महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-13

तानहं रथनीडेभ्यः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
एकः संकालयिष्यामि वज्रपाणिरिवासुरान् ॥१३॥

13. tānahaṁ rathanīḍebhyaḥ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
ekaḥ saṁkālayiṣyāmi vajrapāṇirivāsurān.

13. tān ahaṃ rathanīḍebhyaḥ śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ
ekaḥ saṃkalayiṣyāmi vajrapāṇiḥ iva asurān

13. I alone will drive them out from their chariot-seats with arrows that have bent joints, just as Vajrapani (Indra) drives out the Asuras.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - Refers to the charioteers mentioned implicitly. (them, those)

• अहं (ahaṁ) - I, myself

• रथनीडेभ्यः (rathanīḍebhyaḥ) - From their positions within their chariots. (from the chariot-seats, from the chariot-nests)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - Refers to arrows with tightly bound or well-made joints. (with bent joints/knots)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - Emphasizes that the speaker acts without help. (one, alone, single-handedly)

• संकलयिष्यामि (saṁkalayiṣyāmi) - In this context, to gather for destruction or to disperse (destroying their formation). (I will gather, I will collect, I will destroy)

• वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - The god Indra. (Vajrapani, one who holds a thunderbolt in his hand (an epithet of Indra))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• असुरान् (asurān) - The traditional enemies of the gods, here being "driven out" by Indra. (Asuras, demons)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - Refers to the charioteers mentioned implicitly. (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Pronominal stem 'tad'.

अहं (ahaṁ) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Pronominal stem 'mad'.

रथनीडेभ्यः (rathanīḍebhyaḥ) - From their positions within their chariots. (from the chariot-seats, from the chariot-nests)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of rathanīḍa

rathanīḍa - chariot-seat, a place (like a nest) within a chariot

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+nīḍa)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• nīḍa – nest, resting place, seat, abode
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates separation from the chariot-seats.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the instrument used for the action.

सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - Refers to arrows with tightly bound or well-made joints. (with bent joints/knots)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sannataparvan

sannataparvan - having bent joints (often referring to arrows that are well-made and straight)

Bahuvrihi compound: 'sannata' (bent, bowed) + 'parvan' (joint, knot).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sannata+parvan)

• sannata – bent, bowed, humble
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'nam' (to bend) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot, limb, division
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.

एकः (ekaḥ) - Emphasizes that the speaker acts without help. (one, alone, single-handedly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'ahaṃ'.

संकलयिष्यामि (saṁkalayiṣyāmi) - In this context, to gather for destruction or to disperse (destroying their formation). (I will gather, I will collect, I will destroy)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of saṃkalay

causal

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice, causal stem from root 'kal' with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: kal (class 10)

वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - The god Indra. (Vajrapani, one who holds a thunderbolt in his hand (an epithet of Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajrapāṇi

vajrapāṇi - thunderbolt-handed, an epithet of Indra

Bahuvrihi compound: 'vajra' (thunderbolt) + 'pāṇi' (hand).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+pāṇi)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

असुरान् (asurān) - The traditional enemies of the gods, here being "driven out" by Indra. (Asuras, demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, spiritual being (sometimes good, sometimes evil)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of the implied verb in the simile (e.g., 'drives out').