महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-27

अनाहता दुन्दुभयः प्रणदन्ति विशां पते ।
अयुक्ताश्च प्रवर्तन्ते क्षत्रियाणां महारथाः ॥२७॥

27. anāhatā dundubhayaḥ praṇadanti viśāṁ pate ,
ayuktāśca pravartante kṣatriyāṇāṁ mahārathāḥ.

27. anāhatāḥ dundubhayaḥ praṇadanti viśām pate
ayuktāḥ ca pravartante kṣatriyāṇām mahārathāḥ

27. viśām pate anāhatāḥ dundubhayaḥ praṇadanti ca
kṣatriyāṇām ayuktāḥ mahārathāḥ pravartante

27. O Lord of the people, war-drums resound without being struck, and the great chariots of the kṣatriyas move forward by themselves, unyoked.

Words meanings summery:

• अनाहताः (anāhatāḥ) - un-struck, un-beaten, spontaneous

• दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - war-drums, drums

• प्रणदन्ति (praṇadanti) - they resound, they roar loudly

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the clans

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O protector

• अयुक्ताः (ayuktāḥ) - unyoked, unharnessed, not connected, unassigned

• च (ca) - and

• प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they proceed, they move forward, they take place

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas, of the warrior class

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariots, great warriors, commanders

Words meanings and morphology

अनाहताः (anāhatāḥ) - un-struck, un-beaten, spontaneous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anāhata

anāhata - un-struck, un-beaten, spontaneous, untouched

Formed by the negative prefix 'na' and 'āhata' (Past Passive Participle of ā-√han).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (na+āhata)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
• āhata – struck, beaten, hurt
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from ā-√han + kta (suffix)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'dundubhayaḥ'.

दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - war-drums, drums

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dundubhi

dundubhi - drum, war-drum

Note: Subject of 'praṇadanti'.

प्रणदन्ति (praṇadanti) - they resound, they roar loudly

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of praṇad

Prefix: pra

Root: nad (class 1)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects, of the clans

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, community, clan, subject

Note: Governed by 'pate'.

पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O protector

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector

Note: Addressing someone, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Sañjaya.

अयुक्ताः (ayuktāḥ) - unyoked, unharnessed, not connected, unassigned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ayukta

ayukta - unyoked, unharnessed, not joined

Formed by the negative prefix 'na' and 'yukta' (Past Passive Participle of √yuj).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (na+yukta)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
• yukta – yoked, joined, connected, appropriate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √yuj + kta (suffix)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'mahārathāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they proceed, they move forward, they take place

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas, of the warrior class

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior class, noble

Note: Possessive, relating to 'mahārathāḥ'.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariots, great warriors, commanders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great chariot, great warrior, commander

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, war-car
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √ram or √ṛ.
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'pravartante'.