महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-48

पूषाणमभ्यद्रवत शंकरः प्रहसन्निव ।
पुरोडाशं भक्षयतो दशनान्वै व्यशातयत् ॥४८॥

48. pūṣāṇamabhyadravata śaṁkaraḥ prahasanniva ,
puroḍāśaṁ bhakṣayato daśanānvai vyaśātayat.

48. pūṣāṇam abhyadravata śaṅkaraḥ prahasan iva
puroḍāśam bhakṣayataḥ daśanān vai vyaśātayat

48. śaṅkaraḥ prahasan iva pūṣāṇam abhyadravata
puroḍāśam bhakṣayataḥ daśanān vai vyaśātayat

48. As if laughing, Śaṅkara rushed towards Pūṣan and indeed shattered the teeth of the one who was consuming the sacrificial oblation (puroḍāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• पूषाणम् (pūṣāṇam) - towards Pūṣan

• अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - he rushed towards

• शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Śaṅkara (Shiva)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• पुरोडाशम् (puroḍāśam) - sacrificial oblation (puroḍāśa), offering cake

• भक्षयतः (bhakṣayataḥ) - of him who was eating, of the eater

• दशनान् (daśanān) - teeth

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• व्यशातयत् (vyaśātayat) - he shattered, he broke into pieces

Words meanings and morphology

पूषाणम् (pūṣāṇam) - towards Pūṣan

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūṣan

pūṣan - Pūṣan (a Vedic deity, guardian of roads, journeys, and cattle)

अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - he rushed towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of √dru

Imperfect Middle

Imperfect, 3rd person, singular, middle voice, with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: √dru (class 1)

शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Śaṅkara (Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - Śaṅkara (epithet of Shiva, meaning 'beneficent' or 'maker of peace')

Compound: śam (welfare, prosperity) + kara (making, causing)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling, making fun of

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from root √has (to laugh) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: √has (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

पुरोडाशम् (puroḍāśam) - sacrificial oblation (puroḍāśa), offering cake

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puroḍāśa

puroḍāśa - a sacrificial cake, oblation, offering

भक्षयतः (bhakṣayataḥ) - of him who was eating, of the eater

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhakṣayat

bhakṣayat - eating, consuming, devouring

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from the causal of root √bhaj (to divide, partake), meaning 'to cause to eat' or 'to eat'

Root: √bhaj (class 1)

दशनान् (daśanān) - teeth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daśana

daśana - tooth, tusk, biting

Derived from root √daṃś (to bite)

Root: √daṃś (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

व्यशातयत् (vyaśātayat) - he shattered, he broke into pieces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √śat

Imperfect Causal Active

Imperfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice, causal form, with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: √śat (class 10)