महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-16

पाशोपधानां ज्यातन्त्रीं चापदण्डां महास्वनाम् ।
शरवर्णां धनुर्वीणां शत्रुमध्ये प्रवादय ॥१६॥

16. pāśopadhānāṁ jyātantrīṁ cāpadaṇḍāṁ mahāsvanām ,
śaravarṇāṁ dhanurvīṇāṁ śatrumadhye pravādaya.

16. pāśopadhānām jyātantrīm cāpadaṇḍām mahāsvanām
śaravarṇām dhanurvīṇām śatrumadhye pravādaya

16. In the midst of the enemies, play your bow-lute (dhanurvīṇā), which has nooses as its rests, bowstrings as its strings, bow-staves as its frame, produces a mighty sound, and has the appearance of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• पाशोपधानाम् (pāśopadhānām) - having nooses as rests/cushions

• ज्यातन्त्रीम् (jyātantrīm) - having bowstrings as strings

• चापदण्डाम् (cāpadaṇḍām) - having bows as staves/frames

• महास्वनाम् (mahāsvanām) - producing a great sound, mighty-sounding

• शरवर्णाम् (śaravarṇām) - having the color/appearance of arrows

• धनुर्वीणाम् (dhanurvīṇām) - bow-lute

• शत्रुमध्ये (śatrumadhye) - in the midst of enemies

• प्रवादय (pravādaya) - play (the bow as a lute), make (it) sound (play, cause to sound)

Words meanings and morphology

पाशोपधानाम् (pāśopadhānām) - having nooses as rests/cushions

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāśopadhāna

pāśopadhāna - having nooses as rests

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāśa+upadhāna)

• pāśa – noose, snare, bond
  noun (masculine)
• upadhāna – cushion, pillow, support, rest
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: dhā (class 3)

ज्यातन्त्रीम् (jyātantrīm) - having bowstrings as strings

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jyātantrī

jyātantrī - having bowstrings as strings (of a musical instrument)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jyā+tantrī)

• jyā – bowstring, the chord of an arc
  noun (feminine)
• tantrī – string (of a musical instrument), thread, wire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tan (class 8)

चापदण्डाम् (cāpadaṇḍām) - having bows as staves/frames

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cāpadaṇḍa

cāpadaṇḍa - having bows as staves/frames

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cāpa+daṇḍa)

• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• daṇḍa – staff, rod, stick, frame
  noun (masculine)

महास्वनाम् (mahāsvanām) - producing a great sound, mighty-sounding

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāsvanā

mahāsvanā - having a great sound, mighty-sounding

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+svana)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

शरवर्णाम् (śaravarṇām) - having the color/appearance of arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaravarṇā

śaravarṇā - having the color/appearance of arrows

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śara+varṇa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• varṇa – color, appearance, form, class
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

धनुर्वीणाम् (dhanurvīṇām) - bow-lute

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhanurvīṇā

dhanurvīṇā - a bow-shaped lute, a lute made of a bow

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanus+vīṇā)

• dhanus – bow, arc
  noun (neuter)
• vīṇā – lute, stringed musical instrument
  noun (feminine)

Note: The direct object of the verb `pravādaya`.

शत्रुमध्ये (śatrumadhye) - in the midst of enemies

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+madhya)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center, midst
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase.

प्रवादय (pravādaya) - play (the bow as a lute), make (it) sound (play, cause to sound)

(verb)

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

imperative

Causative of the root `vad` (vād), with prefix `pra`. Imperative, active voice, 2nd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Implied subject 'you'.