महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-58, verse-52

गजानां रुधिराक्तां तां गदां बिभ्रद्वृकोदरः ।
घोरः प्रतिभयश्चासीत्पिनाकीव पिनाकधृक् ॥५२॥

52. gajānāṁ rudhirāktāṁ tāṁ gadāṁ bibhradvṛkodaraḥ ,
ghoraḥ pratibhayaścāsītpinākīva pinākadhṛk.

52. gajānām rudhirāktām tām gadām bibhrat vṛkodaraḥ
ghoraḥ pratibhayaḥ ca āsīt pinākī iva pinākadhṛk

52. gajānām rudhirāktām tām gadām bibhrat vṛkodaraḥ
pinākadhṛk pinākī iva ghoraḥ pratibhayaḥ ca āsīt

52. Bearing that mace, stained with the blood of elephants, Vṛkodara (Bhima) was dreadful and terrifying, like Pinākin (Shiva), the wielder of the Pināka bow.

Words meanings summery:

• गजानाम् (gajānām) - of elephants

• रुधिराक्ताम् (rudhirāktām) - smeared/stained with blood

• ताम् (tām) - that (mace) (that (feminine singular accusative))

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing, carrying, holding

• वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhima (wolf-bellied; an epithet of Bhima)

• घोरः (ghoraḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• प्रतिभयः (pratibhayaḥ) - terrifying, alarming

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, it was

• पिनाकी (pinākī) - Pinākin (Shiva) (armed with a bow (Pinaka); an epithet of Shiva)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पिनाकधृक् (pinākadhṛk) - the wielder of the Pināka bow (Shiva) (wielder of the Pinaka bow; an epithet of Shiva)

Words meanings and morphology

गजानाम् (gajānām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Refers to the source of the blood.

रुधिराक्ताम् (rudhirāktām) - smeared/stained with blood

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rudhirākta

rudhirākta - smeared with blood, blood-stained

Tatpuruṣa compound of rudhira (blood) and ākta (smeared, P.P.P. of añj).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudhira+ākta)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• ākta – smeared, anointed, touched
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root añj (to anoint, smear).
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Modifies gadām.

ताम् (tām) - that (mace) (that (feminine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to gadām.

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Object of bibhrat.

बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing, carrying, holding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bibhrat

bibhrat - bearing, carrying, supporting, holding

Present Active Participle

From root bhṛ (to bear, carry), reduplicated stem bibhar-.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Participle, acting as an adjective describing Bhima.

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhima (wolf-bellied; an epithet of Bhima)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied (epithet of Bhima, referring to his enormous hunger)

Bahuvrīhi compound: vṛka (wolf) + udara (belly).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

घोरः (ghoraḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Root: ghṛ

प्रतिभयः (pratibhayaḥ) - terrifying, alarming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibhaya

pratibhaya - terrifying, alarming, formidable

Tatpuruṣa compound of prati (towards) and bhaya (fear).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+bhaya)

• prati – towards, against, in return
  indeclinable
  Upasarga
• bhaya – fear, terror
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective describing Bhima.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, it was

(verb)

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

Imperfect active, 3rd person singular

`ā-` (augment) + `s` (root) + `īt` (ending).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Its subject is vṛkodaraḥ.

पिनाकी (pinākī) - Pinākin (Shiva) (armed with a bow (Pinaka); an epithet of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pinākin

pinākin - armed with a bow (Pinaka); an epithet of Shiva

Possessive suffix -in

From Pināka (name of Shiva's bow) + -in (suffix meaning 'possessing').

Note: The entity for comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पिनाकधृक् (pinākadhṛk) - the wielder of the Pināka bow (Shiva) (wielder of the Pinaka bow; an epithet of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pinākadhṛk

pinākadhṛk - wielder of the Pinaka bow; an epithet of Shiva

Agent noun (kṛt affix kvip)

Tatpuruṣa compound of Pināka (Shiva's bow) and dhṛ (root 'to hold, bear'). The kvip suffix (zero suffix) after 'dhṛ' makes it an agent noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pināka+dhṛ)

• pināka – name of Shiva's bow
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhṛ – to hold, to bear, to support
  verb (masculine)
  Root forming the agent noun part of the compound
  The root 'dhṛ' (to hold) forms the second part 'dhṛk' (holder) via a kṛt affix (kvip) in this compound.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing Pinākin/Shiva.