महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-103, verse-23

संसर्पणाद्धि सेनाया भयं भीरून्प्रबाधते ।
वज्रादिव प्रज्वलितादियं क्व नु पतिष्यति ॥२३॥

23. saṁsarpaṇāddhi senāyā bhayaṁ bhīrūnprabādhate ,
vajrādiva prajvalitādiyaṁ kva nu patiṣyati.

23. saṃsarpaṇāt hi senāyāḥ bhayam bhīrūn prabādhate
| vajrāt iva prajvalitāt iyam kva nu patiṣyati

23. hi senāyāḥ saṃsarpaṇāt bhayam bhīrūn prabādhate
prajvalitāt vajrāt iva iyam kva nu patiṣyati

23. Indeed, the fear arising from the army's advance oppresses the cowards. Where will this (army) strike, like a blazing thunderbolt?

Words meanings summery:

• संसर्पणात् (saṁsarpaṇāt) - from crawling, from advancing, from spreading

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• सेनायाः (senāyāḥ) - of the army

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear

• भीरून् (bhīrūn) - the fearful ones, cowards

• प्रबाधते (prabādhate) - oppresses, torments, afflicts

• वज्रात् (vajrāt) - from a thunderbolt, from a diamond

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• प्रज्वलितात् (prajvalitāt) - from a blazing one, from an ignited one

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• क्व (kva) - where?

• नु (nu) - indeed, surely, now, then

• पतिष्यति (patiṣyati) - will fall, will strike

Words meanings and morphology

संसर्पणात् (saṁsarpaṇāt) - from crawling, from advancing, from spreading

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃsarpaṇa

saṁsarpaṇa - crawling, creeping, advancing, spreading

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛp (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

सेनायाः (senāyāḥ) - of the army

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, armed force

Note: Agrees with saṃsarpaṇāt (fear arising from the army's advance).

भयम् (bhayam) - fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of prabādhate.

भीरून् (bhīrūn) - the fearful ones, cowards

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhīru

bhīru - fearful, timid, cowardly; a coward

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of prabādhate.

प्रबाधते (prabādhate) - oppresses, torments, afflicts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of prabādh

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Prefix: pra

Root: bādh (class 1)

वज्रात् (vajrāt) - from a thunderbolt, from a diamond

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (Indra's weapon), diamond

Note: Used in comparison (vajrāt iva).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

प्रज्वलितात् (prajvalitāt) - from a blazing one, from an ignited one

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prajvalita

prajvalita - blazing, ignited, inflamed, shining

Past Passive Participle

upasarga pra + root jval + ita suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vajrāt.

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to senā (army).

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

नु (nu) - indeed, surely, now, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic/interrogative particle.

पतिष्यति (patiṣyati) - will fall, will strike

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of pat

Future indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: pat (class 1)