महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-3

यथा प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा गजेन मधुसूदन ।
त्वरमाणोऽभ्यतिक्रान्तो ध्रुवं तस्यैष निस्वनः ॥३॥

3. yathā prāgjyotiṣo rājā gajena madhusūdana ,
tvaramāṇo'bhyatikrānto dhruvaṁ tasyaiṣa nisvanaḥ.

3. yathā prāgjyotiṣaḥ rājā gajena madhusūdana tvaramāṇaḥ
abhyatikrāntaḥ dhruvam tasya eṣaḥ niḥsvanaḥ

3. madhusūdana,
yathā prāgjyotiṣaḥ rājā gajena tvaramāṇaḥ abhyatikrāntaḥ,
dhruvam eṣaḥ tasya niḥsvanaḥ.

3. Just as the king of Pragjyotisha, O slayer of Madhu (Madhusudana), swiftly approaches with his elephant, surely this must be his roar.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - of Pragjyotisha (a kingdom in ancient India, modern Assam)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• गजेन (gajena) - by an elephant, with an elephant

• मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - An epithet for Krishna, being addressed. (O slayer of Madhu, O Madhusudana)

• त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - rushing, hurrying, moving swiftly

• अभ्यतिक्रान्तः (abhyatikrāntaḥ) - having approached, having come near, having passed over

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), he

• निःस्वनः (niḥsvanaḥ) - sound, roar, noise

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - of Pragjyotisha (a kingdom in ancient India, modern Assam)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāgjyotiṣa

prāgjyotiṣa - Pragjyotisha (name of an ancient kingdom)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

गजेन (gajena) - by an elephant, with an elephant

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - An epithet for Krishna, being addressed. (O slayer of Madhu, O Madhusudana)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of Madhu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – honey, sweet, a demon's name
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root sūd- (to destroy).
  Root: sūd (class 10)

त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - rushing, hurrying, moving swiftly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaramāṇa

tvaramāṇa - rushing, hurrying

present active participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from root tvar- (to hurry, be quick) with śānac (āna) suffix.

Root: tvar (class 1)

अभ्यतिक्रान्तः (abhyatikrāntaḥ) - having approached, having come near, having passed over

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyatikrānta

abhyatikrānta - approached, passed over, overcome

past passive participle

Derived from root kram- (to step, go) with prefixes abhi- and ati- and kta suffix.

Prefixes: abhi+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'dhruva' (fixed, certain).

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

निःस्वनः (niḥsvanaḥ) - sound, roar, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsvana

niḥsvana - sound, noise, roar

Prefix: nis

Root: svan (class 1)