महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-42

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शिखण्डी क्रोधमूर्छितः ।
उवाच भीष्मं समरे सृक्किणी परिलेलिहन् ॥४२॥

42. tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā śikhaṇḍī krodhamūrchitaḥ ,
uvāca bhīṣmaṁ samare sṛkkiṇī parilelihan.

42. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā śikhaṇḍī krodhamūrcitaḥ
uvāca bhīṣmam samare sṛkkiṇī parilelihan

42. śikhaṇḍī tasya tat vacanam śrutvā krodhamūrcitaḥ
samare sṛkkiṇī parilelihan bhīṣmam uvāca

42. Hearing his words, Shikhandi, overwhelmed with rage, spoke to Bhishma in battle, licking the corners of his mouth.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Bhishma's) (his, its, of that)

• तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi

• क्रोधमूर्चितः (krodhamūrcitaḥ) - overwhelmed by anger, faint with rage

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• सृक्किणी (sṛkkiṇī) - corners of the mouth

• परिलेलिहन् (parilelihan) - licking, continually licking

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Bhishma's) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter, but here functions as object of śrutvā.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandi (a name)

क्रोधमूर्चितः (krodhamūrcitaḥ) - overwhelmed by anger, faint with rage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhamūrcita

krodhamūrcita - overwhelmed by anger, faint with rage

Compound type : tatpurusha (krodha+mūrcita)

• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• mūrcita – fainted, unconscious, overwhelmed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mūrcch (to faint, to be bewildered) + -ta
  Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Describes Shikhandi.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a name)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

सृक्किणी (sṛkkiṇī) - corners of the mouth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of sṛkkiṇī

sṛkkiṇī - corner of the mouth

Note: Often appears in dual, referring to both corners.

परिलेलिहन् (parilelihan) - licking, continually licking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parilihant

parilihant - licking all around, licking repeatedly

Present Active Participle

From root lih (to lick) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Describes Shikhandi, participle form.