महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-53

कच्चिदष्टाङ्गसंयुक्ता चतुर्विधबला चमूः ।
बलमुख्यैः सुनीता ते द्विषतां प्रतिबाधनी ॥५३॥

53. kaccidaṣṭāṅgasaṁyuktā caturvidhabalā camūḥ ,
balamukhyaiḥ sunītā te dviṣatāṁ pratibādhanī.

53. kaccit aṣṭāṅgasaṃyuktā caturvidhabalā camūḥ
balamukhyaiḥ sunītā te dviṣatām pratibādhanī

53. I hope that your army is equipped with the eight constituents (of statecraft) and comprises four types of forces. Is it well-led by your chief officers and capable of repelling your enemies?

53. האם צבאך, בעל שמונה האברים וארבעת סוגי הכוחות, מונהג היטב בידי ראשי הצבא, והוא עוצר את האויבים?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, whether, perhaps

• अष्टाङ्गसंयुक्ता (aṣṭāṅgasaṁyuktā) - equipped with the eight components of statecraft (king, minister, territory, fort, treasury, army, ally, capital) (endowed with eight limbs/constituents)

• चतुर्विधबला (caturvidhabalā) - comprising the four traditional types of military forces (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry) (possessing four kinds of forces)

• चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host, military force

• बलमुख्यैः (balamukhyaiḥ) - by the chief officers of the army, by the commanders

• सुनीता (sunītā) - well-led, well-guided, well-conducted

• ते (te) - your (referring to the king addressed) (by you, for you, your)

• द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies, of those who hate

• प्रतिबाधनी (pratibādhanī) - repelling, obstructing, defeating

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, whether, perhaps

(indeclinable)

अष्टाङ्गसंयुक्ता (aṣṭāṅgasaṁyuktā) - equipped with the eight components of statecraft (king, minister, territory, fort, treasury, army, ally, capital) (endowed with eight limbs/constituents)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aṣṭāṅgasaṃyukta

aṣṭāṅgasaṁyukta - endowed with eight limbs/constituents

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (aṣṭāṅga+saṃyukta)

• aṣṭāṅga – eight parts, eight limbs
  noun (neuter)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root yuj with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'camūḥ'.

चतुर्विधबला (caturvidhabalā) - comprising the four traditional types of military forces (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry) (possessing four kinds of forces)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of caturvidhabala

caturvidhabala - possessing four kinds of forces

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (caturvidha+bala)

• caturvidha – four kinds, four types
  adjective
• bala – strength, force, army
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'camūḥ'.

चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host, military force

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of camū

camū - army, host, military force

Note: Subject of the sentence.

बलमुख्यैः (balamukhyaiḥ) - by the chief officers of the army, by the commanders

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balamukhya

balamukhya - chief of the army, commander

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bala+mukhya)

• bala – army, force
  noun (neuter)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective

Note: Agent in passive construction ('sunītā').

सुनीता (sunītā) - well-led, well-guided, well-conducted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sunīta

sunīta - well-led, well-guided

Past Passive Participle

formed from root nī (to lead) with prefix su

Prefix: su

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'camūḥ'.

ते (te) - your (referring to the king addressed) (by you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Possessive, 'your' chief officers.

द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies, of those who hate

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dviṣat

dviṣat - enemy, hater

Present Active Participle

formed from root dviṣ

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'pratibādhanī' (repelling of enemies).

प्रतिबाधनी (pratibādhanī) - repelling, obstructing, defeating

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibādhanī

pratibādhanī - repelling, obstructing, defeating

Agent Noun/Adjective

formed from root bādh with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'camūḥ'.

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