महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-47

शैनेयं स तु निर्भिद्य प्राविशद्धरणीतलम् ।
वसन्तकाले बलवान्बिलं सर्पशिशुर्यथा ॥४७॥

47. śaineyaṁ sa tu nirbhidya prāviśaddharaṇītalam ,
vasantakāle balavānbilaṁ sarpaśiśuryathā.

47. śaineyam sa tu nirbhidya prāviśat dharaṇītalam
vasantakāle balavān bilam sarpaśiśuḥ yathā

47. tu sa śaineyam nirbhidya dharaṇītalam prāviśat
yathā balavān sarpaśiśuḥ vasantakāle bilam

47. But he, having pierced Śaineya (Sātyaki), entered the surface of the earth, just as a powerful young serpent enters its hole during the spring season.

Words meanings summery:

• शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Śaineya (Sātyaki) (descendant of Śini)

• स (sa) - he (Ashvatthama) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken through)

• प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - he entered

• धरणीतलम् (dharaṇītalam) - the surface of the earth (surface of the earth, ground)

• वसन्तकाले (vasantakāle) - during the spring season (in spring, in the springtime)

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

• बिलम् (bilam) - its hole (hole, cavern, burrow)

• सर्पशिशुः (sarpaśiśuḥ) - a young serpent (young serpent, snake-child)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Śaineya (Sātyaki) (descendant of Śini)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaineya

śaineya - descendant of Śini (name of Sātyaki)

Derived from `Śini` (ancestor name).

Note: Object of `nirbhidya`.

स (sa) - he (Ashvatthama) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken through)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `bhid` (to break, split) with prefix `nir` and suffix `ya`.

Prefix: nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - he entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prāviś

Root `viś` (to enter) with prefix `prā`.

Prefix: prā

Root: viś (class 6)

धरणीतलम् (dharaṇītalam) - the surface of the earth (surface of the earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound of `dharaṇī` (earth) and `tala` (surface, plane).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, level ground, bottom
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `prāviśat`.

वसन्तकाले (vasantakāle) - during the spring season (in spring, in the springtime)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasantakāla

vasantakāla - spring season, springtime

Compound of `vasanta` (spring) and `kāla` (time, season).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vasanta+kāla)

• vasanta – spring, vernal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas
• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Denotes time of action.

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (powerful, strong, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Formed from `bala` (strength) with the possessive suffix `matup`.

बिलम् (bilam) - its hole (hole, cavern, burrow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - hole, cavern, burrow, opening

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Object of implied 'enters'.

सर्पशिशुः (sarpaśiśuḥ) - a young serpent (young serpent, snake-child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpaśiśu

sarpaśiśu - young serpent, snake-child

Compound of `sarpa` (serpent, snake) and `śiśu` (young one, child).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+śiśu)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  From root `sṛp` (to creep).
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• śiśu – child, infant, young one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śī

Note: Subject in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)