महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-105, verse-6

अनेकशतसाहस्रास्तावकानां महारथाः ।
रथदन्तिगणा राजन्हयाश्चैव सुसज्जिताः ।
अभ्यवर्तन्त युद्धाय पुरस्कृत्य पितामहम् ॥६॥

6. anekaśatasāhasrāstāvakānāṁ mahārathāḥ ,
rathadantigaṇā rājanhayāścaiva susajjitāḥ ,
abhyavartanta yuddhāya puraskṛtya pitāmaham.

6. aneka-śata-sāhasrāḥ tāvakānām
mahā-rathāḥ ratha-danti-gaṇāḥ rājan
hayāḥ ca eva su-sajjitāḥ abhyavartanta
yuddhāya puraskṛtya pitāmaham

6. rājan tāvakānām aneka-śata-sāhasrāḥ
mahā-rathāḥ ratha-danti-gaṇāḥ
ca eva su-sajjitāḥ hayāḥ pitāmaham
puraskṛtya yuddhāya abhyavartanta

6. Hundreds of thousands of your great warriors (mahārathāḥ), O King, along with troops of chariots, elephants, and well-equipped horses, advanced for battle, placing the grandsire (Bhishma) (pitāmaha) at their front.

Words meanings summery:

• अनेक-शत-साहस्राः (aneka-śata-sāhasrāḥ) - many hundreds of thousands

• तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your (Dhritarashtra's) warriors/side (of yours, of your side)

• महा-रथाः (mahā-rathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

• रथ-दन्ति-गणाः (ratha-danti-gaṇāḥ) - troops of chariots and elephants, throngs of chariots and elephants

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O king)

• हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing the preceding word (hayāḥ) (indeed, certainly, only)

• सु-सज्जिताः (su-sajjitāḥ) - well-equipped, well-prepared

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they advanced, turned towards

• युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle, for war

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, by honoring, by making foremost

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - The venerable grandsire Bhishma (the grandsire)

Words meanings and morphology

अनेक-शत-साहस्राः (aneka-śata-sāhasrāḥ) - many hundreds of thousands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aneka-śata-sāhasra

aneka-śata-sāhasra - consisting of many hundreds of thousands

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aneka+śata+sāhasra)

• aneka – many, various, not one
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefixes: a+eka
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• sāhasra – thousand, consisting of a thousand
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'sahasra' (thousand)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-rathāḥ'.

तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your (Dhritarashtra's) warriors/side (of yours, of your side)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, belonging to you, of your party

Derived from 'yuṣmad' (you)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'soldiers' or 'force'.

महा-रथाः (mahā-rathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahā-ratha

mahā-ratha - great charioteer, a warrior capable of fighting many thousands of others

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (often implying charioteer when used with 'mahā')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'abhyavartanta'.

रथ-दन्ति-गणाः (ratha-danti-gaṇāḥ) - troops of chariots and elephants, throngs of chariots and elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha-danti-gaṇa

ratha-danti-gaṇa - group of chariots and elephants

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (ratha+dantin+gaṇa)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• dantin – elephant (one having tusks)
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – troop, multitude, group, host
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'abhyavartanta'.

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

n-stem noun

Root: rāj

हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse, steed

From root 'hi' (to go, to move).

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Subject of the verb 'abhyavartanta'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphasizing the preceding word (hayāḥ) (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

सु-सज्जिताः (su-sajjitāḥ) - well-equipped, well-prepared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of su-sajjita

su-sajjita - well-equipped, well-arranged, well-prepared

Past Passive Participle

From su-sajj (root sajj - to prepare, adorn).

Compound type : praadi-tatpuruṣa (su+sajjita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• sajjita – equipped, adorned, prepared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sajj (to prepare)
  Root: sajj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'hayāḥ'.

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they advanced, turned towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-vṛt

Imperfect Middle

From root 'vṛt' (1st class, Ātmanepada) with upasarga 'abhi'. Imperfect tense.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle, for war

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

From root 'yudh' (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Purpose of advancing.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, by honoring, by making foremost

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with upasarga 'puras'.

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - The venerable grandsire Bhishma (the grandsire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, grandsire, Brahma

Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'.