महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-179, verse-12

युक्तं सूतेन शिष्टेन बहुशो दृष्टकर्मणा ।
दंशितः पाण्डुरेणाहं कवचेन वपुष्मता ॥१२॥

12. yuktaṁ sūtena śiṣṭena bahuśo dṛṣṭakarmaṇā ,
daṁśitaḥ pāṇḍureṇāhaṁ kavacena vapuṣmatā.

12. yuktam sūtena śiṣṭena bahuśaḥ dṛṣṭakarmaṇā
daṃśitaḥ pāṇḍureṇa aham kavacena vapuṣmatā

12. (ratham) śiṣṭena bahuśaḥ dṛṣṭakarmaṇā sūtena yuktam.
aham pāṇḍureṇa vapuṣmatā kavacena daṃśitaḥ.

12. and it was equipped with a disciplined charioteer whose skill had been proven many times. I myself was clad in a splendid, white armor.

Words meanings summery:

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked, equipped, joined, accompanied

• सूतेन (sūtena) - by the charioteer

• शिष्टेन (śiṣṭena) - by the disciplined, by the excellent

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, often

• दृष्टकर्मणा (dṛṣṭakarmaṇā) - by one whose deeds have been seen, by one of proven skill

• दंशितः (daṁśitaḥ) - armored, clad in mail

• पाण्डुरेण (pāṇḍureṇa) - with a white, with a pale

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कवचेन (kavacena) - with armor, with a coat of mail

• वपुष्मता (vapuṣmatā) - with a splendid, with a handsome, with a beautiful (armor)

Words meanings and morphology

युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked, equipped, joined, accompanied

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, equipped, suitable

Past Passive Participle

from √yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `ratham` from previous verse.

सूतेन (sūtena) - by the charioteer

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard

from √sū

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to the charioteer mentioned in the previous verse.

शिष्टेन (śiṣṭena) - by the disciplined, by the excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - disciplined, taught, learned, excellent

Past Passive Participle

from √śiṣ

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `sūtena`.

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, often

(indeclinable)

from `bahu` (many) + `śas` (suffix)

Note: Modifies `dṛṣṭakarmaṇā`.

दृष्टकर्मणा (dṛṣṭakarmaṇā) - by one whose deeds have been seen, by one of proven skill

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭakarman

dṛṣṭakarman - one whose actions/deeds have been seen, of proven skill

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭa+karman)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, beheld
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• karman – action, deed
  noun (neuter)
  from √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `sūtena`.

दंशितः (daṁśitaḥ) - armored, clad in mail

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṃśita

daṁśita - armed, clad in mail/armor

Past Passive Participle

from √daṃś

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `aham`.

पाण्डुरेण (pāṇḍureṇa) - with a white, with a pale

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇḍura

pāṇḍura - white, pale, yellowish-white

Note: Agrees with `kavacena`.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun

Note: The speaker of the verse.

कवचेन (kavacena) - with armor, with a coat of mail

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, coat of mail

वपुष्मता (vapuṣmatā) - with a splendid, with a handsome, with a beautiful (armor)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vapuṣmat

vapuṣmat - beautiful, splendid, handsome, corporeal

from `vapus` (body, form) + `matup` (possessive suffix)

Note: Agrees with `kavacena`.