महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-55

तमापतन्तं सहसा महेन्द्रगजसंनिभम् ।
परं यत्नं समास्थाय बीभत्सुः प्रत्यपद्यत ॥५५॥

55. tamāpatantaṁ sahasā mahendragajasaṁnibham ,
paraṁ yatnaṁ samāsthāya bībhatsuḥ pratyapadyata.

55. tam āpatantam sahasā mahendragajasaṃnibham
param yatnam samāsthāya bībhatsuḥ pratyapadyata

55. bībhatsuḥ param yatnam samāsthāya sahasā
mahendragajasaṃnibham tam āpatantam pratyapadyata

55. Arjuna (Bībhatsu), employing utmost effort, countered that (Bhagadatta) who was rushing forcefully, resembling the great Indra's elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (Bhagadatta and his elephant) (that, him)

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, rushing

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, vehemently

• महेन्द्रगजसंनिभम् (mahendragajasaṁnibham) - resembling Indra's elephant (Airavata)

• परम् (param) - great, utmost, supreme

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

• समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having resorted to, having employed, having adopted

• बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna, named Bībhatsu (one who abhors, dislikes, or has a strong aversion to something, often used for Arjuna meaning 'one who abhors unfair fight') (Arjuna (name))

• प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - countered, opposed, met, approached

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (Bhagadatta and his elephant) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhagadatta.

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching, rushing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - approaching, falling upon, rushing

present active participle

Derived from root 'pat' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies the object (Bhagadatta/his elephant).

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, vehemently

(indeclinable)

महेन्द्रगजसंनिभम् (mahendragajasaṁnibham) - resembling Indra's elephant (Airavata)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahendragajasaṃnibha

mahendragajasaṁnibha - resembling Mahendra's elephant (Airavata)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra+gaja+saṃnibha)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'sam' + 'nibhā' (to appear like)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies the object (Bhagadatta/his elephant).

परम् (param) - great, utmost, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, supreme, utmost, highest

Note: Modifies yatnam.

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, care

समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having resorted to, having employed, having adopted

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root 'sthā' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna, named Bībhatsu (one who abhors, dislikes, or has a strong aversion to something, often used for Arjuna meaning 'one who abhors unfair fight') (Arjuna (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bībhatsu

bībhatsu - Arjuna; abhorring, disgusting, loathsome

Note: Arjuna's epithet.

प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - countered, opposed, met, approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of prati-pad

imperfect

Imperfect 3rd person singular middle, from root 'pad' with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Atmanepada form.