महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-180, verse-21

चत्वारस्तेन मे वाहाः सूतश्चैव विशां पते ।
प्रतिरुद्धास्तथैवाहं समरे दंशितः स्थितः ॥२१॥

21. catvārastena me vāhāḥ sūtaścaiva viśāṁ pate ,
pratiruddhāstathaivāhaṁ samare daṁśitaḥ sthitaḥ.

21. catvāraḥ tena me vāhāḥ sūtaḥ ca eva viśām pate |
pratiruddhāḥ tathā eva aham samare daṃśitaḥ sthitaḥ

21. viśām pate tena me catvāraḥ vāhāḥ sūtaḥ ca eva
pratiruddhāḥ; tathā eva aham samare daṃśitaḥ sthitaḥ

21. By him, four of my horses and my charioteer, O lord of men, were halted, and I, too, stood armored in that battle.

Words meanings summery:

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• तेन (tena) - by him (Arjuna) (by him, by that)

• मे (me) - my (Bhishma's) (my, of me)

• वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - steeds, horses

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, also

• विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord (addressed to Dhritarashtra) (O lord, O master)

• प्रतिरुद्धाः (pratiruddhāḥ) - obstructed, hindered, halted

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, also

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

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• दंशितः (daṁśitaḥ) - armored (Bhishma) (armored, clad in mail, bitten)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood (I, Bhishma) (stood, remained, situated)

Words meanings and morphology

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of catur

catur - four

numeral adjective

Note: qualifies 'vāhāḥ'

तेन (tena) - by him (Arjuna) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

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

मे (me) - my (Bhishma's) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asmad

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

Note: possessive form

वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - steeds, horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāha

vāha - a draught animal, horse, vehicle

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, also

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, household

पते (pate) - O lord (addressed to Dhritarashtra) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector

प्रतिरुद्धाः (pratiruddhāḥ) - obstructed, hindered, halted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratiruddha

pratiruddha - obstructed, checked, hindered, stopped

past passive participle

root rudh (to obstruct) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: rudh (class 7)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, also

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmad

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

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

दंशितः (daṁśitaḥ) - armored (Bhishma) (armored, clad in mail, bitten)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṃśita

daṁśita - armed, armored, clad in mail, bitten

past passive participle

root daṃś (to bite, to put on armor)

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: predicative adjective for 'aham'

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood (I, Bhishma) (stood, remained, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm

past passive participle

root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: predicative adjective for 'aham'