महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-1

अर्जुन उवाच ।
यत्रैषा काञ्चनी वेदी प्रदीप्ताग्निशिखोपमा ।
उच्छ्रिता काञ्चने दण्डे पताकाभिरलंकृता ।
तत्र मां वह भद्रं ते द्रोणानीकाय मारिष ॥१॥

1. arjuna uvāca ,
yatraiṣā kāñcanī vedī pradīptāgniśikhopamā ,
ucchritā kāñcane daṇḍe patākābhiralaṁkṛtā ,
tatra māṁ vaha bhadraṁ te droṇānīkāya māriṣa.

1. arjuna uvāca | yatra eṣā kāñcanī vedī
pradīptaagniśikhopamā | ucchritā
kāñcane daṇḍe patākābhiḥ alaṃkṛtā | tatra
mām vaha bhadram te droṇānīkāya māriṣa

1. Arjuna said: "O venerable one, carry me to Drona's army where this golden altar, resembling a blazing fire-flame, is raised on a golden staff and adorned with banners. May good fortune be with you."

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• काञ्चनी (kāñcanī) - golden, made of gold

• वेदी (vedī) - altar, sacrificial ground

• प्रदीप्तअग्निशिखोपमा (pradīptaagniśikhopamā) - resembling a blazing fire-flame

• उच्छ्रिता (ucchritā) - raised, elevated, erected

• काञ्चने (kāñcane) - on a golden, made of gold

• दण्डे (daṇḍe) - on a staff, pole, rod

• पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - by banners, with flags

• अलंकृता (alaṁkṛtā) - adorned, decorated

• तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

• माम् (mām) - me

• वह (vaha) - carry, bear, convey

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, welfare

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• द्रोणानीकाय (droṇānīkāya) - to Drona's army

• मारिष (māriṣa) - venerable one, respected person

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (a proper name, son of Pāṇḍu)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

काञ्चनी (kāñcanī) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - gold, golden, made of gold

Note: Agrees with 'vedī'.

वेदी (vedī) - altar, sacrificial ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vedi

vedi - altar, sacrificial ground

प्रदीप्तअग्निशिखोपमा (pradīptaagniśikhopamā) - resembling a blazing fire-flame

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pradīptaagniśikhopamā

pradīptaagniśikhopamā - resembling a blazing fire-flame

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pradīpta+agniśikhā+upamā)

• pradīpta – blazing, ignited, splendid
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root dīp with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• agniśikhā – flame of fire
  noun (feminine)
• upamā – comparison, simile, likeness
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vedī'.

उच्छ्रिता (ucchritā) - raised, elevated, erected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ucchrita

ucchrita - raised, elevated, erected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śri with prefix ut.

Prefix: ut

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vedī'.

काञ्चने (kāñcane) - on a golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - gold, golden, made of gold

Note: Agrees with 'daṇḍe'.

दण्डे (daṇḍe) - on a staff, pole, rod

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, stick, pole, rod

पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - by banners, with flags

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of patākā

patākā - banner, flag, standard

अलंकृता (alaṁkṛtā) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṛ with prefix alam.

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'vedī'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

वह (vaha) - carry, bear, convey

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, welfare

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, fortunate; welfare, good fortune

Note: Used here as an exclamation 'May good fortune be to you'.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of dative singular for 'you'.

द्रोणानीकाय (droṇānīkāya) - to Drona's army

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of droṇānīka

droṇānīka - Drona's army

Compound type : Tatpurusha (droṇa+anīka)

• droṇa – Drona (a proper name, the preceptor of the Kauravas and Pandavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, front of an army
  noun (neuter)

मारिष (māriṣa) - venerable one, respected person

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - venerable, respectable, an epithet often used for addressing a charioteer or a revered person

Note: Arjuna addresses his charioteer (Krishna).