महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-9

उद्यतैरायुधैश्चित्रैस्तलबद्धाः पताकिनः ।
ऋषभाक्षा महेष्वासाश्चमूमुखगता बभुः ॥९॥

9. udyatairāyudhaiścitraistalabaddhāḥ patākinaḥ ,
ṛṣabhākṣā maheṣvāsāścamūmukhagatā babhuḥ.

9. udyataiḥ āyudhaiḥ citraiḥ talabaddhāḥ patākinaḥ
ṛṣabhākṣāḥ maheṣvāsāḥ camūmukhagatāḥ babhuḥ

9. talabaddhāḥ patākinaḥ ṛṣabhākṣāḥ maheṣvāsāḥ
udyataiḥ citraiḥ āyudhaiḥ camūmukhagatāḥ babhuḥ

9. Wearing arm-guards, bearing banners, strong-eyed, and as great archers, they shone at the forefront of the army, with their uplifted, brilliant weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्यतैः (udyataiḥ) - with uplifted (weapons) (by uplifted, with raised)

• आयुधैः (āyudhaiḥ) - with weapons

• चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - with brilliant (weapons) (with varied, with brilliant, with wonderful)

• तलबद्धाः (talabaddhāḥ) - wearing arm-guards (wearing arm-guards, having firm palms)

• पताकिनः (patākinaḥ) - bearing banners (banner-bearers, having flags)

• ऋषभाक्षाः (ṛṣabhākṣāḥ) - strong-eyed (like a bull) (bull-eyed, having eyes like a bull (implying strength or majesty))

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers (great archers, possessing great bows)

• चमूमुखगताः (camūmukhagatāḥ) - positioned at the forefront of the army (gone to the forefront of the army, positioned at the army's front)

• बभुः (babhuḥ) - they shone, appeared splendid (they shone, they appeared)

Words meanings and morphology

उद्यतैः (udyataiḥ) - with uplifted (weapons) (by uplifted, with raised)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of udyata

udyata - uplifted, raised, prepared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yam (to restrain, hold) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies āyudhaiḥ.

आयुधैः (āyudhaiḥ) - with weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, implement

चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - with brilliant (weapons) (with varied, with brilliant, with wonderful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of citra

citra - variegated, brilliant, wonderful

Note: Modifies āyudhaiḥ.

तलबद्धाः (talabaddhāḥ) - wearing arm-guards (wearing arm-guards, having firm palms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of talabaddha

talabaddha - wearing arm-guards, firm in hand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tala+baddha)

• tala – palm, flat surface, arm-guard
  noun (masculine)
• baddha – bound, tied, fastened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bandh (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Modifies the implied warriors.

पताकिनः (patākinaḥ) - bearing banners (banner-bearers, having flags)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patākin

patākin - having a banner, standard-bearer

Derived from patākā (banner) with suffix -in.

Note: Modifies the implied warriors.

ऋषभाक्षाः (ṛṣabhākṣāḥ) - strong-eyed (like a bull) (bull-eyed, having eyes like a bull (implying strength or majesty))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣabhākṣa

ṛṣabhākṣa - bull-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛṣabha+akṣa)

• ṛṣabha – bull, chief
  noun (masculine)
• akṣa – eye, die (for gaming), axle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied warriors.

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers (great archers, possessing great bows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣu+āsa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• iṣu – arrow, dart
  noun (masculine)
• āsa – thrower, archer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied warriors.

चमूमुखगताः (camūmukhagatāḥ) - positioned at the forefront of the army (gone to the forefront of the army, positioned at the army's front)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of camūmukhagata

camūmukhagata - gone to the front of the army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (camū+mukha+gata)

• camū – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – mouth, face, front
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied warriors.

बभुः (babhuḥ) - they shone, appeared splendid (they shone, they appeared)

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice, from root √bhā.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: The verb for the implied warriors.