महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-162, verse-17

भीष्म उवाच ।
गान्धारे शृणु राजेन्द्र रथसंख्यां स्वके बले ।
ये रथाः पृथिवीपाल तथैवातिरथाश्च ये ॥१७॥

17. bhīṣma uvāca ,
gāndhāre śṛṇu rājendra rathasaṁkhyāṁ svake bale ,
ye rathāḥ pṛthivīpāla tathaivātirathāśca ye.

17. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca gāndhāre śṛṇu rājendra rathasaṃkhyām svake
bale ye rathāḥ pṛthivīpāla tathā eva atirathāḥ ca ye

17. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca: he gāndhāre rājendra pṛthivīpāla,
svake bale ye rathāḥ ye ca tathā eva atirathāḥ (santi),
(teṣām) rathasaṃkhyām śṛṇu.

17. Bhīṣma said: O king of kings (rājendra), son of Gandhārī, listen to the number of chariot-warriors in your own army (bala) – specifically who are chariot-fighters (ratha) and who are great chariot-warriors (atiratha), O protector of the earth (pṛthivīpāla).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - Dhritarashtra, son of Gandhari (O son of Gandhari)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - Dhritarashtra (O king of kings, O chief of kings)

• रथसंख्याम् (rathasaṁkhyām) - the number of chariot-warriors (count of chariots, number of chariot-warriors)

• स्वके (svake) - in your own (referring to Dhritarashtra's army) (in one's own)

• बले (bale) - in the army (in the army, in strength)

• ये (ye) - which (warriors) (who, which)

• रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariot-fighters (chariots, chariot-warriors)

• पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - Dhritarashtra (O protector of the earth, O king)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• एव (eva) - specifically (only, indeed, just)

• अतिरथाः (atirathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors, superior warriors

• च (ca) - and

• ये (ye) - which (warriors) (who, which)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

root vac, perfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - Dhritarashtra, son of Gandhari (O son of Gandhari)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of gāndhāri

gāndhāri - descendant of Gandhārī

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

imperative active

root śru, 5th class, parasmaipada, imperative, 2nd person singular

Root: śru (class 5)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - Dhritarashtra (O king of kings, O chief of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord
  noun (masculine)

रथसंख्याम् (rathasaṁkhyām) - the number of chariot-warriors (count of chariots, number of chariot-warriors)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rathasaṃkhyā

rathasaṁkhyā - number of chariots

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+saṃkhyā)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkhyā – number
  noun (feminine)

स्वके (svake) - in your own (referring to Dhritarashtra's army) (in one's own)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own

बले (bale) - in the army (in the army, in strength)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength

ये (ye) - which (warriors) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who

रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariot-fighters (chariots, chariot-warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot

पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - Dhritarashtra (O protector of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - specifically (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

अतिरथाः (atirathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors, superior warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atiratha

atiratha - great chariot-warrior

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+ratha)

• ati – exceeding
  indeclinable
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - which (warriors) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who