महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-27

संयुगं ये करिष्यन्ति नररूपेण वायुना ।
नियतं चोदिता धात्रा सिंहेनेव महामृगाः ॥२७॥

27. saṁyugaṁ ye kariṣyanti nararūpeṇa vāyunā ,
niyataṁ coditā dhātrā siṁheneva mahāmṛgāḥ.

27. saṃyugam ye kariṣyanti nararūpeṇa vāyunā |
niyatam coditāḥ dhātrā siṃhena iva mahāmṛgāḥ

27. Those who will engage in battle (saṃyugam) with Vāyu (Bhīmasena) in human form (nararūpeṇa) are certainly (niyatam) impelled (coditāḥ) by destiny (dhātṛ), just like (iva) great beasts (mahāmṛgāḥ) are driven by a lion (siṃhena).

Words meanings summery:

• संयुगम् (saṁyugam) - battle (battle, war, conflict, union)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, which)

• करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will engage in (they will do, they will make, they will perform)

• नररूपेण (nararūpeṇa) - in human form (in human form, having the form of a man)

• वायुना (vāyunā) - by Vāyu (Bhīmasena) (by the wind, by Vāyu (god of wind))

• नियतम् (niyatam) - certainly (certainly, surely, constantly, fixed)

• चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - impelled (impelled, urged, instigated, sent)

• धात्रा (dhātrā) - by destiny (dhātṛ) (by the creator, by destiny, by the sustainer)

• सिंहेन (siṁhena) - by a lion

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if, indeed)

• महामृगाः (mahāmṛgāḥ) - great beasts (great beasts, large animals)

Words meanings and morphology

संयुगम् (saṁyugam) - battle (battle, war, conflict, union)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, conflict, union, conjunction

From prefix 'sam' and root 'yuj' (to join).

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Object of `kariṣyanti`.

ये (ye) - those who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons.

करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will engage in (they will do, they will make, they will perform)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject is `ye`.

नररूपेण (nararūpeṇa) - in human form (in human form, having the form of a man)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nararūpa

nararūpa - human form, form of a man

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nara+rūpa)

• nara – man, human being, male
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the form of Vāyu (Bhīmasena).

वायुना (vāyunā) - by Vāyu (Bhīmasena) (by the wind, by Vāyu (god of wind))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind, vital air

Note: Agent of the battle.

नियतम् (niyatam) - certainly (certainly, surely, constantly, fixed)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ni' and root 'yam' (to restrain, control). Functions adverbially here.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies `coditāḥ`.

चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - impelled (impelled, urged, instigated, sent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of codita

codita - impelled, urged, instigated, sent, commanded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'cud' (to impel, urge) with past passive participle suffix '-ita'.

Root: cud (class 1)

धात्रा (dhātrā) - by destiny (dhātṛ) (by the creator, by destiny, by the sustainer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, sustainer, disposer, fate, destiny

Agent noun from root 'dhā' (to place, create).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agent of `coditāḥ`.

सिंहेन (siṁhena) - by a lion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion, a powerful person

Note: Used in a simile with `iva`.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if, indeed)

(indeclinable)

महामृगाः (mahāmṛgāḥ) - great beasts (great beasts, large animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāmṛga

mahāmṛga - great animal, large beast, wild animal

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'mṛga' (animal).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mṛga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)

Note: The subject in the simile, compared to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons.