महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-77

कच्चिद्रक्ताम्बरधराः खड्गहस्ताः स्वलंकृताः ।
अभितस्त्वामुपासन्ते रक्षणार्थमरिंदम ॥७७॥

77. kaccidraktāmbaradharāḥ khaḍgahastāḥ svalaṁkṛtāḥ ,
abhitastvāmupāsante rakṣaṇārthamariṁdama.

77. kaccit raktāmbaradharāḥ khaḍgahastāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ
abhitaḥ tvām upāsante rakṣaṇārtham ariṃdama

77. O subduer of enemies, do well-adorned men, clad in red garments and bearing swords, attend upon you from all sides for your protection?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, do you by any chance, is it that

• रक्ताम्बरधराः (raktāmbaradharāḥ) - wearing red garments, clad in red clothes

• खड्गहस्ताः (khaḍgahastāḥ) - having swords in their hands, sword-wielding

• स्वलङ्कृताः (svalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides, near

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• उपासन्ते (upāsante) - they attend upon you (they attend upon, they serve, they worship)

• रक्षणार्थम् (rakṣaṇārtham) - for the purpose of protection, for protection

• अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, do you by any chance, is it that

(indeclinable)

रक्ताम्बरधराः (raktāmbaradharāḥ) - wearing red garments, clad in red clothes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raktāmbaradhara

raktāmbaradhara - wearing red garments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+ambara+dhara)

• rakta – red, dyed red, colored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from rañj (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• ambara – garment, clothing, sky
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the attendants.

खड्गहस्ताः (khaḍgahastāḥ) - having swords in their hands, sword-wielding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khaḍgahasta

khaḍgahasta - having a sword in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khaḍga+hasta)

• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the attendants.

स्वलङ्कृताः (svalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svalaṅkṛta

svalaṅkṛta - well-adorned, decorated, adorned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with prefixes su- and alaṃ-

Prefixes: su+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the attendants.

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides, near

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of 'upāsante' and governed by 'abhitaḥ'.

उपासन्ते (upāsante) - they attend upon you (they attend upon, they serve, they worship)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of upās

Present middle

From root ās (to sit) with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: The subject is the implied 'men' described by the preceding adjectives.

रक्षणार्थम् (rakṣaṇārtham) - for the purpose of protection, for protection

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣaṇa+artha)

• rakṣaṇa – protection, guarding
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal Noun
  From root rakṣ (to protect)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of the noun, used adverbially to express purpose.

अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - destroyer of foes, subduer of enemies

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming, controlling
  noun (masculine)
  Root verb derivative
  From root dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 4)