महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-38

स निर्भिद्य भुजं सव्यं माधवस्य महारणे ।
अभ्यगाद्धरणीं घोरः श्वसन्निव महोरगः ॥३८॥

38. sa nirbhidya bhujaṁ savyaṁ mādhavasya mahāraṇe ,
abhyagāddharaṇīṁ ghoraḥ śvasanniva mahoragaḥ.

38. saḥ nirbhidya bhujam savyam mādhavasya mahā-raṇe
abhya-agāt dharaṇīm ghoraḥ śvasan iva mahā-uragaḥ

38. saḥ mahā-raṇe mādhavasya savyam bhujam nirbhidya,
ghoraḥ mahā-uragaḥ iva śvasan dharaṇīm abhya-agāt.

38. Having pierced Mādhava's left arm in the great battle, he, formidable like a great serpent hissing, fell to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced, having broken through

• भुजम् (bhujam) - arm, hand

• सव्यम् (savyam) - left, left (arm)

• माधवस्य (mādhavasya) - of Mādhava

• महा-रणे (mahā-raṇe) - in the great battle

• अभ्य-अगात् (abhya-agāt) - went towards, fell upon, reached, approached

• धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth, the ground

• घोरः (ghoraḥ) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

• श्वसन् (śvasan) - hissing, breathing, panting

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• महा-उरगः (mahā-uragaḥ) - a great serpent

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced, having broken through

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive formed from root 'bhid' with prefix 'nir'.

Prefix: nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

भुजम् (bhujam) - arm, hand

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand

सव्यम् (savyam) - left, left (arm)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of savya

savya - left, southern, reverse, adverse

Note: Agrees with 'bhujam'.

माधवस्य (mādhavasya) - of Mādhava

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, an epithet of Krishna, springtime

महा-रणे (mahā-raṇe) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahā-raṇa

mahā-raṇa - great battle, major war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• raṇa – battle, war, combat, conflict
  noun (masculine)

अभ्य-अगात् (abhya-agāt) - went towards, fell upon, reached, approached

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense of the root 'gam' with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth, the ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground, land

घोरः (ghoraḥ) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, fierce

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject 'he'.

श्वसन् (śvasan) - hissing, breathing, panting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvasat

śvasat - hissing, breathing, panting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'śvas' in masculine nominative singular.

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject 'he'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

महा-उरगः (mahā-uragaḥ) - a great serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-uraga

mahā-uraga - great serpent, large snake

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+uraga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• uraga – serpent, snake (literally 'going on the breast')
  noun (masculine)