महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-90, verse-31

स विस्फार्य धनुश्चित्रमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम् ।
दध्रे नीलविनाशाय मतिं मतिमतां वरः ॥३१॥

31. sa visphārya dhanuścitramindrāśanisamasvanam ,
dadhre nīlavināśāya matiṁ matimatāṁ varaḥ.

31. sa visphārya dhanuḥ citram indrāśanisamasvanam
dadhre nīlavināśāya matim matimatām varaḥ

31. matimatām varaḥ saḥ indrāśanisamasvanam citram
dhanuḥ visphārya nīlavināśāya matim dadhre

31. The best among the intelligent, having stretched his magnificent bow, which resounded like Indra's thunderbolt, set his mind on Nila's destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Drauni, from the previous verse. (he, that)

• विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having drawn (a bow) (having drawn, having stretched, having expanded)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• चित्रम् (citram) - magnificent (bow) (variegated, magnificent, wondrous, diverse)

• इन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम् (indrāśanisamasvanam) - having a sound like Indra's thunderbolt

• दध्रे (dadhre) - he resolved, he set (his mind) (he held, he took, he resolved, he placed)

• नीलविनाशाय (nīlavināśāya) - for Nila's destruction, for the destruction of Nila

• मतिम् (matim) - resolve, intention (mind, intention, thought, resolve)

• मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent ones

• वरः (varaḥ) - best (among them) (best, excellent, boon, suitor)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Drauni, from the previous verse. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Drauni.

विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having drawn (a bow) (having drawn, having stretched, having expanded)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from vi- + √sphāy (to swell, expand), causative, then -ya suffix for absolutive

Prefix: vi

Root: sphāy (class 1)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Object of 'visphārya'.

चित्रम् (citram) - magnificent (bow) (variegated, magnificent, wondrous, diverse)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, magnificent, wondrous, diverse

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanuḥ'.

इन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम् (indrāśanisamasvanam) - having a sound like Indra's thunderbolt

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of indrāśanisamasvana

indrāśanisamasvana - having a sound like Indra's thunderbolt

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (indra+aśani+sama+svana)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, equal
  adjective (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanuḥ'.

दध्रे (dadhre) - he resolved, he set (his mind) (he held, he took, he resolved, he placed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of √dhā

perfect middle

third person singular, perfect middle, Ātmanepada

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used with 'matim' to mean 'set one's mind'.

नीलविनाशाय (nīlavināśāya) - for Nila's destruction, for the destruction of Nila

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of nīlavināśa

nīlavināśa - destruction of Nila

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nīla+vināśa)

• nīla – Nila (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vināśa – destruction, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  from vi- + √naś (to perish), causative nāśayati, then suffix -a
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Expresses purpose.

मतिम् (matim) - resolve, intention (mind, intention, thought, resolve)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intention, resolve

Note: Object of 'dadhre'.

मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with mind

from mati (mind) + -mat (possessive suffix)

Note: Used in the superlative 'best among'.

वरः (varaḥ) - best (among them) (best, excellent, boon, suitor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, chooseable, boon

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Predicative noun for 'sa'.