महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-156, verse-18

स तु बद्धाङ्गुलित्राणो नैषादिर्दृढविक्रमः ।
अस्यन्नेको वनचरो बभौ राम इवापरः ॥१८॥

18. sa tu baddhāṅgulitrāṇo naiṣādirdṛḍhavikramaḥ ,
asyanneko vanacaro babhau rāma ivāparaḥ.

18. saḥ tu baddhāṅgulitrāṇaḥ naiṣādiḥ dṛḍhavikramaḥ
asyan ekaḥ vanacaraḥ babhau rāmaḥ iva aparaḥ

18. tu saḥ naiṣādiḥ dṛḍhavikramaḥ baddhāṅgulitrāṇaḥ
ekaḥ vanacaraḥ asyan aparaḥ rāmaḥ iva babhau

18. But that Niṣāda (Ekalavya), who was firm in valor and wore a finger-guard, appeared like another Rama as he, a solitary forest-dweller, discharged arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (Ekalavya) (that, he)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• बद्धाङ्गुलित्राणः (baddhāṅgulitrāṇaḥ) - having bound a finger-guard, wearing a finger-guard

• नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - Ekalavya (a Niṣāda (member of a tribal community))

• दृढविक्रमः (dṛḍhavikramaḥ) - firm in valor, resolute in prowess, steadfast in courage

• अस्यन् (asyan) - while discharging arrows (shooting, throwing, discharging (arrows))

• एकः (ekaḥ) - solitary (one, single, alone)

• वनचरः (vanacaraḥ) - forest-dweller, ranger

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, was resplendent

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a legendary king, son of Dasaratha)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (Ekalavya) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

बद्धाङ्गुलित्राणः (baddhāṅgulitrāṇaḥ) - having bound a finger-guard, wearing a finger-guard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhāṅgulitrāṇa

baddhāṅgulitrāṇa - one who has bound/worn a finger-guard

Bahuvrīhi compound: baddha (bound) + aṅgulitrāṇa (finger-guard).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+aṅgulitrāṇa)

• baddha – bound, tied, fastened
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bandh.
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• aṅgulitrāṇa – finger-guard, finger-protector (for archers)
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: aṅguli (finger) + trāṇa (protection).

Note: Agrees with naiṣādiḥ.

नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - Ekalavya (a Niṣāda (member of a tribal community))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naiṣādi

naiṣādi - a Niṣāda, descendant of a Niṣāda (member of a particular tribal group/caste)

Derived from niṣāda.

दृढविक्रमः (dṛḍhavikramaḥ) - firm in valor, resolute in prowess, steadfast in courage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhavikrama

dṛḍhavikrama - firm in valor, resolute in prowess, steadfast in courage

Bahuvrīhi or Tatpuruṣa compound: dṛḍha (firm) + vikrama (valor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+vikrama)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, steadfast, resolute
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from dṛh)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• vikrama – valor, heroism, power, strength
  noun (masculine)
  From root kram with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with naiṣādiḥ.

अस्यन् (asyan) - while discharging arrows (shooting, throwing, discharging (arrows))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of as

as - to throw, to shoot, to cast

Present Active Participle

From root as with śatṛ suffix.

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with naiṣādiḥ.

एकः (ekaḥ) - solitary (one, single, alone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

Note: Agrees with vanacaraḥ and naiṣādiḥ.

वनचरः (vanacaraḥ) - forest-dweller, ranger

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanacara

vanacara - forest-dweller, roaming in forests

Tatpuruṣa compound: vana (forest) + cara (moving/going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+cara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, wandering (agent noun)
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with naiṣādiḥ.

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, was resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

Perfect, 3rd singular

Formed from root bhā in perfect tense.

Root: bhā (class 2)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (name of a legendary king, son of Dasaratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasant, beautiful

Root: ram (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior

Note: Agrees with rāmaḥ.