महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-168, verse-6

एतस्य तद्रथानीकं कथयन्ति रणप्रियाः ।
बहुत्वात्सागरप्रख्यं देवानामिव संयुगे ॥६॥

6. etasya tadrathānīkaṁ kathayanti raṇapriyāḥ ,
bahutvātsāgaraprakhyaṁ devānāmiva saṁyuge.

6. etasya tat rathānīkam kathayanti raṇapriyāḥ
bahutvāt sāgaraprakhyam devānām iva saṃyuge

6. raṇapriyāḥ etasya tat rathānīkam bahutvāt
sāgaraprakhyam saṃyuge devānām iva kathayanti

6. Those who love battle describe his chariot array as resembling the ocean in its vastness, just like the array of the gods in combat.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्य (etasya) - of him, his

• तत् (tat) - referring to the chariot array (rathānīkam) (that, his)

• रथानीकम् (rathānīkam) - chariot array, host of chariots

• कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they describe, they speak of, they narrate

• रणप्रियाः (raṇapriyāḥ) - lovers of battle, fond of war

• बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to its multitude, because of its vastness

• सागरप्रख्यम् (sāgaraprakhyam) - resembling the ocean, ocean-like

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्य (etasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - referring to the chariot array (rathānīkam) (that, his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रथानीकम् (rathānīkam) - chariot array, host of chariots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rathānīka

rathānīka - host of chariots, chariot array

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ratha+anīka)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, array, face
  noun (neuter)

कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they describe, they speak of, they narrate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kath

Derived from katha with the suffix -ya forming a 10th class verb

Root: kath (class 10)

रणप्रियाः (raṇapriyāḥ) - lovers of battle, fond of war

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raṇapriya

raṇapriya - fond of battle, loving war

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (raṇa+priya)

• raṇa – battle, war, fight
  noun (masculine)
• priya – dear, beloved, favorite, fond of
  adjective (masculine)

बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to its multitude, because of its vastness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bahutva

bahutva - multitude, abundance, vastness

Formed from bahu (many) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

सागरप्रख्यम् (sāgaraprakhyam) - resembling the ocean, ocean-like

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāgaraprakhya

sāgaraprakhya - resembling the ocean, ocean-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+prakhya)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• prakhya – resembling, like, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, combat