महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-19, verse-44

स्रंसन्त इव मज्जानो योधानां भरतर्षभ ।
दृष्ट्वाग्रतो भीमसेनं गदापाणिमवस्थितम् ॥४४॥

44. sraṁsanta iva majjāno yodhānāṁ bharatarṣabha ,
dṛṣṭvāgrato bhīmasenaṁ gadāpāṇimavasthitam.

44. sraṃsantaḥ iva majjānaḥ yodhānām bharatarṣabha
dṛṣṭvā agrataḥ bhīmasenam gadāpāṇim avasthitam

44. bharatarṣabha yodhānām majjānaḥ agrataḥ gadāpāṇim
avasthitam bhīmasenam dṛṣṭvā sraṃsantaḥ iva

44. O best of Bhāratas, the very marrow of the warriors seemed to be melting (from fear) upon seeing Bhīmasena standing before them, mace in hand.

Words meanings summery:

• स्रंसन्तः (sraṁsantaḥ) - slipping away, loosening, melting, falling off

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

• मज्जानः (majjānaḥ) - marrows, pith, essence

• योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors, of the fighters

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - A vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, in the presence of

• भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - The second of the Pāṇḍava brothers, renowned for his strength. (Bhīmasena (Bhīma))

• गदापाणिम् (gadāpāṇim) - mace-in-hand, holding a mace

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, stationed, present, firm

Words meanings and morphology

स्रंसन्तः (sraṁsantaḥ) - slipping away, loosening, melting, falling off

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sraṃsat

sraṁsat - slipping, loosening

Present Active Participle

From √sraṃs (to fall, to loosen)

Root: sraṃs (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'majjānaḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

मज्जानः (majjānaḥ) - marrows, pith, essence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of majjan

majjan - marrow, pith, essence

Root: majj

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb 'were').

योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors, of the fighters

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

From √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - A vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bhāratas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before, in the presence of

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas from agra

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - The second of the Pāṇḍava brothers, renowned for his strength. (Bhīmasena (Bhīma))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

गदापाणिम् (gadāpāṇim) - mace-in-hand, holding a mace

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gadāpāṇi

gadāpāṇi - holding a mace in hand

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gadā+pāṇi)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'Bhīmasenam'.

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, stationed, present, firm

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - standing, stationed, placed

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Bhīmasenam'.