महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-91, verse-28

सायुधा बद्धनिस्त्रिंशास्तूणवन्तः समार्गणाः ।
प्राङ्मुखाः प्रययुर्वीराः पाण्डवा जनमेजय ॥२८॥

28. sāyudhā baddhanistriṁśāstūṇavantaḥ samārgaṇāḥ ,
prāṅmukhāḥ prayayurvīrāḥ pāṇḍavā janamejaya.

28. sāyudhāḥ baddhanistriṃśāḥ tūṇavantaḥ samārgaṇāḥ
prāṅmukhāḥ prayayuḥ vīrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ janamejaya

28. O Janamejaya, the heroic Pandavas, armed with weapons, with their swords fastened, carrying quivers and arrows, set forth facing east.

Words meanings summery:

• सायुधाः (sāyudhāḥ) - armed, with weapons

• बद्धनिस्त्रिंशाः (baddhanistriṁśāḥ) - with fastened swords, having swords bound

• तूणवन्तः (tūṇavantaḥ) - having quivers, with quivers

• समार्गणाः (samārgaṇāḥ) - with arrows, possessing arrows

• प्राङ्मुखाः (prāṅmukhāḥ) - facing east, with face towards the east

• प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - they went forth, they departed

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

Words meanings and morphology

सायुधाः (sāyudhāḥ) - armed, with weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāyudha

sāyudha - armed, with a weapon

`sa` (with) + `āyudha` (weapon)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+āyudha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ'.

बद्धनिस्त्रिंशाः (baddhanistriṁśāḥ) - with fastened swords, having swords bound

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddhanistriṃśa

baddhanistriṁśa - having a sword tied on, girt with a sword

`baddha` (bound, fastened) + `nistriṃśa` (sword)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (baddha+nistriṃśa)

• baddha – bound, tied, fastened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bandh`.
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• nistriṃśa – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ'.

तूणवन्तः (tūṇavantaḥ) - having quivers, with quivers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tūṇavat

tūṇavat - having a quiver, quiver-bearing

Formed with possessive suffix `matup` (vat) from `tūṇa` (quiver).

Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ'.

समार्गणाः (samārgaṇāḥ) - with arrows, possessing arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samārgaṇa

samārgaṇa - having arrows, furnished with arrows

`sa` (with) + `mārgaṇa` (arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+mārgaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• mārgaṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ'.

प्राङ्मुखाः (prāṅmukhāḥ) - facing east, with face towards the east

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṅmukha

prāṅmukha - facing east

`prāṅc` (eastern) + `mukha` (face)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prāṅc+mukha)

• prāṅc – eastern, forward
  adjective (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ'.

प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - they went forth, they departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prayā

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person plural, active voice. From root `yā` with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, powerful man

Note: Subject of `prayayuḥ`.

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Patronymic

Derived from `Pāṇḍu` with suffix `a`.

Note: Subject of `prayayuḥ`.

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (proper name of a king, listener of the Mahabharata)

Note: Address to the listener of the epic narrative.