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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-254, verse-3

आयान्तीमे पञ्च रथा महान्तो मन्ये च कृष्णे पतयस्तवैते ।
सा जानती ख्यापय नः सुकेशि परं परं पाण्डवानां रथस्थम् ॥३॥
3. āyāntīme pañca rathā mahānto; manye ca kṛṣṇe patayastavaite ,
sā jānatī khyāpaya naḥ sukeśi; paraṁ paraṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ rathastham.
3. āyānti ime pañca rathāḥ mahāntaḥ
manye ca kṛṣṇe patayaḥ tava ete
sā jānatī khyāpaya naḥ sukeśi
param param pāṇḍavānām rathastham
3. These five mighty chariots are approaching. O Kṛṣṇā, I believe these are your husbands. O beautiful-haired one, you who know them, please identify each successive Pāṇḍava warrior seated in those chariots.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आयान्ति (āyānti) - they (the chariots) are approaching (they come, they approach)
  • इमे (ime) - these (chariots) (these (masculine/feminine nominative plural))
  • पञ्च (pañca) - five
  • रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots (chariots, war-cars)
  • महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - mighty (chariots) (great, mighty, large)
  • मन्ये (manye) - I (Jayadratha) believe (I think, I believe, I consider)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
  • पतयः (patayaḥ) - your husbands (masters, lords, husbands)
  • तव (tava) - your (Draupadī's) (your, of you)
  • एते (ete) - these (Pāṇḍavas) (these (masculine nominative plural))
  • सा (sā) - you (Draupadī) (she, that (feminine))
  • जानती (jānatī) - you who know (them well) (knowing, aware, wise)
  • ख्यापय (khyāpaya) - please inform (us), declare (them) (cause to be known, show, declare, inform)
  • नः (naḥ) - to us (Jayadratha and Bhānumatī) (us, to us, of us)
  • सुकेशि (sukeśi) - O beautiful-haired one (Draupadī) (O beautiful-haired one)
  • परम् परम् (param param) - each successive one (one by one, each successive one, each one in turn)
  • पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (of the sons of Pāṇḍu, of the Pāṇḍavas)
  • रथस्थम् (rathastham) - (each Pāṇḍava) seated in a chariot (chariot-dweller, seated in a chariot)

Words meanings and morphology

आयान्ति (āyānti) - they (the chariots) are approaching (they come, they approach)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of āyānti
Present (laṭ)
3rd person, plural, active voice. Root with upasarga ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: i (class 2)
इमे (ime) - these (chariots) (these (masculine/feminine nominative plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies `rathāḥ`.
रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots (chariots, war-cars)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
Root: ramh (class 1)
महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - mighty (chariots) (great, mighty, large)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty
Root form with -at suffix.
मन्ये (manye) - I (Jayadratha) believe (I think, I believe, I consider)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of manye
Present (laṭ)
1st person, singular, middle voice.
Root: man (class 4)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā
kṛṣṇā - dark-skinned one, Draupadī
Feminine form of Kṛṣṇa, referring to Draupadī due to her dark complexion.
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Address to Draupadī.
पतयः (patayaḥ) - your husbands (masters, lords, husbands)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pati
pati - master, lord, husband
Root: pā (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative for `ete`.
तव (tava) - your (Draupadī's) (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Genitive singular, 2nd person pronoun.
Note: Qualifies `patayaḥ`.
एते (ete) - these (Pāṇḍavas) (these (masculine nominative plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Nominative plural masculine.
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.
सा (sā) - you (Draupadī) (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she
Nominative singular feminine. Used for 2nd person reference in address.
Note: Subject of implied 'you are'.
जानती (jānatī) - you who know (them well) (knowing, aware, wise)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jānat
√jñā - to know, to understand
Present Active Participle
From root √jñā, feminine nominative singular.
Root: jñā (class 9)
ख्यापय (khyāpaya) - please inform (us), declare (them) (cause to be known, show, declare, inform)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of khyāpaya
Causative Imperative
2nd person, singular, active voice. Causative stem of √khyā.
Root: khyā (class 2)
नः (naḥ) - to us (Jayadratha and Bhānumatī) (us, to us, of us)
(pronoun)
Dative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
Enclitic form for dative/genitive/accusative plural. Here, dative (to us) or accusative (show us).
Note: Or accusative. Dative seems more appropriate for "inform to us".
सुकेशि (sukeśi) - O beautiful-haired one (Draupadī) (O beautiful-haired one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of sukeśī
sukeśī - having beautiful hair
Compound of su (good, beautiful) and keśa (hair), with feminine suffix -ī.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+keśa)
  • su – good, well, beautiful
    indeclinable
    Prefix
  • keśa – hair
    noun (masculine)
    Root: keś (class 1)
परम् परम् (param param) - each successive one (one by one, each successive one, each one in turn)
(indeclinable)
Repetition of 'para' for distributive meaning.
Compound type : dvirukta (para+para)
  • para – other, subsequent, supreme
    adjective
Note: Modifies the action of 'khyāpaya'.
पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (of the sons of Pāṇḍu, of the Pāṇḍavas)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava
patronymic
Derived from Pāṇḍu with suffix -a.
Note: Relates to `rathastham` (one among them who is in the chariot).
रथस्थम् (rathastham) - (each Pāṇḍava) seated in a chariot (chariot-dweller, seated in a chariot)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rathastha
rathastha - standing/seated in a chariot
Compound of ratha (chariot) and stha (standing, abiding).
Compound type : saptamī tatpuruṣa (ratha+stha)
  • ratha – chariot
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ramh (class 1)
  • stha – standing, situated, being
    verbal derivative (suffix) (masculine)
    Agent Noun
    From √sthā (to stand)
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Refers to each Pāṇḍava warrior.