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.

27. הלוחמים עמדו בחילותיהם עם כלי נשק מבריקים - קשתות, חניתות, חרבות, אלות, רומחים וכידונים.

Words meanings summery:

• 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.

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