महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-158, verse-24

अर्जुन उवाच ।
बिभीषिकैषा गन्धर्व नास्त्रज्ञेषु प्रयुज्यते ।
अस्त्रज्ञेषु प्रयुक्तैषा फेनवत्प्रविलीयते ॥२४॥

24. arjuna uvāca ,
bibhīṣikaiṣā gandharva nāstrajñeṣu prayujyate ,
astrajñeṣu prayuktaiṣā phenavatpravilīyate.

24. arjuna uvāca bibhīṣikā eṣā gandharva na astrajñeṣu
prayujyate astrajñeṣu prayuktā eṣā phenavat pravilīyate

24. Arjuna said: 'O Gandharva, this kind of intimidation is not effective among those skilled in weapons. When used against those who know weapons, it dissolves like foam.'

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - name of a Pāṇḍava prince (Arjuna)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बिभीषिका (bibhīṣikā) - intimidation, threat, frightening display

• एषा (eṣā) - referring to the 'bibhīṣikā' (intimidation) (this)

• गन्धर्व (gandharva) - addressing Angāraparṇa (O Gandharva (celestial musician))

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्त्रज्ञेषु (astrajñeṣu) - among those skilled in weapons, to weapon experts

• प्रयुज्यते (prayujyate) - is used, is employed, is applied

• अस्त्रज्ञेषु (astrajñeṣu) - among those skilled in weapons, to weapon experts

• प्रयुक्ता (prayuktā) - used, employed, applied

• एषा (eṣā) - referring to the 'bibhīṣikā' (intimidation) (this)

• फेनवत् (phenavat) - like foam, foaming

• प्रविलीयते (pravilīyate) - dissolves, melts away, vanishes

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - name of a Pāṇḍava prince (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna, white, silver

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

बिभीषिका (bibhīṣikā) - intimidation, threat, frightening display

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bibhīṣikā

bibhīṣikā - intimidation, threat, frightening display

from √bhīṣ (causative of bhī) with suffix -ikā

Root: bhī (class 3)

एषा (eṣā) - referring to the 'bibhīṣikā' (intimidation) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, she, it

गन्धर्व (gandharva) - addressing Angāraparṇa (O Gandharva (celestial musician))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (a celestial musician/demigod)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रज्ञेषु (astrajñeṣu) - among those skilled in weapons, to weapon experts

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of astrajña

astrajña - skilled in weapons, weapon expert

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+jña)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• jña – knowing, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  from √jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: functions substantively here as 'among those who are skilled in weapons'

प्रयुज्यते (prayujyate) - is used, is employed, is applied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

present passive

Present 3rd person singular passive

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

अस्त्रज्ञेषु (astrajñeṣu) - among those skilled in weapons, to weapon experts

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of astrajña

astrajña - skilled in weapons, weapon expert

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+jña)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• jña – knowing, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  from √jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: functions substantively here as 'among those who are skilled in weapons'

प्रयुक्ता (prayuktā) - used, employed, applied

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prayukta

prayukta - used, employed, applied

past passive participle

past passive participle of pra-yuj

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: functions as an adjective here

एषा (eṣā) - referring to the 'bibhīṣikā' (intimidation) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, she, it

फेनवत् (phenavat) - like foam, foaming

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat

प्रविलीयते (pravilīyate) - dissolves, melts away, vanishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lī

present passive

Present 3rd person singular passive

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: lī (class 4)