महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-38, verse-11

महोदरस्य तल्लग्नं जङ्घायां वै यदृच्छया ।
वने विचरतो राजन्नस्थि भित्त्वास्फुरत्तदा ॥११॥

11. mahodarasya tallagnaṁ jaṅghāyāṁ vai yadṛcchayā ,
vane vicarato rājannasthi bhittvāsphurattadā.

11. mahodarasya tat lagnam jaṅghāyām vai yadṛcchayā
vane vicarataḥ rājan asthi bhittvā asphurat tadā

11. rājan tadā tat yadṛcchayā mahodarasya jaṅghāyām
lagnam vai vane vicarataḥ asthi bhittvā asphurat

11. O King, that [severed head] then accidentally became attached to Mahodara's leg. It split the bone of him who was wandering in the forest and began to throb.

Words meanings summery:

• महोदरस्य (mahodarasya) - of Mahodara

• तत् (tat) - the severed head (that)

• लग्नम् (lagnam) - attached, clinging, fixed

• जङ्घायाम् (jaṅghāyām) - on the leg, on the shank

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally, spontaneously

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• विचरतः (vicarataḥ) - of Mahodara who was wandering (of him who was wandering, of the wandering one)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• अस्थि (asthi) - bone

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having broken

• अस्फुरत् (asphurat) - pulsated, throbbed, trembled

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

महोदरस्य (mahodarasya) - of Mahodara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahodara

mahodara - big-bellied; a proper name (often of a demon)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - the severed head (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: Refers to the śiraḥ (head) from the previous verse.

लग्नम् (lagnam) - attached, clinging, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lagna

lagna - attached, fixed, connected; arrived, begun

Past Passive Participle

from root √lag + -ta suffix

Root: lag (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tat.

जङ्घायाम् (jaṅghāyām) - on the leg, on the shank

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of jaṅghā

jaṅghā - leg, shank

Note: Refers to Mahodara's leg.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally, spontaneously

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā

yadṛcchā - chance, accident, spontaneity, free will

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yat+ṛcchā)

• yat – which, what
  pronoun
• ṛcchā – wish, will, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ṛch (class 6)

Note: Formed with instrumental suffix, expressing 'by means of chance'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

विचरतः (vicarataḥ) - of Mahodara who was wandering (of him who was wandering, of the wandering one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vicarat

vicarat - wandering, roaming, moving about

Present Active Participle

from √car (class 1) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject, Mahodara.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अस्थि (asthi) - bone

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asthi

asthi - bone

Note: Object of bhittvā.

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having split, having broken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root √bhid (class 7) + -tvā suffix

Root: bhid (class 7)

अस्फुरत् (asphurat) - pulsated, throbbed, trembled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sphur

Imperfect tense

from root √sphur (class 6), with augment 'a'

Root: sphur (class 6)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)