महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-33

ये पुरा शेरते वीराः शयनेषु यशस्विनः ।
चन्दनागुरुदिग्धाङ्गास्तेऽद्य पांसुषु शेरते ॥३३॥

33. ye purā śerate vīrāḥ śayaneṣu yaśasvinaḥ ,
candanāgurudigdhāṅgāste'dya pāṁsuṣu śerate.

33. ye purā śerate vīrāḥ śayaneṣu yaśasvinaḥ
candanāgurudigdhāṅgāḥ te adya pāṃsuṣu śerate

33. ye yaśasvinaḥ vīrāḥ purā śayaneṣu candanāgurudigdhāṅgāḥ śerate,
te adya pāṃsuṣu śerate

33. Those glorious heroes, whose bodies were formerly smeared with sandalwood and agaru and who lay on beds, today lie in the dust.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• शेरते (śerate) - they lie, they recline, they sleep

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors

• शयनेषु (śayaneṣu) - on beds, on couches, in sleeping places

• यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious, famous, celebrated

• चन्दनागुरुदिग्धाङ्गाः (candanāgurudigdhāṅgāḥ) - whose limbs are smeared with sandalwood and agaru (aloe wood paste)

• ते (te) - they

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• पांसुषु (pāṁsuṣu) - in the dust, in particles of dust

• शेरते (śerate) - they lie, they recline, they sleep

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies śerate.

शेरते (śerate) - they lie, they recline, they sleep

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of śī

Present tense, 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root śī, class 2.

Root: śī (class 2)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior, valiant

Root: vīr (class 10)

शयनेषु (śayaneṣu) - on beds, on couches, in sleeping places

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śayana

śayana - bed, couch, sleeping, resting

From root śī (to lie, to sleep).

Root: śī (class 2)

यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious, famous, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated

From yaśas (fame) + vin (possessive suffix).

चन्दनागुरुदिग्धाङ्गाः (candanāgurudigdhāṅgāḥ) - whose limbs are smeared with sandalwood and agaru (aloe wood paste)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of candanāgurudigdhāṅga

candanāgurudigdhāṅga - having limbs smeared with sandalwood and agaru

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (candana+aguru+digdha+aṅga)

• candana – sandalwood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cand (class 1)
• aguru – aloe wood, eaglewood
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: gur (class 6)
• digdha – smeared, anointed, covered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dih (to smear) with suffix kta.
  Root: dih (class 4)
• aṅga – limb, body, member
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aṅg (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

पांसुषु (pāṁsuṣu) - in the dust, in particles of dust

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṃsu

pāṁsu - dust, sand, particles

शेरते (śerate) - they lie, they recline, they sleep

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of śī

Present tense, 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root śī, class 2.

Root: śī (class 2)