महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-14

गदया भीमसेनस्तु कर्णस्य रथकूबरम् ।
बिभेदाशु तदा राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥१४॥

14. gadayā bhīmasenastu karṇasya rathakūbaram ,
bibhedāśu tadā rājaṁstadadbhutamivābhavat.

14. gadayā bhīmasenaḥ tu karṇasya rathakūbaram
bibheda āśu tadā rājan tat adbhutam iva abhavat

14. rājan,
tadā bhīmasenaḥ tu gadayā karṇasya rathakūbaram āśu bibheda.
tat adbhutam iva abhavat.

14. O King, then Bhīmasena quickly shattered the pole of Karṇa's chariot with his mace. That was as if a wondrous sight.

Words meanings summery:

• गदया (gadayā) - with a mace, by a mace

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

• रथकूबरम् (rathakūbaram) - chariot pole, yoke of a chariot

• बिभेद (bibheda) - broke, shattered, pierced, split

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (the speaker Saṃjaya addressing the blind king) (O king)

• तत् (tat) - that (event of the chariot pole breaking) (that, it)

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonder, marvel, amazing, miraculous

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

Words meanings and morphology

गदया (gadayā) - with a mace, by a mace

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava warrior, known for his strength)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa

रथकूबरम् (rathakūbaram) - chariot pole, yoke of a chariot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rathakūbara

rathakūbara - chariot pole, yoke of a chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+kūbara)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• kūbara – pole or yoke of a carriage/chariot
  noun (masculine)

बिभेद (bibheda) - broke, shattered, pierced, split

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhid

Perfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: bhid (class 7)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (the speaker Saṃjaya addressing the blind king) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तत् (tat) - that (event of the chariot pole breaking) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonder, marvel, amazing, miraculous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, astonishing; a wonder, miracle

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (implied or explicit subject)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: bhū (class 1)