महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-4

वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नाः सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिनः ।
आशंसन्तो जयं युद्धे वधं वाभिमुखा रणे ॥४॥

4. vedādhyayanasaṁpannāḥ sarve yuddhābhinandinaḥ ,
āśaṁsanto jayaṁ yuddhe vadhaṁ vābhimukhā raṇe.

4. vedādhyayanasampannāḥ sarve yuddhābhinandinaḥ
āśaṃsantaḥ jayam yuddhe vadham vā abhimukhāḥ raṇe

4. sarve vedādhyayanasampannāḥ yuddhābhinandinaḥ
yuddhe jayam vā raṇe vadham āśaṃsantaḥ abhimukhāḥ

4. All of them, accomplished in Vedic study and delighting in battle, were hoping for victory in the war or facing death in the conflict.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नाः (vedādhyayanasampannāḥ) - accomplished in Vedic study, proficient in Vedic recitation

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of them

• युद्धाभिनन्दिनः (yuddhābhinandinaḥ) - delighting in battle, fond of fighting

• आशंसन्तः (āśaṁsantaḥ) - hoping, wishing, expecting

• जयम् (jayam) - victory, triumph, conquest

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in conflict

• वधम् (vadham) - death, slaying, killing

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - Facing death, being prepared for it. (facing, turned towards, confronted by)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict, on the battlefield

Words meanings and morphology

वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नाः (vedādhyayanasampannāḥ) - accomplished in Vedic study, proficient in Vedic recitation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedādhyayanasampanna

vedādhyayanasampanna - accomplished in Vedic study, proficient in Vedic recitation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+adhyayana+sampanna)

• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda (scriptures)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• adhyayana – study, reading, learning, recitation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √i (to go) with prefix adhi and suffix lyuṭ.
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)
• sampanna – accomplished, endowed with, complete, furnished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √pad (to go, to obtain) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of them

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

युद्धाभिनन्दिनः (yuddhābhinandinaḥ) - delighting in battle, fond of fighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuddhābhinandin

yuddhābhinandin - delighting in battle, fond of fighting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+abhinandin)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √yudh (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• abhinandin – delighting in, gladdening, expressing joy
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of √nand (to rejoice) with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: nand (class 1)

आशंसन्तः (āśaṁsantaḥ) - hoping, wishing, expecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśaṃsant

āśaṁsant - hoping, wishing, expecting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √śaṃs (to praise, to announce) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

जयम् (jayam) - victory, triumph, conquest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest, success

Derived from √ji (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

वधम् (vadham) - death, slaying, killing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - death, slaying, killing, striking down

Derived from √vadh (to strike, to kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - Facing death, being prepared for it. (facing, turned towards, confronted by)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, confronted by, favorable, opposite

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, against, over, upon
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front, opening
  noun (neuter)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war, conflict

Derived from √raṇ (to sound, to rejoice, to go).

Root: raṇ (class 1)