महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-108, verse-16

हृष्यन्ति रोमकूपानि सीदतीव च मे मनः ।
चिन्तयित्वा महाबाहो भीष्मार्जुनसमागमम् ॥१६॥

16. hṛṣyanti romakūpāni sīdatīva ca me manaḥ ,
cintayitvā mahābāho bhīṣmārjunasamāgamam.

16. hṛṣyanti romakūpāni sīdati iva ca me manaḥ
cintayitvā mahābāho bhīṣmārjunasamāgamam

16. mahābāho bhīṣmārjunasamāgamam cintayitvā
me romakūpāni hṛṣyanti ca manaḥ iva sīdati

16. O mighty-armed one, my hair stands on end and my mind seems to sink as I contemplate the encounter between Bhishma and Arjuna.

Words meanings summery:

• हृष्यन्ति (hṛṣyanti) - they thrill, they stand on end (hairs), they become stiff

• रोमकूपानि (romakūpāni) - hair-pores, hair-follicles, roots of the hair

• सीदति (sīdati) - sinks, languishes, is distressed, becomes low

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, intellect

• चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having considered, having contemplated

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed Dhritarashtra (Sanjaya's address) (O mighty-armed one)

• भीष्मार्जुनसमागमम् (bhīṣmārjunasamāgamam) - the encounter of Bhishma and Arjuna

Words meanings and morphology

हृष्यन्ति (hṛṣyanti) - they thrill, they stand on end (hairs), they become stiff

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛṣ

Present Tense, Active Voice, Parasmaipada

From root HṚṢ, 4th class verb (divādi)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject is `romakūpāni`.

रोमकूपानि (romakūpāni) - hair-pores, hair-follicles, roots of the hair

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of romakūpa

romakūpa - hair-pore, hair-follicle, root of the hair

Compound type : tatpurusha (roman+kūpa)

• roman – hair (on the body)
  noun (neuter)
• kūpa – pit, well, cavity, pore
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `hṛṣyanti`.

सीदति (sīdati) - sinks, languishes, is distressed, becomes low

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sīd

Present Tense, Active Voice, Parasmaipada

From root SAD (to sit) with reduplication and nasalization (6th class)

Root: sad (class 6)

Note: Subject is `manaḥ`.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to express comparison or uncertainty.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive (my mind).

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of `sīdati`.

चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought, having considered, having contemplated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root CIT (to perceive, observe) with causative suffix -i and Absolutive suffix -tvā.

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed Dhritarashtra (Sanjaya's address) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to Dhritarashtra.

भीष्मार्जुनसमागमम् (bhīṣmārjunasamāgamam) - the encounter of Bhishma and Arjuna

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣmārjunasamāgama

bhīṣmārjunasamāgama - the meeting/encounter of Bhishma and Arjuna

Compound type : dvandva/tatpurusha (bhīṣma+arjuna+samāgama)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• arjuna – Arjuna (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• samāgama – meeting, encounter, coming together
  noun (masculine)
  From root GAM (to go) with prefixes SAM and Ā.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of `cintayitvā`.