महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-17

अर्जुन उवाच ।
एकान्ते रथमास्थाय पद्भ्यां त्वमवपीडय ।
दृढं च रश्मीन्संयच्छ शङ्खं ध्मास्याम्यहं पुनः ॥१७॥

17. arjuna uvāca ,
ekānte rathamāsthāya padbhyāṁ tvamavapīḍaya ,
dṛḍhaṁ ca raśmīnsaṁyaccha śaṅkhaṁ dhmāsyāmyahaṁ punaḥ.

17. arjunaḥ uvāca ekānte ratham āsthāya padbhyām tvam avapīḍaya
dṛḍham ca raśmīn saṃyaccha śaṅkham dhmāsyāmi aham punaḥ

17. Arjuna said: "Having placed the chariot aside in a secluded spot, press down with your feet. And firmly hold the reins. I will blow the conch again."

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a secluded spot, apart, aside

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having placed, having stood, having taken up

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with the two feet, by the feet

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अवपीडय (avapīḍaya) - press down, crush, oppress

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, tightly

• च (ca) - and, also

• रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - reins (reins, ropes, rays)

• संयच्छ (saṁyaccha) - hold firmly, restrain, control

• शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch, shell

• ध्मास्यामि (dhmāsyāmi) - I will blow

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, back

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of the third Pāṇḍava brother), white, clear

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form.

एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a secluded spot, apart, aside

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - secluded, solitary, private; a secluded spot, privacy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• anta – end, boundary, vicinity, side
  noun (masculine)

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having placed, having stood, having taken up

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form with prefix 'ā'.

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with the two feet, by the feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad

pad - foot, step, mark, ray

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अवपीडय (avapīḍaya) - press down, crush, oppress

(verb)

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

Causative stem with prefix `ava`.

Prefix: ava

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Parasmaipada verb.

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, tightly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root `dṛh`.

Root: dṛh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - reins (reins, ropes, rays)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of raśmi

raśmi - ray, cord, rope, rein, bridle

संयच्छ (saṁyaccha) - hold firmly, restrain, control

(verb)

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

Root `yam` changes to `yacch` in present stem forms. With prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada verb.

शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch, shell

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch, shell, a particular number (ten billions)

ध्मास्यामि (dhmāsyāmi) - I will blow

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of dhmā

Root: dhmā (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada verb.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, us, we, our

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, back

(indeclinable)