महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-57, verse-44

सा वज्रनिष्पेषसमा प्रहिता भीमकर्मणा ।
ऊरू दुर्योधनस्याथ बभञ्ज प्रियदर्शनौ ॥४४॥

44. sā vajraniṣpeṣasamā prahitā bhīmakarmaṇā ,
ūrū duryodhanasyātha babhañja priyadarśanau.

44. sā vajraniṣpeṣasamā prahitā bhīmakarmaṇā ūru
duryodhanasya atha babhañja priyadarśanau

44. bhīmakarmaṇā prahitā,
vajraniṣpeṣasamā sā (gadā) atha duryodhanasya priyadarśanau ūru babhañja

44. That mace (gadā), hurled by Bhima (bhīmakarman) whose deeds were terrible, and which was like the impact of a thunderbolt, then shattered Duryodhana's two beautiful thighs.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (mace) (she, that)

• वज्रनिष्पेषसमा (vajraniṣpeṣasamā) - like the impact of a thunderbolt

• प्रहिता (prahitā) - hurled, sent forth, dispatched

• भीमकर्मणा (bhīmakarmaṇā) - by Bhima (by the one of terrible deeds)

• ऊरु (ūru) - Duryodhana's two thighs (the two thighs)

• दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• बभञ्ज (babhañja) - he broke, he shattered

• प्रियदर्शनौ (priyadarśanau) - beautiful to behold, lovely in appearance

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (mace) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of babhañja via prahitā.

वज्रनिष्पेषसमा (vajraniṣpeṣasamā) - like the impact of a thunderbolt

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vajraniṣpeṣasama

vajraniṣpeṣasama - like the impact of a thunderbolt

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+niṣpeṣa+sama)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• niṣpeṣa – crushing, impact, collision
  noun (masculine)
  From nis-piṣ (to crush).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: piṣ (class 7)
• sama – like, equal, similar
  adjective

Note: Modifies sā (the mace).

प्रहिता (prahitā) - hurled, sent forth, dispatched

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prahita

prahita - sent, dispatched, hurled

Past Passive Participle

From pra-hi (to send forth) + kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Syntactically, it acts as the predicate or an adjective of sā.

भीमकर्मणा (bhīmakarmaṇā) - by Bhima (by the one of terrible deeds)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīmakarman

bhīmakarman - one whose deeds are terrible, formidable in action

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+karman)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent of prahitā.

ऊरु (ūru) - Duryodhana's two thighs (the two thighs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ūru

ūru - thigh

u-stem noun.

Note: Object of babhañja.

दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - hard to conquer in battle; a proper name (Duryodhana)

dur (bad, difficult) + yodhana (fighter).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+yodhana)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• yodhana – fighting, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  From root yudh + ana suffix
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Possessive of ūru.

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

बभञ्ज (babhañja) - he broke, he shattered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhañj

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Reduplicated perfect form of bhañj.

Root: bhañj (class 7)

प्रियदर्शनौ (priyadarśanau) - beautiful to behold, lovely in appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of priyadarśana

priyadarśana - pleasant to the sight, lovely, beautiful

priya (dear, pleasing) + darśana (sight, appearance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, pleasing, beloved
  adjective
• darśana – seeing, sight, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From root dṛś + ana suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies ūru.