महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-8, verse-42

पुरा नागस्य पतनादवप्लुत्य स्थितो महीम् ।
भीमसेनो रिपोर्नागं गदया समपोथयत् ॥४२॥

42. purā nāgasya patanādavaplutya sthito mahīm ,
bhīmaseno ripornāgaṁ gadayā samapothayat.

42. purā nāgasya patanāt avaplutya sthitaḥ mahīm
bhīmasenaḥ ripoḥ nāgam gadayā samapothayat

42. bhīmasenaḥ nāgasya patanāt purā,
avaplutya mahīm sthitaḥ,
ripoḥ nāgam gadayā samapothayat

42. Before his (Bhima's) elephant fell, Bhimasena jumped down and stood on the ground, then crushed the enemy's elephant with his mace.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, in front

• नागस्य (nāgasya) - of the elephant (Bhimasena's elephant) (of the elephant, of the serpent)

• पतनात् (patanāt) - from falling, from the fall

• अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down, having leaped off

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, standing, situated

• महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth, to the ground

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena

• रिपोः (ripoḥ) - of the enemy (Kshemadhurti) (of the enemy, enemy's)

• नागम् (nāgam) - elephant (Kshemadhurti's elephant) (elephant, serpent)

• गदया (gadayā) - with a mace

• समपोथयत् (samapothayat) - he crushed, he struck down, he smashed

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, in front

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

नागस्य (nāgasya) - of the elephant (Bhimasena's elephant) (of the elephant, of the serpent)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant

Note: Refers to Bhimasena's elephant.

पतनात् (patanāt) - from falling, from the fall

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of patana

patana - falling, descent, fall

From root pat (to fall) + ana suffix.

Root: pat (class 1)

अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down, having leaped off

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix ava- + root plu (to leap) + -ya suffix.

Prefix: ava

Root: plu (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) + kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions adjectivally to describe Bhimasena.

महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth, to the ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

ī-ending feminine noun.

Note: Object of implied motion (jumping down) or place where he stood.

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Name of a hero, Bhima

Note: Subject of the sentence.

रिपोः (ripoḥ) - of the enemy (Kshemadhurti) (of the enemy, enemy's)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

u-stem noun.

Note: Refers to Kshemadhurti.

नागम् (nāgam) - elephant (Kshemadhurti's elephant) (elephant, serpent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant

Note: Object of samapothayat.

गदया (gadayā) - with a mace

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

ā-ending feminine noun.

Root: gad

समपोथयत् (samapothayat) - he crushed, he struck down, he smashed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of sam-puth

Imperfect active, causative

From root puth (to crush) with prefix sam-, causative stem pothaya, imperfect 3rd person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: puth (class 1)