महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-17, verse-4

अनीकानां विभागेन पन्थानः षट्कृताभवन् ।
प्रवणा नव चैवासञ्शाल्वस्य शिबिरे नृप ॥४॥

4. anīkānāṁ vibhāgena panthānaḥ ṣaṭkṛtābhavan ,
pravaṇā nava caivāsañśālvasya śibire nṛpa.

4. anīkānām vibhāgena panthānaḥ ṣaṭkṛtāḥ abhavan
pravaṇāḥ nava ca eva āsan śālvasya śibire nṛpa

4. O king, by the division of the battalions, six paths were established. Additionally, there were nine main thoroughfares within Śālva's camp.

4. הו מלך, בגלל חלוקת החילות נעשו שישה נתיבים, ובמחנה של שָׁאלְוַה היו גם תשעה מדרונות.

Words meanings summery:

• अनीकानाम् (anīkānām) - of the armies, of the battalions

• विभागेन (vibhāgena) - by division, by separating

• पन्थानः (panthānaḥ) - paths, ways, roads

• षट्कृताः (ṣaṭkṛtāḥ) - made sixfold, made into six, established as six

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they were, they became

• प्रवणाः (pravaṇāḥ) - main or prominent paths (sloping, inclined, leading towards, main, prominent (paths))

• नव (nava) - nine

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• शाल्वस्य (śālvasya) - of Śālva

• शिबिरे (śibire) - in the camp

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

अनीकानाम् (anīkānām) - of the armies, of the battalions

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, battalion, host, array

विभागेन (vibhāgena) - by division, by separating

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vibhāga

vibhāga - division, separation, distribution, part, share

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

पन्थानः (panthānaḥ) - paths, ways, roads

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

षट्कृताः (ṣaṭkṛtāḥ) - made sixfold, made into six, established as six

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṣaṭkṛta

ṣaṭkṛta - made sixfold, divided into six, multiplied by six

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ with prefix/numeral ṣaṭ

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṭ+kṛta)

• ṣaṭ – six
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ + kta suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभवन् (abhavan) - they were, they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रवणाः (pravaṇāḥ) - main or prominent paths (sloping, inclined, leading towards, main, prominent (paths))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravaṇa

pravaṇa - sloping, inclined, prone, devoted, prominent, leading to

Prefix: pra

Root: vaṇ

नव (nava) - nine

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

शाल्वस्य (śālvasya) - of Śālva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śālva

śālva - name of a king, king of Saubha

शिबिरे (śibire) - in the camp

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śibira

śibira - camp, encampment, bivouac

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

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