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.

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)