महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-43, verse-70

एष नैषादिरभ्येति द्विपमुख्येन पाण्डवम् ।
जिघांसुस्तोमरैः क्रुद्धो दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः ॥७०॥

70. eṣa naiṣādirabhyeti dvipamukhyena pāṇḍavam ,
jighāṁsustomaraiḥ kruddho daṇḍapāṇirivāntakaḥ.

70. eṣaḥ naiṣādiḥ abhyeti dvipamukhyena pāṇḍavam
jighāṃsuḥ tomaraiḥ kruddhaḥ daṇḍapāṇiḥ iva antakaḥ

70. kruddhaḥ jighāṃsuḥ daṇḍapāṇiḥ antakaḥ iva eṣaḥ
naiṣādiḥ dvipamukhyena pāṇḍavam tomaraiḥ abhyeti

70. This Nishada warrior, enraged and eager to kill with his javelins, approaches the Pandava (Arjuna) on his chief elephant, like Death holding his staff.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - the Nishada warrior mentioned in the narrative (a Nishada warrior, a hunter)

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes towards

• द्विपमुख्येन (dvipamukhyena) - on the chief elephant, by means of the chief elephant

• पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - towards Arjuna (towards the Pandava)

• जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - wishing to kill, eager to kill, murderous

• तोमरैः (tomaraiḥ) - with javelins, by spears

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry, furious

• दण्डपाणिः (daṇḍapāṇiḥ) - Death holding his staff (holding a staff in hand; an epithet of Yama)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Death, personified as Yama (the ender, the destroyer; Death)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - the Nishada warrior mentioned in the narrative (a Nishada warrior, a hunter)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naiṣādi

naiṣādi - a Nishada (member of a tribal community); hunter, fowler

Derived from Niṣāda

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of abhi-√i

From prefix abhi- and root √i

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

द्विपमुख्येन (dvipamukhyena) - on the chief elephant, by means of the chief elephant

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dvipamukhya

dvipamukhya - chief elephant, principal elephant

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dvipa+mukhya)

• dvipa – elephant (literally 'two-drinker')
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - towards Arjuna (towards the Pandava)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pandu, a Pandava (e.g., Arjuna, Bhima, Yudhishthira)

जिघांसुः (jighāṁsuḥ) - wishing to kill, eager to kill, murderous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jighāṃsu

jighāṁsu - wishing to kill, eager to kill, murderous

Desiderative participle/agent noun

From desiderative stem of root √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'eṣaḥ naiṣādiḥ'

तोमरैः (tomaraiḥ) - with javelins, by spears

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tomara

tomara - javelin, spear, dart

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

From root √krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'eṣaḥ naiṣādiḥ'

दण्डपाणिः (daṇḍapāṇiḥ) - Death holding his staff (holding a staff in hand; an epithet of Yama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍapāṇi

daṇḍapāṇi - one who holds a staff in hand; Yama (the god of death)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (daṇḍa+pāṇi)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, stick; punishment
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Death, personified as Yama (the ender, the destroyer; Death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - making an end, destroying; Death (as a proper noun, Yama)