महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-206, verse-4

एतैश्चान्यैश्च बहुभिः सहायैः पाण्डुनन्दनः ।
वृतः श्लक्ष्णकथैः प्रायान्मरुद्भिरिव वासवः ॥४॥

4. etaiścānyaiśca bahubhiḥ sahāyaiḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ ,
vṛtaḥ ślakṣṇakathaiḥ prāyānmarudbhiriva vāsavaḥ.

4. etaiḥ ca anyaiḥ ca bahubhiḥ sahāyaiḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ
vṛtaḥ ślakṣṇakathaiḥ prāyāt marudbhiḥ iva vāsavaḥ

4. The son of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira), surrounded by these and many other companions who engaged in pleasant conversations, proceeded just as Indra (Vāsava) is accompanied by the Maruts.

Words meanings summery:

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (groups of followers mentioned previously) (by these)

• च (ca) - and

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

• च (ca) - and

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• सहायैः (sahāyaiḥ) - by companions, by allies

• पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Pāṇḍu (the son of Pāṇḍu)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, chosen

• श्लक्ष्णकथैः (ślakṣṇakathaiḥ) - who engaged in pleasant conversations (with gentle words, with pleasant talks)

• प्रायात् (prāyāt) - proceeded, went forth

• मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ) - by the Maruts (storm deities)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (chief of the gods)

Words meanings and morphology

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (groups of followers mentioned previously) (by these)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the groups mentioned in previous verses.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Refers to other unspecified companions.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

Note: Qualifies 'sahāyaiḥ'.

सहायैः (sahāyaiḥ) - by companions, by allies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sahāya

sahāya - companion, assistant, ally

Note: Instrumental of accompaniment.

पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Pāṇḍu (the son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍunandana

pāṇḍunandana - delighter of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu (pāṇḍu: Pāṇḍu, nandana: son, delighter)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+nandana)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delighter, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  derived from √nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, chosen

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

derived from √vṛ (to cover, choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍunandanaḥ'.

श्लक्ष्णकथैः (ślakṣṇakathaiḥ) - who engaged in pleasant conversations (with gentle words, with pleasant talks)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ślakṣṇakatha

ślakṣṇakatha - having gentle words, speaking softly (ślakṣṇa: smooth, katha: speech/story)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ślakṣṇa+katha)

• ślakṣṇa – smooth, gentle, soft, bland
  adjective (masculine)
• katha – story, talk, speech
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes 'sahāyaiḥ'.

प्रायात् (prāyāt) - proceeded, went forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of pragam

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 3rd person singular, derived from √gam (to go) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ) - by the Maruts (storm deities)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of marut

marut - Marut (a class of Vedic deities, storm gods), wind

Note: Instrumental of accompaniment, in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra (chief of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (name of the chief of the gods)

derived from vasu (wealth, good), or from the Maruts being called Vasus

Note: Subject of the comparison.