महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-19

स तु दृष्ट्वा विमुह्यन्तं स्वयमेवोत्तरस्ततः ।
कवचेन महार्हेण समनह्यद्बृहन्नडाम् ॥१९॥

19. sa tu dṛṣṭvā vimuhyantaṁ svayamevottarastataḥ ,
kavacena mahārheṇa samanahyadbṛhannaḍām.

19. sa tu dṛṣṭvā vimuhyantam svayam eva uttaraḥ
tataḥ | kavacena mahārheṇa samanahyat bṛhannadām

19. But Uttara himself, seeing him (Bṛhannadā) becoming bewildered, then fastened Bṛhannadā with a very valuable armor.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Uttara) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• विमुह्यन्तम् (vimuhyantam) - Bṛhannadā, who was becoming bewildered (becoming bewildered, confused one)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by one's own efforts

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Prince Uttara (Uttara, the northern one, superior)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

• कवचेन (kavacena) - by the armor, with the armor

• महार्हेण (mahārheṇa) - (by) the very valuable (armor) (by the very valuable, by the precious)

• समनह्यत् (samanahyat) - he fastened (the armor on Bṛhannadā) (he fastened, he bound, he girded)

• बृहन्नदाम् (bṛhannadām) - Arjuna, disguised as Bṛhannadā (Bṛhannadā)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Uttara) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Prince Uttara.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses contrast or emphasis.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive (gerund) of root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विमुह्यन्तम् (vimuhyantam) - Bṛhannadā, who was becoming bewildered (becoming bewildered, confused one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vimuhyat

vimuhyat - becoming bewildered, confused, infatuated

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root muh with prefix vi, accusative singular masculine

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with Bṛhannadām (implied object of 'seeing').

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by one's own efforts

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that Uttara took the initiative.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Prince Uttara (Uttara, the northern one, superior)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - Uttara (a proper name); northern; later; higher; superior; reply

Note: The subject of the sentence.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence of events.

कवचेन (kavacena) - by the armor, with the armor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, coat of mail, cuirass

Note: Means by means of the armor.

महार्हेण (mahārheṇa) - (by) the very valuable (armor) (by the very valuable, by the precious)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahārha

mahārha - very valuable, precious, costly, worthy of great honor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+arha)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• arha – deserving, worthy, valuable
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'kavacena'.

समनह्यत् (samanahyat) - he fastened (the armor on Bṛhannadā) (he fastened, he bound, he girded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of samanah

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 3rd person singular, root nah with prefixes sam + ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nah (class 4)

Note: The prefix 'ā' is often subsumed or implied with 'sam' when forming this verb.

बृहन्नदाम् (bṛhannadām) - Arjuna, disguised as Bṛhannadā (Bṛhannadā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bṛhannadā

bṛhannadā - Bṛhannadā (Arjuna's name during disguise as a eunuch)

Note: Direct object of 'samanahyat'.