महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-44, verse-3

प्रविश्यैव तु राजेन्द्र क्षत्रियेन्द्रान्तकोपमः ।
सत्यश्रवसमादत्त व्याघ्रो मृगमिवोल्बणम् ॥३॥

3. praviśyaiva tu rājendra kṣatriyendrāntakopamaḥ ,
satyaśravasamādatta vyāghro mṛgamivolbaṇam.

3. praviśya eva tu rājendra kṣatriyendrāntakopamaḥ
satyaśravasam ādatta vyāghraḥ mṛgam iva ulbaṇam

3. tu rājendra praviśya eva kṣatriyendrāntakopamaḥ
vyāghraḥ ulbaṇam mṛgam iva satyaśravasam ādatta

3. But, O King of kings, as soon as he entered, he, who was like the god of death (Yama) to the greatest warriors, seized Satyaśravas, just as a tiger seizes a powerful deer.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• एव (eva) - as soon as (just, only, indeed)

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

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O king of kings, O chief of kings)

• क्षत्रियेन्द्रान्तकोपमः (kṣatriyendrāntakopamaḥ) - like the god of death (Yama) to the greatest warriors/chiefs of kṣatriyas

• सत्यश्रवसम् (satyaśravasam) - Satyaśravas (proper name)

• आदत्त (ādatta) - he seized, took, grasped

• व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, animal, beast

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उल्बणम् (ulbaṇam) - fierce, powerful, violent

Words meanings and morphology

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'pra', and 'lyap' suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

एव (eva) - as soon as (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O king of kings, O chief of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, chief of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord (also name of the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)

क्षत्रियेन्द्रान्तकोपमः (kṣatriyendrāntakopamaḥ) - like the god of death (Yama) to the greatest warriors/chiefs of kṣatriyas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyendrāntakopama

kṣatriyendrāntakopama - like Yama to the chief of kṣatriyas

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣatriya+indra+antaka+upama)

• kṣatriya – warrior caste, kṣatriya
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord
  noun (masculine)
• antaka – destroyer, Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ant' (to end) + 'aka' suffix
  Root: ant (class 1)
• upama – likeness, comparison, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Abhimanyu.

सत्यश्रवसम् (satyaśravasam) - Satyaśravas (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyaśravas

satyaśravas - Satyaśravas (a warrior's name)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+śravas)

• satya – truth
  noun (neuter)
• śravas – fame, glory
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'ādatta'.

आदत्त (ādatta) - he seized, took, grasped

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root 'dā' (3rd conjugation, Atmanepada) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The active meaning 'seized' is more common with ā-dā in battle contexts.

व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger

Note: Subject of the simile.

मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, animal, beast

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, animal, beast

Note: Object of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उल्बणम् (ulbaṇam) - fierce, powerful, violent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ulbaṇa

ulbaṇa - fierce, powerful, violent, prominent

Note: Qualifies 'mṛgam'.