distressed) (distressed, afflicted, suffering)

• क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणम् (krodhaparyākulekṣaṇam) - whose eyes (Krishna's) were agitated with anger (whose eyes are agitated with anger)

• निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing heavily (Krishna was sighing) (sighing heavily, hissing)

• यथा (yathā) - like (like, as, just as)

• नागम् (nāgam) - a snake (snake, elephant)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (proper noun))

• परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes (epithet for Arjuna) (destroyer of enemy heroes)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (at that moment) (then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (Krishna) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Form of `idam` (this) in accusative singular masculine.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (to Krishna) (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root √vac (to speak). Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - distressed (Arjuna was distressed) (distressed, afflicted, suffering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārta

ārta - distressed, afflicted, suffering, pained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ṛ (to go, to move) + suffix -ta. Can also be from √ard (to pain) + -ta.

Root: ṛ

Note: Agrees with `arjunaḥ`.

क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणम् (krodhaparyākulekṣaṇam) - whose eyes (Krishna's) were agitated with anger (whose eyes are agitated with anger)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krodhaparyākulekṣaṇa

krodhaparyākulekṣaṇa - having eyes agitated by anger

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krodha+paryākula+īkṣaṇa)

• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• paryākula – agitated, confused, disturbed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ākul (to agitate) with prefix pari-.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: ākul
• īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, eye
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √īkṣ (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `enam`.

निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing heavily (Krishna was sighing) (sighing heavily, hissing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niḥśvasant

niḥśvasant - sighing, breathing out, hissing

Present Active Participle

From prefix nis- + root √śvas (to breathe).

Prefix: nis

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `enam`.

यथा (yathā) - like (like, as, just as)

(indeclinable)

नागम् (nāgam) - a snake (snake, elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent, elephant, a type of mythological being

Note: Object of comparison for `niḥśvasantam`.

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (a celebrated hero of the Mahābhārata); white, silver

Note: Subject of the sentence.

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes (epithet for Arjuna) (destroyer of enemy heroes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahan

paravīrahan - slayer of hostile heroes, destroyer of enemy warriors

Tatpuruṣa compound ending with agent noun `han` (slayer). `han` becomes `hā` in nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)

• para – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
• vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• han – slayer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root √han (to strike, to kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Arjuna.