महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-50, verse-23

लोहिताक्षं महाबाहुं जातं सिंहमिवाद्रिषु ।
उपेन्द्रसदृशं ब्रूत कथमायोधने हतः ॥२३॥

23. lohitākṣaṁ mahābāhuṁ jātaṁ siṁhamivādriṣu ,
upendrasadṛśaṁ brūta kathamāyodhane hataḥ.

23. lohitākṣam mahābāhum jātam siṃham iva adriṣu
upendrasadṛśam brūta katham āyodhane hataḥ

23. lohitākṣam mahābāhum adriṣu siṃham iva jātam
upendrasadṛśam āyodhane katham hataḥ brūta

23. Tell me, how was that red-eyed, mighty-armed one, who was born like a lion in the mountains and resembled Upendra, killed in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• लोहिताक्षम् (lohitākṣam) - Abhimanyu, who possessed red eyes (a traditional sign of heroism) (red-eyed)

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - Abhimanyu, with strong, mighty arms (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• जातम् (jātam) - who was born (like a lion) (born, produced)

• सिंहम् (siṁham) - like a lion (referring to Abhimanyu's bravery and ferocity) (lion)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अद्रिषु (adriṣu) - in the mountains

• उपेन्द्रसदृशम् (upendrasadṛśam) - Abhimanyu, whose prowess and appearance were like Upendra (a name for Vishnu/Krishna) (resembling Upendra)

• ब्रूत (brūta) - tell (you all)

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• आयोधने (āyodhane) - in battle, in combat

• हतः (hataḥ) - was killed (referring to Abhimanyu) (killed, struck down)

Words meanings and morphology

लोहिताक्षम् (lohitākṣam) - Abhimanyu, who possessed red eyes (a traditional sign of heroism) (red-eyed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lohitākṣa

lohitākṣa - red-eyed, having red eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lohita+akṣi)

• lohita – red, reddish
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - Abhimanyu, with strong, mighty arms (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

जातम् (jātam) - who was born (like a lion) (born, produced)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

सिंहम् (siṁham) - like a lion (referring to Abhimanyu's bravery and ferocity) (lion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अद्रिषु (adriṣu) - in the mountains

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of adri

adri - mountain, rock, stone

उपेन्द्रसदृशम् (upendrasadṛśam) - Abhimanyu, whose prowess and appearance were like Upendra (a name for Vishnu/Krishna) (resembling Upendra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upendrasadṛśa

upendrasadṛśa - resembling Upendra, like Upendra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upendra+sadṛśa)

• upendra – Upendra (a name for Krishna or Vishnu), younger brother of Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound of upa (near, younger) and Indra
• sadṛśa – similar, resembling, like
  adjective

ब्रूत (brūta) - tell (you all)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present imperative (loṭ) of brū

Present Imperative

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Sanjaya, who is reporting to Dhritarashtra.

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

आयोधने (āyodhane) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āyodhana

āyodhana - battle, combat, fight, battlefield

Derived from root yudh (to fight) with prefix ā- and suffix -ana

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

हतः (hataḥ) - was killed (referring to Abhimanyu) (killed, struck down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed, smitten

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Acts as the predicate for the implied subject 'he' (Abhimanyu).