महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-106, verse-8

चित्रसेनो महाराज चेकितानं समभ्ययात् ।
भीष्मप्रेप्सुं रणे यान्तं वृषं व्याघ्रशिशुर्यथा ॥८॥

8. citraseno mahārāja cekitānaṁ samabhyayāt ,
bhīṣmaprepsuṁ raṇe yāntaṁ vṛṣaṁ vyāghraśiśuryathā.

8. citrasenaḥ mahārāja cekitānam samabhyayāt
bhīṣmaprepsum raṇe yāntam vṛṣam vyāghraśiśuḥ yathā

8. mahārāja,
citrasenaḥ bhīṣmaprepsum raṇe yāntam cekitānam,
vyāghraśiśuḥ vṛṣam yathā,
samabhyayāt

8. O great king, Citrasena went forth to confront Chekitana, who was advancing in battle with the desire to reach Bhishma, just as a tiger cub attacks a bull.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena (proper name)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

• चेकितानम् (cekitānam) - Chekitana (proper name)

• समभ्ययात् (samabhyayāt) - went forth to meet, confronted

• भीष्मप्रेप्सुं (bhīṣmaprepsuṁ) - desiring to reach Bhishma, eager for Bhishma

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, advancing, moving

• वृषम् (vṛṣam) - bull

• व्याघ्रशिशुः (vyāghraśiśuḥ) - tiger cub

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrasena

citrasena - Citrasena (name of a warrior, son of Dhritarashtra or a Gandharva)

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj

चेकितानम् (cekitānam) - Chekitana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cekitāna

cekitāna - Chekitana (name of a Yadava warrior allied with the Pandavas)

समभ्ययात् (samabhyayāt) - went forth to meet, confronted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samabhyā

Imperfect Active

From root yā with prefixes sam and abhi.

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: yā (class 2)

भीष्मप्रेप्सुं (bhīṣmaprepsuṁ) - desiring to reach Bhishma, eager for Bhishma

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣmaprepsu

bhīṣmaprepsu - desirous of obtaining/reaching Bhishma

Compound of Bhishma and īpsu (desirous of obtaining). īpsu is a desiderative derivative of the root āp (to obtain).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīṣma+īpsu)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (name of a prominent warrior in the Mahabharata)
  proper noun (masculine)
• īpsu – desirous of obtaining, wishing to attain
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative derivative
  Derived from the desiderative stem of the root āp (to obtain).
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'cekitānam'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ

यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, advancing, moving

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yānt

yānt - going, moving, advancing

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root yā (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'cekitānam'.

वृषम् (vṛṣam) - bull

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛṣa

vṛṣa - a bull, a male, a chief

Root: vṛṣ

व्याघ्रशिशुः (vyāghraśiśuḥ) - tiger cub

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāghraśiśu

vyāghraśiśu - a tiger cub, a young tiger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyāghra+śiśu)

• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)
• śiśu – young one, cub, infant
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)