महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-55, verse-26

इत्युक्त्वा राजशार्दूल गदामादाय वीर्यवान् ।
अवातिष्ठत युद्धाय शक्रो वृत्रमिवाह्वयन् ॥२६॥

26. ityuktvā rājaśārdūla gadāmādāya vīryavān ,
avātiṣṭhata yuddhāya śakro vṛtramivāhvayan.

26. iti uktvā rājaśārdūla gadām ādāya vīryavān
avātiṣṭhata yuddhāya śakraḥ vṛtram iva āhvayan

26. iti uktvā rājaśārdūla vīryavān gadām ādāya
śakraḥ vṛtram iva āhvayan yuddhāya avātiṣṭhata

26. Having spoken thus, O tiger among kings, the mighty Bhīma took up his mace and stood ready for battle, just as Indra challenged Vṛtra.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said, speaking

• राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or a general address to the king) (O tiger among kings, O excellent king)

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken up, having seized, taking

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - Bhīma, who is valorous/mighty (valorous, mighty, powerful, strong)

• अवातिष्ठत (avātiṣṭhata) - stood, took position, remained

• युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle, for fighting

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (proper name)

• वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vṛtra (proper name, accusative)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आह्वयन् (āhvayan) - challenging, calling out, inviting

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said, speaking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed by adding -tvā to the root 'vac' (which undergoes vocalization to 'uk')

Root: vac (class 2)

राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or a general address to the king) (O tiger among kings, O excellent king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājaśārdūla

rājaśārdūla - tiger among kings, excellent king, pre-eminent king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+śārdūla)

• rājan – king, monarch, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, cheetah, leopard (often used as an epithet for excellence)
  noun (masculine)

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club, cudgel

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken up, having seized, taking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed by adding -ya after a preverb and root. Root is dā, preverb is ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - Bhīma, who is valorous/mighty (valorous, mighty, powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - valorous, brave, mighty, strong, powerful

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat

अवातिष्ठत (avātiṣṭhata) - stood, took position, remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, middle voice. Preverb 'ava-'

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle, for fighting

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Derived from root √yudh 'to fight'

Root: yudh (class 4)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (chief of the gods, lord of heaven)

वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vṛtra (proper name, accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (a powerful asura or demon slain by Indra)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आह्वयन् (āhvayan) - challenging, calling out, inviting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hve

hve - to call, to invoke, to challenge (with ā-)

Present Active Participle

From root √hū (hve). Preverb 'ā-'

Prefix: ā

Root: hū (class 1)