महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-178, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तेऽलंकृताः कुण्डलिनो युवानः परस्परं स्पर्धमानाः समेताः ।
अस्त्रं बलं चात्मनि मन्यमानाः सर्वे समुत्पेतुरहंकृतेन ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
te'laṁkṛtāḥ kuṇḍalino yuvānaḥ; parasparaṁ spardhamānāḥ sametāḥ ,
astraṁ balaṁ cātmani manyamānāḥ; sarve samutpeturahaṁkṛtena.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca | te alaṃkṛtāḥ
kuṇḍalinaḥ yuvānaḥ parasparam spardhamānāḥ
sametāḥ | astram balam ca ātmani
manyamānāḥ sarve samutpetuḥ ahaṃkṛtena

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: They, adorned and wearing earrings, young men who had gathered and were competing with each other, all arose with ego (ahaṅkāra), confident in their weapons and their own strength (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśaṃpāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ते (te) - they

• अलंकृताः (alaṁkṛtāḥ) - adorned, decorated

• कुण्डलिनः (kuṇḍalinaḥ) - wearing earrings, possessing earrings

• युवानः (yuvānaḥ) - young men

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, with each other

• स्पर्धमानाः (spardhamānāḥ) - competing, emulating

• समेताः (sametāḥ) - assembled, gathered

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might, army

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in their own strength (ātman) (in oneself, in the self, in their own strength (ātman))

• मन्यमानाः (manyamānāḥ) - considering, thinking, believing

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• समुत्पेतुः (samutpetuḥ) - they sprang up, they rose, they rushed forth

• अहंकृतेन (ahaṁkṛtena) - with ego (ahaṅkāra) (with ego, with pride, with haughtiness)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśaṃpāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - A celebrated sage, disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अलंकृताः (alaṁkṛtāḥ) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, to make) with prefix alam (enough, able, ornament).

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुण्डलिनः (kuṇḍalinaḥ) - wearing earrings, possessing earrings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuṇḍalin

kuṇḍalin - wearing earrings, having a ring or coil, epithet of Śiva

Possessive adjective from kuṇḍala (earring, coil) with suffix -in.

युवानः (yuvānaḥ) - young men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuvan

yuvan - young, youthful; a young man

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, with each other

(indeclinable)

स्पर्धमानाः (spardhamānāḥ) - competing, emulating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of spardhamāna

spardhamāna - competing, rivaling, emulating

Present Middle Participle

From root spardh (to vie, to compete), middle voice.

Root: spardh (class 1)

समेताः (sametāḥ) - assembled, gathered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sameta

sameta - assembled, met, approached, come together

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with prefixes sam (together) and ā (towards).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: i (class 2)

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - a missile, weapon, dart, arrow

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, might, army

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might; army, troop

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in their own strength (ātman) (in oneself, in the self, in their own strength (ātman))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, strength, body

मन्यमानाः (manyamānāḥ) - considering, thinking, believing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manyamāna

manyamāna - thinking, supposing, considering, believing

Present Middle Participle

From root man (to think, believe), middle voice.

Root: man (class 4)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

समुत्पेतुः (samutpetuḥ) - they sprang up, they rose, they rushed forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of samutpat

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. From root pat (to fall, fly) with prefixes sam (together) and ud (up, out).

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pat (class 1)

अहंकृतेन (ahaṁkṛtena) - with ego (ahaṅkāra) (with ego, with pride, with haughtiness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ahaṃkṛta

ahaṁkṛta - proud, haughty, egoistic; pride, ego (ahaṅkāra)

Derived from aham (I) and kṛta (made/done), referring to self-importance or ego.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aham+kṛta)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• kṛta – made, done, created
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)