महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-9

निकृन्तन्तमनीकानि शरदंष्ट्रं तरस्विनम् ।
चापव्यात्ताननं घोरमसिजिह्वं दुरासदम् ॥९॥

9. nikṛntantamanīkāni śaradaṁṣṭraṁ tarasvinam ,
cāpavyāttānanaṁ ghoramasijihvaṁ durāsadam.

9. nikṛntantam anīkāni śaradaṃṣṭram tarasvinam
cāpavyāttānanam ghoram asijihvam durāsadam

9. (tam) nikṛntantam anīkāni,
śaradaṃṣṭram,
tarasvinam,
cāpavyāttānanam,
ghoram,
asijihvam,
durāsadam (śāntanavam)

9. He was cutting down armies, with arrows as fangs, the mighty one; his mouth was open wide like a drawn bow, he was dreadful, his tongue was swords, and he was unassailable.

Words meanings summery:

• निकृन्तन्तम् (nikṛntantam) - cutting down, slaying, destroying

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops

• शरदंष्ट्रम् (śaradaṁṣṭram) - having arrows as fangs

• तरस्विनम् (tarasvinam) - powerful, mighty, swift

• चापव्यात्ताननम् (cāpavyāttānanam) - having a mouth open wide like a bow

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• असिजिह्वम् (asijihvam) - having swords as tongue

• दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, unassailable, formidable

Words meanings and morphology

निकृन्तन्तम् (nikṛntantam) - cutting down, slaying, destroying

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛt

kṛt - to cut, divide, kill, destroy

Present Active Participle

From root √kṛt (class 6 tudādi) with prefix 'ni' and śatṛ suffix. Stem 'kṛnt-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Modifies Bhīṣma (implied 'tam').

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, front

Note: Direct object of 'nikṛntantam'.

शरदंष्ट्रम् (śaradaṁṣṭram) - having arrows as fangs

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaradaṃṣṭra

śaradaṁṣṭra - having arrows for teeth/fangs

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+daṃṣṭra)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• daṃṣṭra – tusk, fang, large tooth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies Bhīṣma (implied 'tam').

तरस्विनम् (tarasvinam) - powerful, mighty, swift

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tarasvin

tarasvin - mighty, powerful, energetic, swift

From 'taras' (force, energy) + 'vin' suffix.

Note: Modifies Bhīṣma (implied 'tam').

चापव्यात्ताननम् (cāpavyāttānanam) - having a mouth open wide like a bow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cāpavyāttānana

cāpavyāttānana - having an open mouth like a bow (due to fury)

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'cāpa' (bow) + 'vyātta' (opened) + 'ānana' (face/mouth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāpa+vyātta+ānana)

• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• vyātta – opened, expanded
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi' + 'ā' + √dā (to give, take, separate), meaning to open wide.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• ānana – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies Bhīṣma (implied 'tam').

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Modifies Bhīṣma (implied 'tam').

असिजिह्वम् (asijihvam) - having swords as tongue

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asijihva

asijihva - having a tongue of swords (speaking sharply or attacking fiercely)

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asi+jihvā)

• asi – sword, knife
  noun (masculine)
• jihvā – tongue, flame
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies Bhīṣma (implied 'tam').

दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, unassailable, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, unassailable, inaccessible, formidable

Compound: 'dur' (difficult) + 'ā' + 'sada' (from √sad, to sit, approach).

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (dus+ā+sad)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable indicating difficulty or badness.
• ā – towards, near, completely
  upasarga
  Preposition/prefix.
• sada – sitting, approaching
  noun (masculine)
  From root √sad (to sit, approach, settle).
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Modifies Bhīṣma (implied 'tam').