महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-7

स्वेषां चैव परेषां च समदृश्यन्त भारत ।
महेन्द्रकेतवः शुभ्रा महेन्द्रसदनेष्विव ॥७॥

7. sveṣāṁ caiva pareṣāṁ ca samadṛśyanta bhārata ,
mahendraketavaḥ śubhrā mahendrasadaneṣviva.

7. sveṣām ca eva pareṣām ca samadṛśyanta bhārata
mahendra ketavaḥ śubhrāḥ mahendra sadaneṣu iva

7. bhārata sveṣām ca eva pareṣām ca śubhrāḥ mahendra
ketavaḥ mahendra sadaneṣu iva samadṛśyanta

7. O Bhārata, both among their own forces and those of their opponents, brilliant banners like those of Mahendra (Indra) were seen, as if in the palaces of Mahendra.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वेषाम् (sveṣām) - of their own (forces) (of their own, of one's own people/things)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the opponents' (forces) (of others, of opponents)

• च (ca) - and, also

• समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - they were seen (they were seen, they appeared together)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata)

• महेन्द्र (mahendra) - great Indra; Lord Indra

• केतवः (ketavaḥ) - banners, flags

• शुभ्राः (śubhrāḥ) - bright, white, brilliant, splendid

• महेन्द्र (mahendra) - great Indra; Lord Indra

• सदनेषु (sadaneṣu) - in the palaces (of Mahendra) (in houses, in abodes, in palaces)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

स्वेषाम् (sveṣām) - of their own (forces) (of their own, of one's own people/things)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sva

sva - self, one's own; property, wealth

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the opponents' (forces) (of others, of opponents)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, supreme

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - they were seen (they were seen, they appeared together)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense, Passive voice

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, passive voice. Root 'dṛś' (to see) preceded by prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; an Indian

Taddhita derivation from 'Bharata' with suffix 'aṇ'.

महेन्द्र (mahendra) - great Indra; Lord Indra

(proper noun)

of mahendra

mahendra - Great Indra, Lord Indra

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: First part of the compound 'mahendraketavaḥ'.

केतवः (ketavaḥ) - banners, flags

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ketu

ketu - banner, flag, ensign; comet

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahendra+ketu)

• mahendra – Lord Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• ketu – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

Note: Forms a compound with 'mahendra' meaning 'banners of Mahendra'.

शुभ्राः (śubhrāḥ) - bright, white, brilliant, splendid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śubhra

śubhra - bright, white, brilliant, pure

महेन्द्र (mahendra) - great Indra; Lord Indra

(proper noun)

of mahendra

mahendra - Great Indra, Lord Indra

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: First part of the compound 'mahendrasadaneṣu'.

सदनेषु (sadaneṣu) - in the palaces (of Mahendra) (in houses, in abodes, in palaces)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sadana

sadana - seat, abode, house, palace

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahendra+sadana)

• mahendra – Lord Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• sadana – abode, palace
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound with 'mahendra' meaning 'in the palaces of Mahendra'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)