महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-18, verse-28

भ्राम्यमाणं ततस्तं तु विमलाम्बरवर्चसम् ।
कालोपमं ततो मेने सुतसोमस्य धीमतः ॥२८॥

28. bhrāmyamāṇaṁ tatastaṁ tu vimalāmbaravarcasam ,
kālopamaṁ tato mene sutasomasya dhīmataḥ.

28. bhrāmyamāṇam tataḥ tam tu vimala ambara varcasam
kāla upamam tataḥ mene sutasomasya dhīmataḥ

28. tataḥ tu tam bhrāmyamāṇam vimala ambara varcasam
kāla upamam sutasomasya dhīmataḥ tataḥ mene

28. Then, the king considered that whirling sword of the intelligent Sutasoma – a sword that possessed the radiance of a clear sky and was comparable to the destructive power of Time (Kāla).

Words meanings summery:

• भ्राम्यमाणम् (bhrāmyamāṇam) - being brandished (being whirled, being revolved)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• तम् (tam) - that (sword) (him, that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• विमल (vimala) - clear (spotless, pure, clear)

• अम्बर (ambara) - sky (sky, atmosphere, garment)

• वर्चसम् (varcasam) - splendor, radiance (splendor, radiance, power)

• काल (kāla) - destructive power of Time/Death (time, death, god of death)

• उपमम् (upamam) - resembling (resembling, similar to)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• मेने (mene) - he considered, he thought

• सुतसोमस्य (sutasomasya) - of Sutasoma

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent Sutasoma (of the intelligent one, wise one)

Words meanings and morphology

भ्राम्यमाणम् (bhrāmyamāṇam) - being brandished (being whirled, being revolved)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrāmyamāṇa

bhrāmyamāṇa - being whirled, being revolved, being spun

Present Middle Participle

From root 'bhram' (to wander, revolve) in causative/intensive form 'bhrāmya' + 'śānac' suffix (present middle participle).

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the sword from the previous verse.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' (that) + 'tas' suffix indicating 'from' or 'then'.

तम् (tam) - that (sword) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, him

Note: Refers to the sword ('khaḍgam') from the previous verse.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

विमल (vimala) - clear (spotless, pure, clear)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clean, clear

Prefix 'vi' + 'mala' (dirt). 'Without dirt'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+mala)

• vi – without, free from
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of compound 'vimalāmbaravarcasam'.

अम्बर (ambara) - sky (sky, atmosphere, garment)

(noun)

neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment, circumference

Note: Part of compound 'vimalāmbaravarcasam'.

वर्चसम् (varcasam) - splendor, radiance (splendor, radiance, power)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varcas

varcas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power

From root 'vṛc' (to shine).

Root: vṛc (class 6)

Note: Part of compound 'vimalāmbaravarcasam'.

काल (kāla) - destructive power of Time/Death (time, death, god of death)

(noun)

masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, death, Lord of Death (Kāla), black

Note: Part of compound 'kālopamam'.

उपमम् (upamam) - resembling (resembling, similar to)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upama

upama - likeness, comparison, resembling, highest, principal

From 'upa' (near) + 'ma' (measure).

Note: Forms the end of 'kālopamam'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' (that) + 'tas' suffix indicating 'from' or 'then'.

मेने (mene) - he considered, he thought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of man

Perfect Middle Third Person Singular

Root 'man' (4th class, Ā). Perfect tense.

Root: man (class 4)

सुतसोमस्य (sutasomasya) - of Sutasoma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sutasoma

sutasoma - Sutasoma (a proper name, son of Bhima and Draupadi)

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent Sutasoma (of the intelligent one, wise one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, clever, prudent

From 'dhī' (thought, intelligence) + 'matup' suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'sutasomasya'.