महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-157, verse-54

एकेन बहवः संख्ये मानुषेण पराजिताः ।
प्राप्य वैश्रवणावासं किं वक्ष्यथ धनेश्वरम् ॥५४॥

54. ekena bahavaḥ saṁkhye mānuṣeṇa parājitāḥ ,
prāpya vaiśravaṇāvāsaṁ kiṁ vakṣyatha dhaneśvaram.

54. ekena bahavaḥ saṃkhye mānuṣeṇa parājitāḥ prāpya
vaiśravaṇāvāsam kim vakṣyatha dhaneśvaram

54. "Many of you have been defeated in battle by a single human. When you reach the dwelling of Vaiśravaṇa, what will you say to the lord of wealth?"

Words meanings summery:

• एकेन (ekena) - by a single (human, i.e., Arjuna) (by one, by a single)

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (of you soldiers) (many, numerous)

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in enumeration)

• मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by a human (i.e., Arjuna) (by a human, by a man)

• पराजिताः (parājitāḥ) - the defeated soldiers (defeated, conquered)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

• वैश्रवणावासम् (vaiśravaṇāvāsam) - the dwelling of Vaiśravaṇa, Kubera's abode

• किम् (kim) - what?

• वक्ष्यथ (vakṣyatha) - you (plural) will say

• धनेश्वरम् (dhaneśvaram) - to the lord of wealth, to Kubera

Words meanings and morphology

एकेन (ekena) - by a single (human, i.e., Arjuna) (by one, by a single)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (of you soldiers) (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Refers to the fleeing soldiers.

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in enumeration)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - battle, enumeration, number

Root: khyā

मानुषेण (mānuṣeṇa) - by a human (i.e., Arjuna) (by a human, by a man)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man

Derived from manu.

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

पराजिताः (parājitāḥ) - the defeated soldiers (defeated, conquered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parājita

parājita - defeated, conquered

Past Passive Participle

From root √ji (to conquer) with prefix parā-.

Prefix: parā

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bahavaḥ'.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix

From root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-, and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

वैश्रवणावासम् (vaiśravaṇāvāsam) - the dwelling of Vaiśravaṇa, Kubera's abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇāvāsa

vaiśravaṇāvāsa - dwelling of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaiśravaṇa+āvāsa)

• vaiśravaṇa – son of Viśravas (Kubera)
  proper noun (masculine)
• āvāsa – dwelling, abode, home
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vas (to dwell) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Object of 'vakṣyatha'.

वक्ष्यथ (vakṣyatha) - you (plural) will say

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of vac

Future second person plural active

From root √vac (to speak), class 2, conjugated in ḷṛṭ. The root undergoes vriddhi (vac -> vakṣ) before certain future suffixes.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Addressed to the fleeing soldiers.

धनेश्वरम् (dhaneśvaram) - to the lord of wealth, to Kubera

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhaneśvara

dhaneśvara - lord of wealth (epithet of Kubera)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+īśvara)

• dhana – wealth, riches, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root √īś (to rule).
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Object to whom something is said; functions as dative or accusative of direction/object in this context.