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6,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-27

धनुर्भिरृष्टिभिः खड्गैर्गदाभिः शक्तितोमरैः ।
योधाः प्रहरणैः शुभ्रैः स्वेष्वनीकेष्ववस्थिताः ॥२७॥
27. dhanurbhirṛṣṭibhiḥ khaḍgairgadābhiḥ śaktitomaraiḥ ,
yodhāḥ praharaṇaiḥ śubhraiḥ sveṣvanīkeṣvavasthitāḥ.
27. dhanurbhiḥ ṛṣṭibhiḥ khaḍgaiḥ gadābhiḥ śakti-tomaraiḥ
yodhāḥ praharaṇaiḥ śubhraiḥ sveṣu anīkeṣu avasthitāḥ
27. yodhāḥ dhanurbhiḥ ṛṣṭibhiḥ khaḍgaiḥ gadābhiḥ śakti-tomaraiḥ
śubhraiḥ praharaṇaiḥ sveṣu anīkeṣu avasthitāḥ
27. Warriors, equipped with shining weapons like bows, spears, swords, maces, and javelins, stood positioned in their respective divisions.

Words meanings summery:

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  • धनुर्भिः (dhanurbhiḥ) - with bows
  • ऋष्टिभिः (ṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with spears, with lances
  • खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords
  • गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces
  • शक्ति-तोमरैः (śakti-tomaraiḥ) - with spears and javelins, with lances and darts
  • योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters
  • प्रहरणैः (praharaṇaiḥ) - with weapons, with instruments of striking
  • शुभ्रैः (śubhraiḥ) - with bright, with shining
  • स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own
  • अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in divisions, in arrays
  • अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - positioned, stationed, standing firm

Words meanings and morphology

धनुर्भिः (dhanurbhiḥ) - with bows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
s-stem noun.
Root: dhan
Note: Instrument.
ऋष्टिभिः (ṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with spears, with lances
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of ṛṣṭi
ṛṣṭi - spear, lance, dart
Note: Instrument.
खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of khaḍga
khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros
Note: Instrument.
गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of gadā
gadā - mace, club
Root: gad (class 1)
Note: Instrument.
शक्ति-तोमरैः (śakti-tomaraiḥ) - with spears and javelins, with lances and darts
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śakti-tomara
śakti-tomara - spear and javelin (dual compound), or a type of weapon (bahuvrihi or tatpurusha)
Likely a dvandva compound of śakti and tomara.
Compound type : dvandva (śakti+tomara)
  • śakti – spear, lance, power, energy (śakti)
    noun (feminine)
    From √śak (to be able).
    Root: śak (class 5)
  • tomara – javelin, dart, iron club
    noun (masculine)
Note: Instrument.
योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha
yodha - fighter, warrior, soldier
From √yudh (to fight).
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Subject of avasthitāḥ.
प्रहरणैः (praharaṇaiḥ) - with weapons, with instruments of striking
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of praharaṇa
praharaṇa - weapon, instrument of striking
Derived from √hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix pra-.
Prefix: pra
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Instrument, described by śubhraiḥ.
शुभ्रैः (śubhraiḥ) - with bright, with shining
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śubhra
śubhra - bright, shining, white, pure, beautiful
From √śubh (to shine).
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Agreement with praharaṇaiḥ.
स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of sva
sva - one's own, own people, wealth
Note: Qualifies anīkeṣu.
अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in divisions, in arrays
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of anīka
anīka - army, division of an army, array, face
अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - positioned, stationed, standing firm
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of avasthita
avasthita - stationed, standing, placed, firm, steady
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √sthā (to stand) with prefix ava-.
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective for yodhāḥ.