महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-15, verse-20

ततः प्रध्माप्य जलजं पाञ्चजन्यमहं नृप ।
आहूय शाल्वं समरे युद्धाय समवस्थितः ॥२०॥

20. tataḥ pradhmāpya jalajaṁ pāñcajanyamahaṁ nṛpa ,
āhūya śālvaṁ samare yuddhāya samavasthitaḥ.

20. tataḥ pradhmāpya jalajam pāñcajanyam aham nṛpa
āhūya śālvam samare yuddhāya samavasthitaḥ

20. Then, O King, I, having loudly blown my conch, the Pāñcajanya, and having summoned Salva, stood prepared for battle in the encounter.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - Then (then, thereupon, from that)

• प्रध्माप्य (pradhmāpya) - having loudly blown (having blown loudly, having sounded, having caused to blow)

• जलजम् (jalajam) - the conch (shell) (born from water, a conch shell, a lotus)

• पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - the Pāñcajanya (conch) (Pāñcajanya (name of Krishna's conch))

• अहम् (aham) - I (Krishna) (I)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O King)

• आहूय (āhūya) - having summoned (having called, having summoned)

• शाल्वम् (śālvam) - Salva (Salva (proper noun))

• समरे (samare) - in the encounter (battle) (in battle, in war, in conflict)

• युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle (for battle, for fighting)

• समवस्थितः (samavasthitaḥ) - stood prepared (stood ready, prepared, situated, assembled)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - Then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'tas' (ablative suffix)

प्रध्माप्य (pradhmāpya) - having loudly blown (having blown loudly, having sounded, having caused to blow)

(indeclinable)

absolutive, causal

From 'pra' + root 'dhmā' (to blow) + causal suffix 'āp' + 'ya'

Prefix: pra

Root: dhmā (class 1)

Note: Governs 'jalajam'.

जलजम् (jalajam) - the conch (shell) (born from water, a conch shell, a lotus)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jalaja

jalaja - born from water, aquatic, lotus, conch shell, pearl

Formed from 'jala' (water) and 'ja' (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+ja)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  suffix
  From root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'pradhmāpya'.

पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - the Pāñcajanya (conch) (Pāñcajanya (name of Krishna's conch))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāñcajanya

pāñcajanya - Krishna's conch shell (named after the demon Pañcajana)

Named after the demon Pañcajana from whom Krishna acquired it.

अहम् (aham) - I (Krishna) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'samavasthitaḥ'.

नृप (nṛpa) - O King (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

From 'nṛ' (man) + root 'pā' (to protect)

Root: pā (class 2)

आहूय (āhūya) - having summoned (having called, having summoned)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From 'ā' + root 'hvā' (to call) + suffix 'ya'

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

Note: Governs 'śālvam'.

शाल्वम् (śālvam) - Salva (Salva (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śālva

śālva - name of a king, king of Saubha

Note: Object of 'āhūya'.

समरे (samare) - in the encounter (battle) (in battle, in war, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict, encounter

From 'sam' + root 'mṛ' (to die), or 'ra' (to move)

Prefix: sam

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Location of standing.

युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle (for battle, for fighting)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

From root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Purpose of standing ready.

समवस्थितः (samavasthitaḥ) - stood prepared (stood ready, prepared, situated, assembled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samavasthita

samavasthita - stood, situated, placed, prepared, ready

past passive participle

From 'sam' + 'ava' + root 'sthā' (to stand) + suffix 'kta'

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective.