महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-60, verse-24

स्फिग्देशेनोपविष्टः स दोर्भ्यां विष्टभ्य मेदिनीम् ।
दृष्टिं भ्रूसंकटां कृत्वा वासुदेवे न्यपातयत् ॥२४॥

24. sphigdeśenopaviṣṭaḥ sa dorbhyāṁ viṣṭabhya medinīm ,
dṛṣṭiṁ bhrūsaṁkaṭāṁ kṛtvā vāsudeve nyapātayat.

24. sphigdeśena upaviṣṭaḥ saḥ dorbhyām viṣṭabhya medinīm
dṛṣṭim bhrūsaṃkaṭām kṛtvā vāsudeve nyapātayat

24. saḥ sphigdeśena upaviṣṭaḥ dorbhyām medinīm viṣṭabhya
bhrūsaṃkaṭām dṛṣṭim kṛtvā vāsudeve nyapātayat

24. He sat down, resting on his hip, and propping himself up with his two arms on the ground. Then, with a furrowed brow, he fixed his gaze upon Vasudeva (Krishna).

Words meanings summery:

• स्फिग्देशेन (sphigdeśena) - by the region of the hip/buttock, with his hip

• उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - having sat down, seated

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• दोर्भ्याम् (dorbhyām) - with two arms

• विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having supported, having propped up, having held firm

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

• दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - sight, gaze, view

• भ्रूसंकटाम् (bhrūsaṁkaṭām) - with contracted eyebrows, frowning

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• वासुदेवे (vāsudeve) - upon Vasudeva (Krishna)

• न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - he cast, he threw, he fixed (his gaze)

Words meanings and morphology

स्फिग्देशेन (sphigdeśena) - by the region of the hip/buttock, with his hip

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sphigdeśa

sphigdeśa - hip region, buttock region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sphig+deśa)

• sphig – buttock, hip
  noun (feminine)
• deśa – region, place, part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the place where he was resting his body.

उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - having sat down, seated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upa-viś

upa-viś - to sit down

Past Passive Participle

from root viś with prefix upa, forms upaviṣṭa

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Participle functioning as a predicate adjective.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दोर्भ्याम् (dorbhyām) - with two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of doh

doh - arm

Note: Instrumental dual of 'doh' (arm).

विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having supported, having propped up, having held firm

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from root stambh with prefix vi, suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: vi

Root: stambh (class 5)

Note: Indeclinable participle.

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground

दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - sight, gaze, view

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, gaze

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भ्रूसंकटाम् (bhrūsaṁkaṭām) - with contracted eyebrows, frowning

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrūsaṃkaṭa

bhrūsaṁkaṭa - with contracted brows, frowning, having knit brows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrū+saṃkaṭa)

• bhrū – eyebrow
  noun (feminine)
• saṃkaṭa – narrow, constricted, difficult
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'dṛṣṭim'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indeclinable participle.

वासुदेवे (vāsudeve) - upon Vasudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vasudeva (patronymic of Krishna), Krishna

Note: Indicates the object of the gaze.

न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - he cast, he threw, he fixed (his gaze)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ni-pat

Imperfect Tense

third person singular imperfect tense, active voice, causative from root pat with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Causative imperfect (laṅ).