महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-16

पत्तिं तु त्रिगुणामेतामाहुः सेनामुखं बुधाः ।
त्रीणि सेनामुखान्येको गुल्म इत्यभिधीयते ॥१६॥

16. pattiṁ tu triguṇāmetāmāhuḥ senāmukhaṁ budhāḥ ,
trīṇi senāmukhānyeko gulma ityabhidhīyate.

16. pattim tu triguṇām etām āhuḥ senāmukham budhāḥ
| trīṇi senāmukhāni ekaḥ gulmaḥ iti abhidhīyate

16. The wise call a 'senāmukha' a 'patti' multiplied by three. One 'gulma' is then defined as three 'senāmukhas'.

Words meanings summery:

• पत्तिम् (pattim) - a 'patti' (object of naming) (patti (army unit))

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

• त्रिगुणाम् (triguṇām) - threefold, tripled (threefold, triple, multiplied by three)

• एताम् (etām) - this (patti) (this (feminine acc. sg.))

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they call, they define (they say, they call)

• सेनामुखम् (senāmukham) - a 'senāmukha' (the army unit) ('face of an army', an army division (triple patti))

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise (experts in military science) (the wise, learned persons)

• त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

• सेनामुखानि (senāmukhāni) - 'senāmukhas' (senāmukhas (army units))

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one (one, a single)

• गुल्मः (gulmaḥ) - a 'gulma' (the army unit being defined) (bush, cluster, army division (three senāmukhas))

• इति (iti) - as, thus (thus, in this manner, as)

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is defined (is called, is named, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

पत्तिम् (pattim) - a 'patti' (object of naming) (patti (army unit))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patti

patti - foot soldier, infantry, a smallest military unit

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

त्रिगुणाम् (triguṇām) - threefold, tripled (threefold, triple, multiplied by three)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of triguṇa

triguṇa - threefold, triple, having three qualities

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+guṇa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• guṇa – thread, quality, multiple (in compound)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'pattim'.

एताम् (etām) - this (patti) (this (feminine acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'pattim'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they call, they define (they say, they call)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (semantic) (lit) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: From root 'ah' (to say).

सेनामुखम् (senāmukham) - a 'senāmukha' (the army unit) ('face of an army', an army division (triple patti))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of senāmukha

senāmukha - face of an army, van of an army, a specific military unit (three pattis)

Compound type : tatpurusha (senā+mukha)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – mouth, face, front, beginning
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise (experts in military science) (the wise, learned persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, learned, intelligent, a wise man

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'āhuḥ'.

त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three

(numeral)

Note: Refers to 'senāmukhāni'.

सेनामुखानि (senāmukhāni) - 'senāmukhas' (senāmukhas (army units))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of senāmukha

senāmukha - face of an army, van of an army, a specific military unit (three pattis)

Compound type : tatpurusha (senā+mukha)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – mouth, face, front, beginning
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'abhidhīyate'.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one (one, a single)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to 'gulmaḥ'.

गुल्मः (gulmaḥ) - a 'gulma' (the army unit being defined) (bush, cluster, army division (three senāmukhas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gulma

gulma - bush, cluster, army division (specific size)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'abhidhīyate'.

इति (iti) - as, thus (thus, in this manner, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used to indicate a definition or name.

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is defined (is called, is named, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of abhi-dhā

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: From root 'dhā' with prefix 'abhi'.