महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-8, verse-2

तस्य सेनानिवेशोऽभूदध्यर्धमिव योजनम् ।
तथा हि बहुलां सेनां स बिभर्ति नरर्षभः ॥२॥

2. tasya senāniveśo'bhūdadhyardhamiva yojanam ,
tathā hi bahulāṁ senāṁ sa bibharti nararṣabhaḥ.

2. tasya senāniveśaḥ abhūt adhyardham iva yojanam
tathā hi bahulām senām sa bibharti nararṣabhaḥ

2. His army encampment was approximately one and a half yojanas (a measure of distance) long. For indeed, that best among men (Śalya) maintained such a vast army.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• सेनानिवेशः (senāniveśaḥ) - army encampment

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, came to be

• अध्यर्धम् (adhyardham) - one and a half

• इव (iva) - approximately (like, as, as if, approximately)

• योजनम् (yojanam) - yojana (a measure of distance)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

• हि (hi) - for indeed (for, because, indeed)

• बहुलाम् (bahulām) - numerous, vast

• सेनाम् (senām) - army

• स (sa) - he

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - maintains, supports, bears

• नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - best of men, foremost of men

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सेनानिवेशः (senāniveśaḥ) - army encampment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of senāniveśa

senāniveśa - army encampment, military camp

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (senā+niveśa)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• niveśa – entering, encampment, settlement
  noun (masculine)
  from ni-√viś 'to enter'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, came to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

from √bhū, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अध्यर्धम् (adhyardham) - one and a half

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyardha

adhyardha - one and a half

adhi + ardha

Note: agreeing with 'yojanam'

इव (iva) - approximately (like, as, as if, approximately)

(indeclinable)

योजनम् (yojanam) - yojana (a measure of distance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yojana

yojana - a measure of distance (approx. 8-9 miles or 12-14 km)

from √yuj 'to join'

Root: yuj (class 7)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for indeed (for, because, indeed)

(indeclinable)

बहुलाम् (bahulām) - numerous, vast

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bahula

bahula - abundant, extensive, numerous

Note: agreeing with 'senām'

सेनाम् (senām) - army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, military

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: sandhi form of 'saḥ'

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - maintains, supports, bears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhṛ

Present Active

from √bhṛ, 3rd person singular

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - best of men, foremost of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - chief of men, best of men

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)