महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-76, verse-4

तेऽविदूराद्धनुष्पाणिं यज्ञियस्य हयस्य च ।
बीभत्सुं प्रत्यपद्यन्त पदातिनमवस्थितम् ॥४॥

4. te'vidūrāddhanuṣpāṇiṁ yajñiyasya hayasya ca ,
bībhatsuṁ pratyapadyanta padātinamavasthitam.

4. te avidūrāt dhanuṣpāṇim yajñiyasya hayasya ca
bībhatsum prati apadyanta padātinam avasthitam

4. te avidūrāt dhanuṣpāṇim avasthitam yajñiyasya
hayasya ca bībhatsum padātinam prati apadyanta

4. At no great distance, they confronted Bībhatsu (Arjuna), who was standing on foot with bow in hand, near the sacrificial horse.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• अविदूरात् (avidūrāt) - from no great distance, nearby

• धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - one with a bow in hand

• यज्ञियस्य (yajñiyasya) - of the sacrificial (animal), suitable for a Vedic ritual (yajña)

• हयस्य (hayasya) - of the Ašvamedha horse (of the horse)

• च (ca) - and

• बीभत्सुम् (bībhatsum) - Arjuna, who abhors foul deeds of war (Bībhatsu (name of Arjuna))

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against

• अपद्यन्त (apadyanta) - they confronted, they met, they went towards

• पदातिनम् (padātinam) - a foot-soldier, one on foot

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, stationed, situated

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the kings.

अविदूरात् (avidūrāt) - from no great distance, nearby

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avidūra

avidūra - not distant, near, close by

from a-vidūra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vidūra)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vidūra – distant, remote
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: vi

Note: Functions adverbially.

धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - one with a bow in hand

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣpāṇi

dhanuṣpāṇi - having a bow in hand, armed with a bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanus+pāṇi)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Bībhatsum/Arjuna.

यज्ञियस्य (yajñiyasya) - of the sacrificial (animal), suitable for a Vedic ritual (yajña)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajñiya

yajñiya - relating to a Vedic ritual (yajña), fit for a Vedic ritual (yajña), sacred

from yajña + -iya suffix

Note: Qualifies 'hayasya'.

हयस्य (hayasya) - of the Ašvamedha horse (of the horse)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of haya

haya - horse

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Refers to the Ašvamedha horse.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'yajñiyasya hayasya' with Bībhatsum.

बीभत्सुम् (bībhatsum) - Arjuna, who abhors foul deeds of war (Bībhatsu (name of Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bībhatsu

bībhatsu - disgusted, abhorring; name of Arjuna (one who abhors foul deeds of war)

desiderative from root badh/bādh (to torment)

Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'apadyanta'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Combines with 'apadyanta' to mean 'confronted' or 'met'.

अपद्यन्त (apadyanta) - they confronted, they met, they went towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect past (laṅ) of ā-pad

imperfect middle

from ā-pad (to go, attain), imperfect 3rd plural middle

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

पदातिनम् (padātinam) - a foot-soldier, one on foot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - going on foot, foot-soldier, infantryman

from padāti + -in suffix

Note: Qualifies Bībhatsum/Arjuna.

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, stationed, situated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - standing, situated, firm, stable

past passive participle

from ava-sthā (to stand, stay)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bībhatsum/Arjuna.