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6,22

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-22, verse-16

एतान्यनीकानि महानुभावं गूहन्ति मेघा इव घर्मरश्मिम् ।
एतानि हत्वा पुरुषप्रवीर काङ्क्षस्व युद्धं भरतर्षभेण ॥१६॥
16. etānyanīkāni mahānubhāvaṁ; gūhanti meghā iva gharmaraśmim ,
etāni hatvā puruṣapravīra; kāṅkṣasva yuddhaṁ bharatarṣabheṇa.
16. etāni anīkāni mahānubhāvam gūhanti meghāḥ iva gharmaraśmim |
etāni hatvā puruṣapravīra kāṅkṣasva yuddham bharatarṣabheṇa
16. etāni anīkāni meghāḥ iva gharmaraśmim,
mahānubhāvam gūhanti.
puruṣapravīra! etāni hatvā,
bharatarṣabheṇa yuddham kāṅkṣasva.
16. These armies conceal that great-souled warrior (Bhīṣma), just as clouds obscure the sun's rays. O best among men (Arjuna), having defeated these (armies), then seek to engage in battle with the bull of the Bharatas (Bhīṣma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • एतानि (etāni) - these
  • अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, divisions
  • महानुभावम् (mahānubhāvam) - the great-souled Bhīṣma (the greatly illustrious one, the great-souled)
  • गूहन्ति (gūhanti) - they hide, conceal
  • मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds
  • इव (iva) - like, as
  • घर्मरश्मिम् (gharmaraśmim) - sun's rays, summer sun
  • एतानि (etāni) - these
  • हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having destroyed
  • पुरुषप्रवीर (puruṣapravīra) - O Arjuna, chief among men (O foremost of men, O chief among men)
  • काङ्क्षस्व (kāṅkṣasva) - desire, wish for, seek
  • युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight
  • भरतर्षभेण (bharatarṣabheṇa) - with Bhīṣma, the bull of the Bharatas (with the bull of the Bharatas, with the best of the Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

एतानि (etāni) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)
अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, divisions
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of anīka
anīka - army, host, division
महानुभावम् (mahānubhāvam) - the great-souled Bhīṣma (the greatly illustrious one, the great-souled)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānubhāva
mahānubhāva - of great might, great-souled, illustrious
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+anubhāva)
  • mahat – great, large
    adjective (neuter)
  • anubhāva – might, power, dignity, nature
    noun (masculine)
गूहन्ति (gūhanti) - they hide, conceal
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of guh
Present tense, 3rd plural
From root guh
Root: guh (class 1)
मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of megha
megha - cloud
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
घर्मरश्मिम् (gharmaraśmim) - sun's rays, summer sun
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gharmaraśmi
gharmaraśmi - sun's ray, sun
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gharma+raśmi)
  • gharma – heat, warmth, summer
    noun (masculine)
  • raśmi – ray, beam, rope
    noun (masculine)
एतानि (etāni) - these
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having destroyed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
पुरुषप्रवीर (puruṣapravīra) - O Arjuna, chief among men (O foremost of men, O chief among men)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣapravīra
puruṣapravīra - foremost of men, chief among men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+pravīra)
  • puruṣa – man, person (puruṣa)
    noun (masculine)
  • pravīra – hero, chief, excellent
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
काङ्क्षस्व (kāṅkṣasva) - desire, wish for, seek
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kāṅkṣ
Imperative tense, 2nd singular
From desiderative root kāṅkṣ, Ātmanepada
Root: kākṣ (class 1)
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
भरतर्षभेण (bharatarṣabheṇa) - with Bhīṣma, the bull of the Bharatas (with the bull of the Bharatas, with the best of the Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
  • bharata – descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage
    noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
    noun (masculine)