महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-180, verse-4

सूतो मे मातरिश्वा वै कवचं वेदमातरः ।
सुसंवीतो रणे ताभिर्योत्स्येऽहं कुरुनन्दन ॥४॥

4. sūto me mātariśvā vai kavacaṁ vedamātaraḥ ,
susaṁvīto raṇe tābhiryotsye'haṁ kurunandana.

4. sūtaḥ me mātariśvā vai kavacaṃ vedamātaraḥ
susaṃvītaḥ raṇe tābhiḥ yotsye ahaṃ kurunandana

4. kurunandana me sūtaḥ vai mātariśvā kavacam
vedamātaraḥ tābhiḥ susaṃvītaḥ aham raṇe yotsye

4. My charioteer is indeed Mātariśvā (the wind god), and my armor consists of the mothers of the Vedas. Well-equipped by them, I shall fight in battle, O delight of the Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer, bard, son (born)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मातरिश्वा (mātariśvā) - Mātariśvā (a name of Vāyu, the wind god)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, assuredly (emphatic particle)

• कवचं (kavacaṁ) - armor, coat of mail

• वेदमातरः (vedamātaraḥ) - the mothers of the Vedas (e.g., Gāyatrī, sacred meters)

• सुसंवीतः (susaṁvītaḥ) - well-protected, well-equipped, well-covered

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - referring to 'vedamātaraḥ' (the mothers of the Vedas) (by them (feminine))

• योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I shall fight

• अहं (ahaṁ) - I

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Addressing Bhīṣma. (O delight of the Kurus, O joy of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer, bard, son (born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, son (one who is 'born' or 'produced')

Derived from the root √sū (to impel, to produce, to create).

Root: sū (class 2)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of the pronoun.

मातरिश्वा (mātariśvā) - Mātariśvā (a name of Vāyu, the wind god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātariśvan

mātariśvan - Mātariśvā (a Vedic deity, epithet of Vāyu or Agni in certain contexts, often identified with the wind god)

Nominative singular of a noun ending in -śvan.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, assuredly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle, often placed after the word it emphasizes.

कवचं (kavacaṁ) - armor, coat of mail

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, coat of mail

Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'is'.

वेदमातरः (vedamātaraḥ) - the mothers of the Vedas (e.g., Gāyatrī, sacred meters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vedamātṛ

vedamātṛ - mother of the Vedas, epithet of Gāyatrī or the sacred meters that facilitate the understanding of the Vedas

Tatpurusha compound: veda (Veda) + mātṛ (mother).

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+mātṛ)

• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)

Note: Null verb 'santi' (are) is implied.

सुसंवीतः (susaṁvītaḥ) - well-protected, well-equipped, well-covered

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susaṃvīta

susaṁvīta - well-protected, well-equipped, well-covered

Past Passive Participle

Compound: su (well, good) + saṃvīta (clothed, covered, protected); from sam-vī (to wrap, cover).

Compound type : praadi-samasa (su+saṃvīta)

• su – well, good, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• saṃvīta – clothed, covered, surrounded, protected
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √vī (to cover, wrap) with prefix sam- (together, completely).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vī (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict

From prefix sam- + root ṛ (to go), implying 'going together' or 'confrontation'.

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 3)

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - referring to 'vedamātaraḥ' (the mothers of the Vedas) (by them (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I shall fight

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of yudh

Future, 1st person singular, middle voice (Ātmanepada)

Future tense form of the root √yudh (class 4). This root often uses Ātmanepada forms in the future.

Root: yudh (class 4)

अहं (ahaṁ) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Addressing Bhīṣma. (O delight of the Kurus, O joy of the Kurus)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of the Kurus, joy of the Kurus

Tatpurusha compound: kuru (Kuru dynasty) + nandana (son, delight, one who rejoices).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, one who delights
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √nand (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)