महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-172, verse-5

ततः सुदंशितस्तेन कवचेन सुवर्चसा ।
धनुरादाय गाण्डीवं देवदत्तं च वारिजम् ॥५॥

5. tataḥ sudaṁśitastena kavacena suvarcasā ,
dhanurādāya gāṇḍīvaṁ devadattaṁ ca vārijam.

5. tataḥ sudaṃśitaḥ tena kavacena suvarcasā
dhanuḥ ādāya gāṇḍīvam devadattam ca vārijam

5. Then, splendidly protected by that well-fitted armor, he took up the Gāṇḍīva bow and the Devadatta conch.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• सुदंशितः (sudaṁśitaḥ) - Arjuna, who is well-armored (well-armored, well-fitted, covered)

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• कवचेन (kavacena) - with armor

• सुवर्चसा (suvarcasā) - with splendor, resplendent

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

• गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gaṇḍīva bow (Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow))

• देवदत्तम् (devadattam) - the Devadatta conch (Devadatta (Arjuna's conch); given by the gods)

• च (ca) - and

• वारिजम् (vārijam) - the conch (Devadatta) (conch, water-born)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

सुदंशितः (sudaṁśitaḥ) - Arjuna, who is well-armored (well-armored, well-fitted, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudaṃśita

sudaṁśita - well-armed, well-equipped, well-fitted

Past Passive Participle

From √daṃś 'to bite, to arm' with su

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+daṃśita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• daṃśita – armed, covered (with armor)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √daṃś 'to bite, to arm'
  Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implicit subject (Arjuna).

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'kavacena'.

कवचेन (kavacena) - with armor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, cuirass

सुवर्चसा (suvarcasā) - with splendor, resplendent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of suvarcas

suvarcas - resplendent, radiant, splendid

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+varcas)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• varcas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛc

Note: Agrees with kavacena.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, archer's bow

Root: dhanv (class 1)

Note: Can also be nominative singular.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √dā 'to give' with prefix ā meaning 'to take'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gaṇḍīva bow (Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva

gāṇḍīva - name of Arjuna's bow

Note: Refers to 'dhanuḥ'.

देवदत्तम् (devadattam) - the Devadatta conch (Devadatta (Arjuna's conch); given by the gods)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devadatta

devadatta - given by the gods; name of Arjuna's conch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+datta)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• datta – given
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dā 'to give'
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to 'vārijam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वारिजम् (vārijam) - the conch (Devadatta) (conch, water-born)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vārija

vārija - water-born, lotus, conch-shell

Compound type : upapada (vāri+ja)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (neuter)
  Krt suffix
  Derived from √jan 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)