महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-29

विस्तीर्णं चैव नः सैन्यं हन्याच्छिद्रेषु वै परः ।
प्लवोडुपप्रतारश्च नैवात्र मम रोचते ॥२९॥

29. vistīrṇaṁ caiva naḥ sainyaṁ hanyācchidreṣu vai paraḥ ,
plavoḍupapratāraśca naivātra mama rocate.

29. vistīrṇam ca eva naḥ sainyam hanyāt chidreṣu vai
paraḥ plavoḍupapratāraḥ ca na eva atra mama rocate

29. Our army is indeed vast, and the enemy might strike it in its weak points. Furthermore, crossing by rafts and small boats certainly does not appeal to me in this situation.

Words meanings summery:

• विस्तीर्णम् (vistīrṇam) - vast (extensive, vast, wide)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, of us)

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army (army, host, military force)

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - might strike (might strike, might kill, would harm)

• छिद्रेषु (chidreṣu) - in its weak points (in the holes, in the gaps, in the weak points)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

• परः (paraḥ) - the enemy (enemy, other, supreme)

• प्लवोडुपप्रतारः (plavoḍupapratāraḥ) - crossing by rafts and small boats (crossing by means of rafts and small boats)

• च (ca) - and, furthermore (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this place, in this matter)

• मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

• रोचते (rocate) - seems appropriate/good (shines, pleases, appears good)

Words meanings and morphology

विस्तीर्णम् (vistīrṇam) - vast (extensive, vast, wide)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vistīrṇa

vistīrṇa - extensive, vast, wide, spread out, diffused

Past Passive Participle

From vi + root stṝ (to spread) + kta suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: stṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with sainyam.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our (our, of us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Pronominal stem, first person plural.

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army (army, host, military force)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, military force, host

Derived from senā (army).

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - might strike (might strike, might kill, would harm)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of han

Optative active

From root √han (to strike/kill).

Root: han (class 2)

छिद्रेषु (chidreṣu) - in its weak points (in the holes, in the gaps, in the weak points)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of chidra

chidra - hole, gap, fault, weak point, vulnerable spot

From root √chid (to cut, to pierce).

Root: chid (class 7)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

परः (paraḥ) - the enemy (enemy, other, supreme)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, distant, supreme, enemy, foe

प्लवोडुपप्रतारः (plavoḍupapratāraḥ) - crossing by rafts and small boats (crossing by means of rafts and small boats)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of plavoḍupapratāra

plavoḍupapratāra - crossing by rafts and small boats

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plava+uḍupa+pratāra)

• plava – raft, float, boat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• uḍupa – small boat, raft, canoe
  noun (masculine)
• pratāra – crossing, passing over
  noun (masculine)
  From pra + root tṝ (to cross).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: tṝ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, furthermore (and, also)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronominal stem.

Note: Used as a dative equivalent with rocate.

रोचते (rocate) - seems appropriate/good (shines, pleases, appears good)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of ruc

Present middle indicative

From root √ruc (to shine/please).

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Used with dative of person (mama).