महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-240, verse-41

ततो मनुजशार्दूलो योजयामास वाहिनीम् ।
रथनागाश्वकलिलां पदातिजनसंकुलाम् ॥४१॥

41. tato manujaśārdūlo yojayāmāsa vāhinīm ,
rathanāgāśvakalilāṁ padātijanasaṁkulām.

41. tataḥ manuja-śārdūlaḥ yojayāmāsa vāhinīm
ratha-nāga-aśva-kalilām padāti-jana-saṃkulām

41. Then, that tiger among men (Duryodhana) arranged the army, which was teeming with chariots, elephants, and horses, and crowded with foot soldiers.

41. אז הוא, אריה בין בני אדם, הכין את הצבא לצאת לדרך, צבא גדוש מרכבות, פילים וסוסים ומלא בהולכי רגל.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मनुज-शार्दूलः (manuja-śārdūlaḥ) - Duryodhana (the specific 'tiger among men' in this context) (tiger among men, best of men)

• योजयामास (yojayāmāsa) - he arrayed, he prepared, he arranged

• वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - the army, the host

• रथ-नाग-अश्व-कलिलाम् (ratha-nāga-aśva-kalilām) - teeming with chariots, elephants, and horses

• पदाति-जन-संकुलाम् (padāti-jana-saṁkulām) - crowded with foot soldiers, filled with infantry

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

मनुज-शार्दूलः (manuja-śārdūlaḥ) - Duryodhana (the specific 'tiger among men' in this context) (tiger among men, best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manujaśārdūla

manujaśārdūla - tiger among men, excellent man, foremost of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuja+śārdūla)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• śārdūla – tiger, best of (used as a suffix in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

योजयामास (yojayāmāsa) - he arrayed, he prepared, he arranged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of yuj

Causative Perfect

Periphrastic perfect of the causative stem 'yojaya' from root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - the army, the host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāhinī

vāhinī - army, host, river, stream

रथ-नाग-अश्व-कलिलाम् (ratha-nāga-aśva-kalilām) - teeming with chariots, elephants, and horses

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rathanāgāśvakalila

rathanāgāśvakalila - filled with chariots, elephants, and horses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ratha+nāga+aśva+kalila)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• nāga – elephant, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• kalila – full of, filled with, covered with, mixed with
  adjective (feminine)

पदाति-जन-संकुलाम् (padāti-jana-saṁkulām) - crowded with foot soldiers, filled with infantry

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padātijanasaṃkula

padātijanasaṁkula - crowded with foot soldiers/infantry

Compound type : tatpurusha (padātijana+saṃkula)

• padātijana – foot soldier, infantry
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkula – crowded, filled, confused, disordered
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kul with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

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