महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-6

शिखी सुकेशः परिधाय चान्यथा भवस्व धन्वी कवची शरी तथा ।
आरुह्य यानं परिधावतां भवान्सुतैः समो मे भव वा मया समः ॥६॥

6. śikhī sukeśaḥ paridhāya cānyathā; bhavasva dhanvī kavacī śarī tathā ,
āruhya yānaṁ paridhāvatāṁ bhavā;nsutaiḥ samo me bhava vā mayā samaḥ.

6. śikhī sukeśaḥ paridhāya ca anyathā
bhavasva dhanvī kavacī śarī tathā
āruhya yānaṃ paridhāvatām bhavān
sutaiḥ samaḥ me bhava vā mayā samaḥ

6. You should become one with a topknot and beautiful hair, dressed differently, an archer, armored, and armed with arrows. Mounting a chariot, among those who are swift, you should be equal to my sons or equal to me.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखी (śikhī) - having a topknot (having a top-knot, crested, peacock)

• सुकेशः (sukeśaḥ) - having beautiful hair (having beautiful hair, good-haired)

• परिधाय (paridhāya) - having put on (clothes) (having put on, having dressed oneself)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - differently (otherwise, differently, in another way)

• भवस्व (bhavasva) - you become (you become, be)

• धन्वी (dhanvī) - an archer (archer, bowman, possessing a bow)

• कवची (kavacī) - armored (armored, wearing a coat of mail)

• शरी (śarī) - armed with arrows (armed with arrows, having arrows)

• तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, also, and)

• आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted (having ascended, having mounted)

• यानं (yānaṁ) - a chariot (chariot, vehicle, going)

• परिधावताम् (paridhāvatām) - among those who are swift (of those who run around, of those who rush, of those who are swift)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific) (you (honorific), sir, master)

• सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - to my sons (by sons, with sons, to sons)

• समः (samaḥ) - equal (equal, similar, same)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• भव (bhava) - be (you be, become)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• मया (mayā) - with me (by me, with me)

• समः (samaḥ) - equal (equal, similar, same)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखी (śikhī) - having a topknot (having a top-knot, crested, peacock)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhin

śikhin - having a top-knot, crested, peacock, a fiery individual

Derived from śikhā (top-knot) + -in (possessive suffix)

सुकेशः (sukeśaḥ) - having beautiful hair (having beautiful hair, good-haired)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukeśa

sukeśa - having beautiful hair, good-haired

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+keśa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)

परिधाय (paridhāya) - having put on (clothes) (having put on, having dressed oneself)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dhā (to place, wear) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - differently (otherwise, differently, in another way)

(indeclinable)

भवस्व (bhavasva) - you become (you become, be)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative, Middle Voice

Root bhū, 1st conjugation, 2nd person singular, imperative, middle voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

धन्वी (dhanvī) - an archer (archer, bowman, possessing a bow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, bowman, possessing a bow

Derived from dhanu (bow) + -in (possessive suffix)

कवची (kavacī) - armored (armored, wearing a coat of mail)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kavacin

kavacin - armored, wearing a coat of mail

Derived from kavaca (armor) + -in (possessive suffix)

शरी (śarī) - armed with arrows (armed with arrows, having arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarin

śarin - armed with arrows, having arrows

Derived from śara (arrow) + -in (possessive suffix)

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, also, and)

(indeclinable)

आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted (having ascended, having mounted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root ruh (to ascend) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

यानं (yānaṁ) - a chariot (chariot, vehicle, going)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yāna

yāna - chariot, vehicle, going

Derived from root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

परिधावताम् (paridhāvatām) - among those who are swift (of those who run around, of those who rush, of those who are swift)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paridhāvat

paridhāvat - running around, rushing, swift

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dhāv (to run) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: dhāv (class 1)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific) (you (honorific), sir, master)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), sir, master

सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - to my sons (by sons, with sons, to sons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Past passive participle of su (to beget)

Root: su (class 5)

समः (samaḥ) - equal (equal, similar, same)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, even

Note: Used with instrumental case (sutaiḥ) to mean 'equal to'

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Pronominal base for 1st person singular

Note: Enclitic form

भव (bhava) - be (you be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative, Active Voice

Root bhū, 1st conjugation, 2nd person singular, imperative, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - with me (by me, with me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Pronominal base for 1st person singular

समः (samaḥ) - equal (equal, similar, same)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, even

Note: Used with instrumental case (mayā) to mean 'equal to'