महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-74

भीमसेनवचः श्रुत्वा द्रोणस्तत्परमप्रियम् ।
मनसा सन्नगात्रोऽभूद्यथा सैकतमम्भसि ॥७४॥

74. bhīmasenavacaḥ śrutvā droṇastatparamapriyam ,
manasā sannagātro'bhūdyathā saikatamambhasi.

74. bhīmasenavacaḥ śrutvā droṇaḥ tat paramapriyam
manasā sannagātraḥ abhūt yathā saikatam ambhasi

74. droṇaḥ bhīmasenavacaḥ tat paramapriyam śrutvā
manasā sannagātraḥ abhūt yathā saikatam ambhasi

74. Upon hearing Bhimasena's words – which were, ironically, most pleasing – Drona's limbs became weak in his mind, like a sandbank dissolving in water.

Words meanings summery:

• भीमसेनवचः (bhīmasenavacaḥ) - Bhimasena's words/speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• तत् (tat) - referring to Bhimasena's words (that, those)

• परमप्रियम् (paramapriyam) - sarcastically referring to the false news of Ashvatthama's death (most pleasing, extremely dear)

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with the mind, mentally

• सन्नगात्रः (sannagātraḥ) - Mentally, due to shock (with collapsed limbs, with weakened body)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, happened, was

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• सैकतम् (saikatam) - a sandbank, sandy ground

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

Words meanings and morphology

भीमसेनवचः (bhīmasenavacaḥ) - Bhimasena's words/speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīmasenavacaḥ

bhīmasenavacas - Bhimasena's speech or word

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhīmasena+vacas)

• bhīmasena – Bhimasena (name of a Pandava prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – speech, word, voice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac

Note: Visarga sandhi results in `vacas` becoming `vacaḥ`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a proper name, the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas)

तत् (tat) - referring to Bhimasena's words (that, those)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Here used as an adjective implicitly modifying 'vacaḥ'.

परमप्रियम् (paramapriyam) - sarcastically referring to the false news of Ashvatthama's death (most pleasing, extremely dear)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of paramapriya

paramapriya - most dear, extremely beloved, most pleasing

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+priya)

• parama – highest, supreme, utmost
  adjective
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with implied `vacaḥ` or `tat`.

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with the mind, mentally

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

Root: man (class 4)

सन्नगात्रः (sannagātraḥ) - Mentally, due to shock (with collapsed limbs, with weakened body)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sannagātra

sannagātra - having weakened limbs, with collapsed body

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sanna+gātra)

• sanna – collapsed, sunk, depressed, withered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sad (to sink, collapse) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sad (class 1)
• gātra – limb, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `droṇaḥ`.

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, happened, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

सैकतम् (saikatam) - a sandbank, sandy ground

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saikata

saikata - sandy, made of sand; a sandbank, a sandy shore

Derived from `sikatā` (sand).

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water