महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-24, verse-22

गृहीत्वा तु बलं सारं फल्गु चोत्सृज्य पाण्डवः ।
दरदान्सह काम्बोजैरजयत्पाकशासनिः ॥२२॥

22. gṛhītvā tu balaṁ sāraṁ phalgu cotsṛjya pāṇḍavaḥ ,
daradānsaha kāmbojairajayatpākaśāsaniḥ.

22. gṛhītvā tu balam sāram phalgu ca utsṛjya pāṇḍavaḥ
daradān saha kāmbhojaiḥ ajayat pākaśāsaniḥ

22. Having taken the main part of his forces and discarded the weak, Arjuna, the son of Indra (pākaśāsaniḥ), conquered the Daradas along with the Kambojas.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, after taking, seizing

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, on the other hand

• बलम् (balam) - forces, army (strength, army, force)

• सारम् (sāram) - main part (essential, best, chief part, essence, substantial)

• फल्गु (phalgu) - weak (part of forces) (weak, unsubstantial, worthless, paltry)

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having discarded

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pāṇḍu)

• दरदान् (daradān) - the Daradas (a people/tribe)

• सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

• काम्भोजैः (kāmbhojaiḥ) - with the Kambojas (a people/tribe)

• अजयत् (ajayat) - he conquered, he won, he defeated

• पाकशासनिः (pākaśāsaniḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pākaśāsana (Indra))

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, after taking, seizing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root grah (to seize, take) with suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - forces, army (strength, army, force)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, army, force

सारम् (sāram) - main part (essential, best, chief part, essence, substantial)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, best part, substantial part

Note: Modifies balam.

फल्गु (phalgu) - weak (part of forces) (weak, unsubstantial, worthless, paltry)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phalgu

phalgu - unsubstantial, weak, worthless, paltry

Note: Modifies an implied 'balam' or 'bhāgam'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having discarded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root sṛj (to create, send forth) with upasarga ut- and suffix -ya

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu + a (descendant)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

दरदान् (daradān) - the Daradas (a people/tribe)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of darada

darada - a class of people dwelling in the north of India

Note: Object of ajayat.

सह (saha) - with, together with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

काम्भोजैः (kāmbhojaiḥ) - with the Kambojas (a people/tribe)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāmbhoja

kāmbhoja - a class of people dwelling in the north-west of India

Note: Governed by saha.

अजयत् (ajayat) - he conquered, he won, he defeated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ji

Imperfect Active Third Singular

Imperfect tense, 3rd person, singular, active voice of root ji with augment 'a'

Prefix: a

Root: ji (class 1)

पाकशासनिः (pākaśāsaniḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pākaśāsana (Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pākaśāsani

pākaśāsani - son of Indra

Derived from Pākaśāsana (Indra) + i (descendant)

Note: Apposition to Pāṇḍavaḥ.