महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-99, verse-36

पत्नीशाला कृता यस्य परेषां वाहिनीमुखम् ।
हविर्धानं स्ववाहिन्यस्तदस्याहुर्मनीषिणः ॥३६॥

36. patnīśālā kṛtā yasya pareṣāṁ vāhinīmukham ,
havirdhānaṁ svavāhinyastadasyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ.

36. patnīśālā kṛtā yasya pareṣām vāhinīmukham |
havirdhānam svavāhinyaḥ tat asyāḥ āhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥ

36. yasya pareṣām vāhinīmukham patnīśālā kṛtā,
svavāhinyaḥ ca havirdhānam (bhavanti),
tat asyāḥ manīṣiṇaḥ āhuḥ

36. For the one whose front ranks of enemy armies are made into a wife's chamber (patnīśālā), and whose own armies serve as the place for sacrificial offerings (havirdhāna) – that, the wise declare, belongs to him.

Words meanings summery:

• पत्नीशाला (patnīśālā) - The enemy's front ranks are metaphorically transformed into this sacred domestic space, signifying complete victory and control. (wife's chamber, sacrificial enclosure for the wife)

• कृता (kṛtā) - The front ranks of the enemy are 'made into' the patnīśālā. (made, done, accomplished)

• यस्य (yasya) - Refers to the warrior being praised. (whose, of whom)

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - Referring to the forces of the adversary. (of others, of enemies)

• वाहिनीमुखम् (vāhinīmukham) - The leading sections or front lines of the enemy military forces. (front of the army, vanguard)

• हविर्धानम् (havirdhānam) - The warrior's own armies are likened to the sacred place where offerings (havis) are stored, implying they are a crucial part of his 'sacrifice'. (place for sacrificial offerings, sacrificial shed)

• स्ववाहिन्यः (svavāhinyaḥ) - The warrior's personal military forces. (his own armies)

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the entire scenario of the battlefield transformed into a sacrificial arena. (that, this)

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - Refers to the metaphorical battlefield or the entire sacrificial context (feminine implied). (of this (feminine))

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - The wise or learned individuals make this pronouncement. (they say, they declare)

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - The learned and perceptive people who understand the profound meaning of these martial metaphors. (the wise, discerning, intelligent ones)

Words meanings and morphology

पत्नीशाला (patnīśālā) - The enemy's front ranks are metaphorically transformed into this sacred domestic space, signifying complete victory and control. (wife's chamber, sacrificial enclosure for the wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patnīśālā

patnīśālā - sacrificial hall or shed for the sacrificer's wife

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (patnī+śālā)

• patnī – wife (especially one participating in a sacrifice)
  noun (feminine)
• śālā – house, hall, chamber, shed
  noun (feminine)

कृता (kṛtā) - The front ranks of the enemy are 'made into' the patnīśālā. (made, done, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Feminine form of kṛta.

यस्य (yasya) - Refers to the warrior being praised. (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Can be masculine or neuter; here, it refers to a male warrior.

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - Referring to the forces of the adversary. (of others, of enemies)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another; enemy, foe; supreme

Note: Often means 'enemies' in battle contexts.

वाहिनीमुखम् (vāhinīmukham) - The leading sections or front lines of the enemy military forces. (front of the army, vanguard)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāhinīmukha

vāhinīmukha - front of the army, vanguard

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāhinī+mukha)

• vāhinī – army, host, force
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vah (class 1)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, chief, beginning
  noun (neuter)

Note: Also can be accusative. Here, it functions as the nominative object of 'kṛtā'.

हविर्धानम् (havirdhānam) - The warrior's own armies are likened to the sacred place where offerings (havis) are stored, implying they are a crucial part of his 'sacrifice'. (place for sacrificial offerings, sacrificial shed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of havirdhāna

havirdhāna - shed or place where the Havis (sacrificial offerings) are kept

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (havis+dhāna)

• havis – sacrificial offering, oblation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• dhāna – holding, placing, receptacle, container
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhā (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

स्ववाहिन्यः (svavāhinyaḥ) - The warrior's personal military forces. (his own armies)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of svavāhinī

svavāhinī - one's own army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vāhinī)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• vāhinī – army, host, force
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the entire scenario of the battlefield transformed into a sacrificial arena. (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: The neuter nominative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun tad.

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - Refers to the metaphorical battlefield or the entire sacrificial context (feminine implied). (of this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Genitive singular of 'idam' in feminine.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - The wise or learned individuals make this pronouncement. (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ah

Irregular root, often defective, mostly used in perfect and present (brū-form)

Root: ah

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - The learned and perceptive people who understand the profound meaning of these martial metaphors. (the wise, discerning, intelligent ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, sagacious, discerning, intelligent

Note: Nominative plural form of the noun manīṣin.