महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-13, verse-5

स मागधानां प्रवरोऽङ्कुशग्रहो ग्रहेष्वसह्यो विकचो यथा ग्रहः ।
सपत्नसेनां प्रममाथ दारुणो महीं समग्रां विकचो यथा ग्रहः ॥५॥

5. sa māgadhānāṁ pravaro'ṅkuśagraho; graheṣvasahyo vikaco yathā grahaḥ ,
sapatnasenāṁ pramamātha dāruṇo; mahīṁ samagrāṁ vikaco yathā grahaḥ.

5. saḥ māgadhānām pravaraḥ aṅkuśagrahaḥ
graheṣu asahyaḥ vikacaḥ yathā grahaḥ
sapatnasenām pramamātha dāruṇaḥ
mahīm samagrām vikacaḥ yathā grahaḥ

5. saḥ māgadhānām pravaraḥ aṅkuśagrahaḥ
graheṣu asahyaḥ yathā vikacaḥ grahaḥ
(saḥ) dāruṇaḥ sapatnasenām mahīm
samagrām pramamātha yathā vikacaḥ grahaḥ

5. He, the chief among the Magadhas, a wielder of the elephant-goad, was irresistible among the adversaries, like a mighty, blazing planet. That formidable one crushed the entire enemy army, and indeed the entire earth, like a mighty, blazing planet.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मागधानाम् (māgadhānām) - of the Magadhas, among the Magadhas

• प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - chief, excellent, foremost

• अङ्कुशग्रहः (aṅkuśagrahaḥ) - wielder of the elephant-goad, elephant-driver

• ग्रहेषु (graheṣu) - among the seizers, among the planets, among the adversaries

• असह्यः (asahyaḥ) - unbearable, irresistible, formidable

• विकचः (vikacaḥ) - fierce, blazing (blossomed, expanded, fierce, formidable)

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - planet or malevolent entity (graha) (planet, seizer, demon, adversary)

• सपत्नसेनाम् (sapatnasenām) - the enemy army

• प्रममाथ (pramamātha) - he crushed, he churned, he destroyed

• दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - formidable, terrible, fierce, cruel

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• समग्राम् (samagrām) - the entire, the whole

• विकचः (vikacaḥ) - fierce, blazing (blossomed, expanded, fierce, formidable)

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - planet or malevolent entity (graha) (planet, seizer, demon, adversary)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मागधानाम् (māgadhānām) - of the Magadhas, among the Magadhas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of māgadha

māgadha - a native of Magadha, a king of Magadha

derived from Magadha (name of a kingdom)

प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - chief, excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravara

pravara - chief, excellent, foremost, best

from pra-vṛ (to choose, select)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 9)

अङ्कुशग्रहः (aṅkuśagrahaḥ) - wielder of the elephant-goad, elephant-driver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkuśagraha

aṅkuśagraha - holding an elephant-goad; an elephant driver

compound of aṅkuśa (elephant-goad) and graha (holding)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (aṅkuśa+graha)

• aṅkuśa – elephant-goad, hook
  noun (masculine)
• graha – holding, seizing, a hand
  noun (masculine)
  from root grah (to seize)
  Root: grah (class 9)

ग्रहेषु (graheṣu) - among the seizers, among the planets, among the adversaries

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of graha

graha - seizer, holder, planet, demon, adversary

from root grah (to seize)

Root: grah (class 9)

असह्यः (asahyaḥ) - unbearable, irresistible, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asahya

asahya - unbearable, irresistible, not to be endured

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

from a-sah (not to bear) with suffix -ya

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sahya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sahya – bearable, to be endured
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root sah
  Root: sah (class 1)

विकचः (vikacaḥ) - fierce, blazing (blossomed, expanded, fierce, formidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikaca

vikaca - without hair; blossoming, expanded, radiant, formidable

from vi-kac (to expand, open)

Prefix: vi

Root: kac

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - planet or malevolent entity (graha) (planet, seizer, demon, adversary)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - seizer, holder, planet, demon, adversary

from root grah (to seize)

Root: grah (class 9)

सपत्नसेनाम् (sapatnasenām) - the enemy army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sapatnasenā

sapatnasenā - enemy army

compound of sapatna (enemy) and senā (army)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sapatna+senā)

• sapatna – enemy, rival
  noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

प्रममाथ (pramamātha) - he crushed, he churned, he destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pra-math

Perfect (Liṭ)

from pra-math (to churn, crush)

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - formidable, terrible, fierce, cruel

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, formidable, cruel, fierce, severe

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

समग्राम् (samagrām) - the entire, the whole

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samagra

samagra - entire, whole, complete, all

compound of sam (with, together) and agra (front, chief)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sam+agra)

• sam – with, together, complete
  indeclinable
• agra – front, chief, top
  noun (masculine)

विकचः (vikacaḥ) - fierce, blazing (blossomed, expanded, fierce, formidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikaca

vikaca - without hair; blossoming, expanded, radiant, formidable

from vi-kac (to expand, open)

Prefix: vi

Root: kac

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - planet or malevolent entity (graha) (planet, seizer, demon, adversary)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - seizer, holder, planet, demon, adversary

from root grah (to seize)

Root: grah (class 9)