महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-14, verse-8

तथैव मद्रराजोऽपि भीमं दृष्ट्वा महाबलम् ।
ससाराभिमुखस्तूर्णं शार्दूल इव कुञ्जरम् ॥८॥

8. tathaiva madrarājo'pi bhīmaṁ dṛṣṭvā mahābalam ,
sasārābhimukhastūrṇaṁ śārdūla iva kuñjaram.

8. tathā eva madrarājaḥ api bhīmam dṛṣṭvā mahābalam
sasāra abhimukhaḥ tūrṇam śārdūlaḥ iva kuñjaram

8. tathā eva madrarājaḥ api mahābalam bhīmam dṛṣṭvā
śārdūlaḥ kuñjaram iva tūrṇam abhimukhaḥ sasāra

8. Similarly, the King of Madra, Śalya, seeing the mighty Bhīma, swiftly advanced towards him, just as a tiger rushes towards an elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - just, indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

• मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra (Śalya) (the king of Madra)

• अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty (mighty, of great strength)

• ससार (sasāra) - he advanced (he moved, he went, he advanced)

• अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - towards him, facing (facing, directed towards)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly (swiftly, quickly, rapidly)

• शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - tiger (tiger, lion)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - an elephant (elephant)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Often combines with previous word ('tathaiva').

मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra (Śalya) (the king of Madra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madrarāja

madrarāja - king of Madra

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (genitive) (madra+rāja)

• madra – name of a country or its people
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combines with previous word ('rājo 'pi').

भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma, one of the Pāṇḍavas, terrible, formidable

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty (mighty, of great strength)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīmam'.

ससार (sasāra) - he advanced (he moved, he went, he advanced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of sṛ

Past Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, active voice, Parasmaipada, Lit (Past Perfect). Reduplicated form.

Root: sṛ (class 1)

अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - towards him, facing (facing, directed towards)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, having the face towards, directed to

From prefix abhi- and mukha (face).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, against, over
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'madrarājaḥ'.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly (swiftly, quickly, rapidly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of neuter singular of adjective 'tūrṇa'.

Note: Adverb modifying 'sasāra'.

शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - tiger (tiger, lion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger, lion, leopard

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - an elephant (elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: Object of 'sasāra' (implied action of moving towards).