महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-178, verse-18

तस्मिंस्तु संभ्रान्तजने समाजे निक्षिप्तवादेषु नराधिपेषु ।
कुन्तीसुतो जिष्णुरियेष कर्तुं सज्यं धनुस्तत्सशरं स वीरः ॥१८॥

18. tasmiṁstu saṁbhrāntajane samāje; nikṣiptavādeṣu narādhipeṣu ,
kuntīsuto jiṣṇuriyeṣa kartuṁ; sajyaṁ dhanustatsaśaraṁ sa vīraḥ.

18. tasmin tu saṃbhrāntajane samāje
nikṣiptavādeṣu narādhipeṣu
kuntīsutaḥ jiṣṇuḥ iyeṣa kartum sajyam
dhanuḥ tat saśaram saḥ vīraḥ

18. But while that assembly was in a state of confusion and the kings had abandoned their claims, that hero, Arjuna (Jiṣṇu), the son of Kunti, desired to string that bow along with its arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (assembly) (in that, on that)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• संभ्रान्तजने (saṁbhrāntajane) - when the populace was in confusion (in the bewildered people, when the people were confused)

• समाजे (samāje) - in the assembly, in the gathering

• निक्षिप्तवादेषु (nikṣiptavādeṣu) - whose claims are given up, having abandoned claims

• नराधिपेषु (narādhipeṣu) - among the rulers of men, among the kings

• कुन्तीसुतः (kuntīsutaḥ) - Arjuna, the son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

• जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna (epithet meaning 'victorious') (victorious, conqueror)

• इयेस्̣अ (iyeṣa) - desired, wished

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to string (the bow) (to do, to make, to perform)

• सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung, with a string

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• तत् (tat) - that (bow) (that)

• सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrow

• सः (saḥ) - that (hero, Arjuna) (that, he)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (assembly) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, such, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'samāje' and forms part of a locative absolute construction with 'saṃbhrāntajane'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

संभ्रान्तजने (saṁbhrāntajane) - when the populace was in confusion (in the bewildered people, when the people were confused)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrāntajana

saṁbhrāntajana - confused populace, bewildered people

Karmadhāraya compound: 'saṃbhrānta' (confused) + 'jana' (people)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃbhrānta+jana)

• saṃbhrānta – confused, bewildered, agitated, disturbed
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'bhram' (to wander, be confused) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• jana – person, people, human being, populace
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'jan' (to be born, to produce)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction describing the state of the assembly.

समाजे (samāje) - in the assembly, in the gathering

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samāja

samāja - assembly, gathering, meeting, society

from root 'aj' (to go) with prefix 'sam'

Root: aj (class 1)

निक्षिप्तवादेषु (nikṣiptavādeṣu) - whose claims are given up, having abandoned claims

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of nikṣiptavāda

nikṣiptavāda - having abandoned claims/statements; whose arguments are cast aside

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'nikṣipta' (abandoned) + 'vāda' (claim)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nikṣipta+vāda)

• nikṣipta – thrown down, abandoned, set aside, deposited
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'kṣip' (to throw) with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• vāda – speech, argument, claim, doctrine, theory
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'vad' (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'narādhipeṣu' in a locative absolute construction.

नराधिपेषु (narādhipeṣu) - among the rulers of men, among the kings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of narādhipa

narādhipa - ruler of men, king, lord

Tatpurusha compound: 'nara' (men) + 'adhipa' (ruler)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, chief, master, king
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'pā' (to protect) with prefix 'adhi'
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

कुन्तीसुतः (kuntīsutaḥ) - Arjuna, the son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuntīsuta

kuntīsuta - son of Kunti

Tatpurusha compound: 'kuntī' (Kunti) + 'suta' (son)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuntī+suta)

• kuntī – Kunti (mother of the Pandavas)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from 'sū' 'to beget')
  from root 'sū' (to give birth, to beget)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna (epithet meaning 'victorious') (victorious, conqueror)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jiṣṇu

jiṣṇu - victorious, triumphant; an epithet of Indra and Arjuna

from root 'ji' (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: An epithet for Arjuna, the subject.

इयेस्̣अ (iyeṣa) - desired, wished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to string (the bow) (to do, to make, to perform)

(verb)

infinitive of kṛ

infinitive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung, with a string

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sajya

sajya - strung, having a bow-string

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'jyā' (bow-string)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jyā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix used in compounds
• jyā – bow-string, chord
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuḥ'.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, weapon

Note: Object of 'kartum'.

तत् (tat) - that (bow) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, such, he, she, it

Note: Adjective for 'dhanuḥ'.

सशरम् (saśaram) - with arrow

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saśara

saśara - with an arrow, having an arrow

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'śara' (arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix used in compounds
• śara – arrow, reed, dart
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'śṛ' (to injure, to break)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that (hero, Arjuna) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, such, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior, valiant

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.