महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-50, verse-17

यस्तु नीलानुसारेण पञ्चतारेण केतुना ।
हस्तावापी बृहद्धन्वा रथे तिष्ठति वीर्यवान् ॥१७॥

17. yastu nīlānusāreṇa pañcatāreṇa ketunā ,
hastāvāpī bṛhaddhanvā rathe tiṣṭhati vīryavān.

17. yaḥ tu nīlānusāreṇa pañcatāreṇa ketunā
hasta-āvāpī bṛhat-dhanvā rathe tiṣṭhati vīryavān

17. And he who, valorous, stands in his chariot, with a great bow and a quiver at hand, and whose flag is blue and bears five stars...

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• नीलानुसारेण (nīlānusāreṇa) - by means of the blue design (on the flag) (by the one following blue; by means of a blue banner; characterized by blue)

• पञ्चतारेण (pañcatāreṇa) - by means of the five-starred design (on the flag) (by the five-starred one; having five stars)

• केतुना (ketunā) - by the banner, by the flag, by the emblem

• हस्त-आवापी (hasta-āvāpī) - holding a quiver in hand; having a quiver within reach

• बृहत्-धन्वा (bṛhat-dhanvā) - having a great bow, with a large bow

• रथे (rathe) - in the chariot

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, mighty, powerful, heroic

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whichever

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

नीलानुसारेण (nīlānusāreṇa) - by means of the blue design (on the flag) (by the one following blue; by means of a blue banner; characterized by blue)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nīlānusāra

nīlānusāra - following blue; characterized by blue

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīla+anusāra)

• nīla – blue, dark blue, indigo
  noun (masculine)
• anusāra – following, conformity, pursuance; according to
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ketunā'

पञ्चतारेण (pañcatāreṇa) - by means of the five-starred design (on the flag) (by the five-starred one; having five stars)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pañcatāra

pañcatāra - five-starred

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañca+tārā)

• pañca – five
  indeclinable
• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'ketunā'

केतुना (ketunā) - by the banner, by the flag, by the emblem

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ketu

ketu - banner, flag, sign, emblem, comet

हस्त-आवापी (hasta-āvāpī) - holding a quiver in hand; having a quiver within reach

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hastāvāpin

hastāvāpin - holding a quiver in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hasta+āvāpa)

• hasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)
• āvāpa – quiver (for arrows), throwing in, sowing
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person in the chariot.

बृहत्-धन्वा (bṛhat-dhanvā) - having a great bow, with a large bow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaddhanvan

bṛhaddhanvan - having a great bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+dhanuḥ)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast, lofty
  adjective
• dhanuḥ – bow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the person in the chariot.

रथे (rathe) - in the chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, carriage

Root: ram (class 1)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, mighty, powerful, heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - valorous, mighty, powerful, heroic, endowed with strength

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject (he who stands).