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?

77. הו מכניע האויבים, האם אנשים לבושים באדום, חרב בידם ומקושטים היטב, עומדים סביבך להגנתך?

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)

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