महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-6

ध्वजा बहुविधाकारास्तावकानां नराधिप ।
काञ्चनाङ्गदिनो रेजुर्ज्वलिता इव पावकाः ॥६॥

6. dhvajā bahuvidhākārāstāvakānāṁ narādhipa ,
kāñcanāṅgadino rejurjvalitā iva pāvakāḥ.

6. dhvajāḥ bahuvidhākārāḥ tāvakānām narādhipa
kāñcana aṅgadinaḥ rejuḥ jvalitāḥ iva pāvakāḥ

6. narādhipa tāvakānām bahuvidhākārāḥ kāñcana
aṅgadinaḥ dhvajāḥ jvalitāḥ pāvakāḥ iva rejuḥ

6. O ruler of men, your banners of many forms, adorned with gold, gleamed like ignited fires.

Words meanings summery:

• ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - banners, flags, ensigns

• बहुविधाकाराः (bahuvidhākārāḥ) - of many kinds, of various forms/shapes

• तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your (soldiers/forces) (of yours, relating to you)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O ruler of men (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (king, ruler of men)

• काञ्चन (kāñcana) - golden, made of gold

• अङ्गदिनः (aṅgadinaḥ) - adorned with golden ornaments (referring to the banners) (wearing armlets; ornamented)

• रेजुः (rejuḥ) - they shone, they gleamed

• ज्वलिताः (jvalitāḥ) - blazing, ignited, flaming

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकाः (pāvakāḥ) - fires (fires, purifiers)

Words meanings and morphology

ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - banners, flags, ensigns

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

बहुविधाकाराः (bahuvidhākārāḥ) - of many kinds, of various forms/shapes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahuvidhākāra

bahuvidhākāra - of many kinds, of various forms/shapes

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahu+vidha+ākāra)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your (soldiers/forces) (of yours, relating to you)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, relating to you

Derived from 'tva' (you) with suffix 'aka'.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O ruler of men (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (king, ruler of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

काञ्चन (kāñcana) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold; gold (noun)

Note: First part of the compound 'kāñcanāṅgadinaḥ'.

अङ्गदिनः (aṅgadinaḥ) - adorned with golden ornaments (referring to the banners) (wearing armlets; ornamented)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅgadin

aṅgadin - wearing an armlet; ornamented

Derived from 'aṅgada' (armlet, ornament) with possessive suffix '-in'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kāñcana+aṅgadin)

• kāñcana – golden
  adjective (neuter)
• aṅgadin – wearing armlets, ornamented
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive adjective from 'aṅgada' (armlet, ornament).

Note: Forms a compound with 'kāñcana' to mean 'adorned with golden ornaments'.

रेजुः (rejuḥ) - they shone, they gleamed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of rāj

Perfect tense

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. Root 'rāj' (1st class).

Root: rāj (class 1)

ज्वलिताः (jvalitāḥ) - blazing, ignited, flaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jvalita

jvalita - blazing, ignited, flaming

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root 'jval' (to blaze, shine).

Root: jval (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकाः (pāvakāḥ) - fires (fires, purifiers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire; purifying; pure

Derived from root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 9)