महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-180, verse-18

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततोऽहं तं नमस्कृत्य रथमारुह्य सत्वरः ।
प्राध्मापयं रणे शङ्खं पुनर्हेमविभूषितम् ॥१८॥

18. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tato'haṁ taṁ namaskṛtya rathamāruhya satvaraḥ ,
prādhmāpayaṁ raṇe śaṅkhaṁ punarhemavibhūṣitam.

18. bhīṣma uvāca | tataḥ aham tam namaskṛtya ratham āruhya
satvaraḥ | prādhmāpayam raṇe śaṅkham punaḥ hemavibhūṣitam

18. bhīṣma uvāca tataḥ aham tam namaskṛtya satvaraḥ ratham
āruhya raṇe hemavibhūṣitam śaṅkham punaḥ prādhmāpayam

18. Bhishma said: Then, having bowed to him, I quickly mounted my chariot and blew the gold-adorned conch shell again in the battle.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma, the speaker of these verses (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अहम् (aham) - Bhishma (the speaker) (I)

• तम् (tam) - referring to Arjuna (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

• नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having paid homage to Arjuna (having saluted, having bowed)

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted, having ascended

• सत्वरः (satvaraḥ) - I (Bhishma) being quick (quick, swift, quickly)

• प्राध्मापयम् (prādhmāpayam) - I blew (the conch shell) (I blew, I caused to blow)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch, conch shell

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, but, on the contrary

• हेमविभूषितम् (hemavibhūṣitam) - the conch shell adorned with gold (adorned with gold, gold-decorated)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma, the speaker of these verses (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a warrior, son of Shantanu and Ganga)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

root vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad, used as an adverb

अहम् (aham) - Bhishma (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

तम् (tam) - referring to Arjuna (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having paid homage to Arjuna (having saluted, having bowed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from namas (salutation) + root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted, having ascended

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from prefix ā + root ruh (to grow, ascend)

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

सत्वरः (satvaraḥ) - I (Bhishma) being quick (quick, swift, quickly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satvara

satvara - quick, swift, hasty

Note: qualifies 'aham'

प्राध्मापयम् (prādhmāpayam) - I blew (the conch shell) (I blew, I caused to blow)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pradhmā

causative

root dhmā (to blow) with prefix pra- and causative suffix -api-

Prefix: pra

Root: dhmā (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war, conflict

शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch, conch shell

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch, conch shell, a kind of spiral shell used as a trumpet

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, but, on the contrary

(indeclinable)

हेमविभूषितम् (hemavibhūṣitam) - the conch shell adorned with gold (adorned with gold, gold-decorated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hemavibhūṣita

hemavibhūṣita - adorned with gold, gold-decorated

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hema+vibhūṣita)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: qualifies 'śaṅkham'