महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-29

गृहीतशस्त्राभरणा वर्मिणो वाजिपृष्ठगाः ।
अरुणोदयेषु दृश्यन्ते शतशः शलभव्रजाः ॥२९॥

29. gṛhītaśastrābharaṇā varmiṇo vājipṛṣṭhagāḥ ,
aruṇodayeṣu dṛśyante śataśaḥ śalabhavrajāḥ.

29. gṛhītaśastrābharaṇāḥ varmiṇaḥ vājipṛṣṭhagāḥ
aruṇodayeṣu dṛśyante śataśaḥ śalabhavrajāḥ

29. aruṇodayeṣu gṛhītaśastrābharaṇāḥ varmiṇaḥ
vājipṛṣṭhagāḥ śalabhavrajāḥ śataśaḥ dṛśyante

29. Hundreds of warrior hosts, like swarms of locusts, are seen at dawns, bearing weapons and ornaments, clad in armor, and mounted on horses.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीतशस्त्राभरणाः (gṛhītaśastrābharaṇāḥ) - equipped with weapons and ornaments (having taken/wearing weapons and ornaments)

• वर्मिणः (varmiṇaḥ) - clad in armor (armored, wearing armor)

• वाजिपृष्ठगाः (vājipṛṣṭhagāḥ) - mounted on horses' backs, riding horses

• अरुणोदयेषु (aruṇodayeṣu) - at dawns, at sunrises

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they appear

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

• शलभव्रजाः (śalabhavrajāḥ) - hosts of warriors, appearing like swarms of locusts (swarms of locusts; hosts of warriors)

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीतशस्त्राभरणाः (gṛhītaśastrābharaṇāḥ) - equipped with weapons and ornaments (having taken/wearing weapons and ornaments)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhītaśastrābharaṇa

gṛhītaśastrābharaṇa - (one) who has taken/is wearing weapons and ornaments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gṛhīta+śastra+ābharaṇa)

• gṛhīta – taken, seized, held, worn
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root √grah (to seize, take)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• śastra – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from prefix ā- and root √bhṛ (to bear) with suffix -ana.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śalabhavrajāḥ' (interpreted as warrior hosts).

वर्मिणः (varmiṇaḥ) - clad in armor (armored, wearing armor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varmin

varmin - armored, wearing armor

Formed with suffix -in from 'varman' (armor).

Note: Adjective modifying 'śalabhavrajāḥ'.

वाजिपृष्ठगाः (vājipṛṣṭhagāḥ) - mounted on horses' backs, riding horses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vājipṛṣṭhaga

vājipṛṣṭhaga - one who goes on a horse's back, mounted on a horse

Derived from root √gam (to go) preceded by 'vājipṛṣṭha'.

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (vāji+pṛṣṭha+ga)

• vāji – horse, steed
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śalabhavrajāḥ'.

अरुणोदयेषु (aruṇodayeṣu) - at dawns, at sunrises

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of aruṇodaya

aruṇodaya - dawn, sunrise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aruṇa+udaya)

• aruṇa – reddish, dawn
  adjective (masculine)
• udaya – rising, ascent
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix ud- and root √i (to go).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present passive, 3rd person plural, from root √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -śas.

शलभव्रजाः (śalabhavrajāḥ) - hosts of warriors, appearing like swarms of locusts (swarms of locusts; hosts of warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śalabhavraja

śalabhavraja - swarm of locusts/moths/insects, multitude of warriors (likened to locusts for their number)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śalabha+vraja)

• śalabha – locust, grasshopper, moth, insect
  noun (masculine)
• vraja – herd, flock, multitude, host
  noun (masculine)
  From √vraj (to go).
  Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of the passive verb 'dṛśyante'.