महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-152, verse-26

तत्र दुर्योधनो राजा शूरान्बुद्धिमतो नरान् ।
प्रसमीक्ष्य महाबाहुश्चक्रे सेनापतींस्तदा ॥२६॥

26. tatra duryodhano rājā śūrānbuddhimato narān ,
prasamīkṣya mahābāhuścakre senāpatīṁstadā.

26. tatra duryodhanaḥ rājā śūrān buddhimataḥ narān
pra-samīkṣya mahābāhuḥ cakre senāpatīn tadā

26. tadā mahābāhuḥ rājā duryodhanaḥ tatra śūrān
buddhimataḥ narān pra-samīkṣya senāpatīn cakre

26. Then, King Duryodhana, the mighty-armed one, having carefully observed the brave and intelligent men, appointed them as army commanders at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, at that time

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• शूरान् (śūrān) - brave ones, heroes

• बुद्धिमतः (buddhimataḥ) - intelligent ones, wise ones

• नरान् (narān) - men, people

• प्र-समीक्ष्य (pra-samīkṣya) - having carefully observed, having scrutinized

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, one with great arms

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he appointed

• सेनापतीन् (senāpatīn) - army commanders, generals

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava prince)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

शूरान् (śūrān) - brave ones, heroes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valorous, heroic (adj.); hero, warrior (noun)

बुद्धिमतः (buddhimataḥ) - intelligent ones, wise ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, sagacious

Derived from buddhi (intellect) with the suffix -mat

नरान् (narān) - men, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, male, human being

प्र-समीक्ष्य (pra-samīkṣya) - having carefully observed, having scrutinized

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root īkṣ (class 1 Ātmanepada) with the prefix pra and sam, forming an absolutive.

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, one with great arms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms (an epithet for powerful heroes)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as an epithet for Duryodhana.

चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he appointed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सेनापतीन् (senāpatīn) - army commanders, generals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of senāpati

senāpati - commander of an army, general

Compound type : tatpurusha (senā+pati)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband, chief
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)