महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-212, verse-17

योजयध्वं रथानाशु प्रासानाहरतेति च ।
धनूंषि च महार्हाणि कवचानि बृहन्ति च ॥१७॥

17. yojayadhvaṁ rathānāśu prāsānāharateti ca ,
dhanūṁṣi ca mahārhāṇi kavacāni bṛhanti ca.

17. yojayadhvam rathān āśu prāsān āharata iti ca
dhanūṃṣi ca mahārhāṇi kavacāni bṛhanti ca

17. “Harness the chariots quickly and bring the spears!” Such were the commands. “And bring the very valuable bows and large armors too!”

Words meanings summery:

• योजयध्वम् (yojayadhvam) - harness, join, prepare

• रथान् (rathān) - chariots

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• प्रासान् (prāsān) - spears, lances

• आहरत (āharata) - bring, fetch

• इति (iti) - thus, so, to this effect

• च (ca) - and, also

• धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

• च (ca) - and, also

• महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - very valuable, costly

• कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors, cuirasses

• बृहन्ति (bṛhanti) - large, mighty, great

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

योजयध्वम् (yojayadhvam) - harness, join, prepare

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of √yuj

Causative Imperative

Causative stem 'yojaya'. Second person plural, Ātmanepada, imperative mood.

Root: √yuj (class 7)

रथान् (rathān) - chariots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

प्रासान् (prāsān) - spears, lances

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāsa

prāsa - a throw, a dart, a spear, a javelin

Derived from pra-√as (to throw).

Prefix: pra

Root: √as (class 4)

आहरत (āharata) - bring, fetch

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of √hṛ

Imperative

Second person plural, Parasmaipada, imperative mood.

Prefix: ā

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, to this effect

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - very valuable, costly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahārha

mahārha - very valuable, precious, costly, worthy of great honor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• arha – worthy, deserving, valuable, fit
  adjective
  From √arh (to be worthy).
  Root: √arh (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanūṃṣi' and 'kavacāni'.

कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors, cuirasses

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kavaca

kavaca - armor, cuirass, mail

बृहन्ति (bṛhanti) - large, mighty, great

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bṛhat

bṛhat - large, great, vast, mighty, high

From √bṛh (to grow, to be large).

Root: √bṛh (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'kavacāni'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)