महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-47, verse-10

महाझषस्येव मुखं प्रपन्नाः प्रभद्रकाः कर्णमभि द्रवन्ति ।
मृत्योरास्यं व्यात्तमिवान्वपद्यन्प्रभद्रकाः कर्णमासाद्य राजन् ॥१०॥

10. mahājhaṣasyeva mukhaṁ prapannāḥ; prabhadrakāḥ karṇamabhi dravanti ,
mṛtyorāsyaṁ vyāttamivānvapadya;nprabhadrakāḥ karṇamāsādya rājan.

10. mahājhaṣasya iva mukham prapannāḥ
prabhadrakāḥ karṇam abhi dravanti
mṛtyoḥ āsyam vyāttam iva anvapadyan
prabhadrakāḥ karṇam āsādya rājan

10. rājan prabhadrakāḥ karṇam āsādya mahājhaṣasya mukham iva,
vyāttam mṛtyoḥ āsyam iva (karṇam) abhi dravanti (ca) anvapadyan

10. O King, the excellent warriors (prabhadrakāḥ), having reached Karṇa, rush towards him as if they have entered the mouth of a great fish, or fallen into Death's wide-open maw.

Words meanings summery:

• महाझषस्य (mahājhaṣasya) - of a great fish

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• मुखम् (mukham) - mouth, face, entrance

• प्रपन्नाः (prapannāḥ) - having entered (as into a mouth) (having entered, having reached, taken refuge in)

• प्रभद्रकाः (prabhadrakāḥ) - the Pabhadrākas (a specific group of warriors mentioned in the Mahabharata) (excellent warriors, brave ones)

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa (the warrior from the Mahābhārata) (Karṇa (proper noun); ear)

• अभि (abhi) - towards, to, in the direction of, against

• द्रवन्ति (dravanti) - they rush (they run, they rush, they flow)

• मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of Death (personified) (of death)

• आस्यम् (āsyam) - mouth, face

• व्यात्तम् (vyāttam) - opened wide, gaping

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अन्वपद्यन् (anvapadyan) - they fell into (Death's mouth) (they fell into, they followed)

• प्रभद्रकाः (prabhadrakāḥ) - the Pabhadrākas (excellent warriors, brave ones)

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa (the warrior from the Mahābhārata) (Karṇa)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

Words meanings and morphology

महाझषस्य (mahājhaṣasya) - of a great fish

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahājhaṣa

mahājhaṣa - great fish, a large fish

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+jhaṣa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• jhaṣa – fish, a large fish
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

मुखम् (mukham) - mouth, face, entrance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, front, principal part, opening, entrance

प्रपन्नाः (prapannāḥ) - having entered (as into a mouth) (having entered, having reached, taken refuge in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prapanna

prapanna - entered, approached, reached, obtained, fled to, taken refuge in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pad (to go, fall, obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'prabhadrakāḥ'.

प्रभद्रकाः (prabhadrakāḥ) - the Pabhadrākas (a specific group of warriors mentioned in the Mahabharata) (excellent warriors, brave ones)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhadraka

prabhadraka - excellent, auspicious; a name of a people/warriors (often associated with the Pāṇḍavas)

Note: Refers to a specific group of warriors.

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa (the warrior from the Mahābhārata) (Karṇa (proper noun); ear)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; rudder; the name of a celebrated warrior in the Mahābhārata

Note: Object of `abhi dravanti`.

अभि (abhi) - towards, to, in the direction of, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a preposition with `dravanti`.

द्रवन्ति (dravanti) - they rush (they run, they rush, they flow)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of drav

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, from root √dru (to run)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Subject is `prabhadrakāḥ`.

मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of Death (personified) (of death)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, personified god of death

Note: Possessive, governing `āsyam`.

आस्यम् (āsyam) - mouth, face

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face

Note: Object of implied verb of falling/entering.

व्यात्तम् (vyāttam) - opened wide, gaping

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyātta

vyātta - opened wide, gaping, stretched out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yam (to stop, hold) with prefixes vi- and ā-

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `āsyam`.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अन्वपद्यन् (anvapadyan) - they fell into (Death's mouth) (they fell into, they followed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect indicative (laṅ) of anupad

Imperfect Active Indicative

3rd person plural, from root √pad (to go, fall) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject is `prabhadrakāḥ`.

प्रभद्रकाः (prabhadrakāḥ) - the Pabhadrākas (excellent warriors, brave ones)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhadraka

prabhadraka - excellent, auspicious; a name of a people/warriors

Note: Reiteration for emphasis or clarity of subject in the second clause.

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa (the warrior from the Mahābhārata) (Karṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; rudder; the name of a celebrated warrior in the Mahābhārata

Note: Object of `āsādya`.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

(indeclinable participle)

राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Note: Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.