महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-30, verse-15

शतशश्च तनुत्राणि यथास्वानि महारथाः ।
योत्स्यमानाभ्यनह्यन्त देवरूपाः प्रहारिणः ॥१५॥

15. śataśaśca tanutrāṇi yathāsvāni mahārathāḥ ,
yotsyamānābhyanahyanta devarūpāḥ prahāriṇaḥ.

15. śataśaḥ ca tanutrāṇi yathāsvāni mahārathāḥ
yotsyamānāḥ abhyanahanta devarūpāḥ prahāriṇaḥ

15. And then, hundreds of great chariot-warriors, who were god-like and skilled in striking, fastened on their own armors, preparing to fight.

Words meanings summery:

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of

• च (ca) - and, also

• तनुत्राणि (tanutrāṇi) - armors, body-protectors

• यथास्वानि (yathāsvāni) - their own respective, each according to their own

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors

• योत्स्यमानाः (yotsyamānāḥ) - those intending to fight, about to fight

• अभ्यनहन्त (abhyanahanta) - they fastened on, they bound on

• देवरूपाः (devarūpāḥ) - god-like in form, divine in appearance

• प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers, attackers, assailants

Words meanings and morphology

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of

(indeclinable)

Adverbial formation using the suffix -śas from śata (hundred).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तनुत्राणि (tanutrāṇi) - armors, body-protectors

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tanutra

tanutra - body-protector, armor, mail

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tanu+tra)

• tanu – body, person
  noun (feminine)
• tra – protecting, saving (suffix for agent/instrument)
  adjective (neuter)
  Agentive/Instrumental suffix
  Derived from root trā (to protect)
  Root: trā (class 2)

यथास्वानि (yathāsvāni) - their own respective, each according to their own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of yathāsva

yathāsva - each according to his own; their own respective

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+sva)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• sva – own, one's own, property
  pronoun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'tanutrāṇi'.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great chariot-warrior, a hero of high rank in battle

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (especially a chariot-fighter)
  noun (masculine)

योत्स्यमानाः (yotsyamānāḥ) - those intending to fight, about to fight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yudh

yudh - to fight, to contend

Future Middle Participle

Derived from root yudh (class 4) with future suffix -sya and middle participle suffix -māna.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Functions as a substantive adjective, referring to the warriors.

अभ्यनहन्त (abhyanahanta) - they fastened on, they bound on

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of nah

Imperfect

Root nah (class 4) with prefix abhi. Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra), 3rd person plural, middle voice.

Prefix: abhi

Root: nah (class 4)

देवरूपाः (devarūpāḥ) - god-like in form, divine in appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devarūpa

devarūpa - god-like in form, having a divine appearance

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (deva+rūpa)

• deva – god, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'mahārathāḥ'.

प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers, attackers, assailants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striker, attacker, assailant, one who strikes or wounds

Agent Noun

Derived from the root hṛ (to strike) with prefix pra and agentive suffix -in.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahārathāḥ'.