महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-30, verse-20

एतेषामपि दीयन्तां रथा ध्वजपताकिनः ।
कवचानि विचित्राणि दृढानि च मृदूनि च ।
प्रतिमुञ्चन्तु गात्रेषु दीयन्तामायुधानि च ॥२०॥

20. eteṣāmapi dīyantāṁ rathā dhvajapatākinaḥ ,
kavacāni vicitrāṇi dṛḍhāni ca mṛdūni ca ,
pratimuñcantu gātreṣu dīyantāmāyudhāni ca.

20. eteṣām api dīyantām rathāḥ
dhvajapatākinaḥ | kavacāni vicitrāṇi
dṛḍhāni ca mṛdūni ca | pratimuncantu
gātreṣu dīyantām āyudhāni ca

20. Let chariots, complete with flags and banners, be provided for these men. Also, let them be given diverse armors, both strong and soft. They should put these on their limbs, and weapons should also be supplied.

Words meanings summery:

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - for these, of these

• अपि (api) - even, also

• दीयन्ताम् (dīyantām) - let them be given

• रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots

• ध्वजपताकिनः (dhvajapatākinaḥ) - having flags and banners, adorned with flags and banners

• कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors

• विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various, diverse, variegated

• दृढानि (dṛḍhāni) - strong, firm, solid

• च (ca) - and

• मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - soft, tender

• च (ca) - and

• प्रतिमुन्चन्तु (pratimuncantu) - let them put on, let them fasten

• गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on the limbs, on the body parts

• दीयन्ताम् (dīyantām) - let them be given

• आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - weapons, arms

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - for these, of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

दीयन्ताम् (dīyantām) - let them be given

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Passive imperative 3rd plural

Root: dā (class 3)

रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

ध्वजपताकिनः (dhvajapatākinaḥ) - having flags and banners, adorned with flags and banners

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhvajapatākin

dhvajapatākin - having flags and banners

taddhita suffix -in

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhvaja+patākā)

• dhvaja – flag, banner
  noun (masculine)
• patākā – flag, banner
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'rathāḥ'.

कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kavaca

kavaca - armor, mail, breastplate

विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various, diverse, variegated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vicitra

vicitra - various, diverse, variegated, wonderful

Prefix: vi

Root: citr

Note: Agrees with 'kavacāni'.

दृढानि (dṛḍhāni) - strong, firm, solid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, solid, rigid

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛh (to be firm, strong)

Root: dṛh

Note: Agrees with 'kavacāni'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - soft, tender

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, gentle, mild

Note: Agrees with 'kavacāni'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रतिमुन्चन्तु (pratimuncantu) - let them put on, let them fasten

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of pratimuc

Imperative 3rd plural

Prefix: prati

Root: muc (class 6)

गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on the limbs, on the body parts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

दीयन्ताम् (dīyantām) - let them be given

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Passive imperative 3rd plural

Root: dā (class 3)

आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - weapons, arms

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, arm, implement

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)