महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-20

निश्चेरुरपिधानेभ्यः खड्गाः प्रज्वलिता भृशम् ।
व्यक्तं पश्यन्ति शस्त्राणि संग्रामं समुपस्थितम् ॥२०॥

20. niścerurapidhānebhyaḥ khaḍgāḥ prajvalitā bhṛśam ,
vyaktaṁ paśyanti śastrāṇi saṁgrāmaṁ samupasthitam.

20. niśceruḥ apidhānebhyah khaḍgāḥ prajvalitāḥ bhṛśam
vyaktam paśyanti śastrāṇi saṃgrāmam samupasthitam

20. khaḍgāḥ prajvalitāḥ bhṛśam apidhānebhyah niśceruḥ
śastrāṇi samupasthitam saṃgrāmam vyaktam paśyanti

20. Swords, intensely blazing, emerged from their sheaths. It is evident that the weapons perceive the battle (saṃgrāma) as imminent.

Words meanings summery:

• निश्चेरुः (niśceruḥ) - they (swords) emerged (they emerged, they came forth, they went out)

• अपिधानेभ्यह् (apidhānebhyah) - from their sheaths (from coverings, from sheaths, from lids)

• खड्गाः (khaḍgāḥ) - swords

• प्रज्वलिताः (prajvalitāḥ) - intensely blazing (of swords) (blazing, glowing, ignited)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely (very, greatly, intensely, exceedingly)

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - evidently, clearly (clearly, distinctly, evidently)

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they (weapons) perceive (they see, they perceive, they behold)

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, instruments)

• संग्रामम् (saṁgrāmam) - battle (saṃgrāma) (battle, war, fight)

• समुपस्थितम् (samupasthitam) - imminent, approached (approached, at hand, imminent, present)

Words meanings and morphology

निश्चेरुः (niśceruḥ) - they (swords) emerged (they emerged, they came forth, they went out)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nis-car

Prefix: nis

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'khaḍgāḥ'

अपिधानेभ्यह् (apidhānebhyah) - from their sheaths (from coverings, from sheaths, from lids)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of apidhāna

apidhāna - covering, lid, sheath, enclosure

From prefix api- and root √dhā

Prefix: api

Root: dhā (class 3)

खड्गाः (khaḍgāḥ) - swords

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros

Note: Subject of 'niśceruḥ'

प्रज्वलिताः (prajvalitāḥ) - intensely blazing (of swords) (blazing, glowing, ignited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajvalita

prajvalita - blazing, flaming, illuminated, lit up

Past Passive Participle

From root √jval (to burn, blaze) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'khaḍgāḥ'

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely (very, greatly, intensely, exceedingly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'prajvalitāḥ'

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - evidently, clearly (clearly, distinctly, evidently)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root √añj (to anoint, manifest) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they (weapons) perceive (they see, they perceive, they behold)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of dṛś

Present stem is paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'śastrāṇi'

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, instruments)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument, iron tool, sword

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'paśyanti'

संग्रामम् (saṁgrāmam) - battle (saṃgrāma) (battle, war, fight)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, combat, conflict

From saṃ-√gram

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśyanti'

समुपस्थितम् (samupasthitam) - imminent, approached (approached, at hand, imminent, present)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samupasthita

samupasthita - come near, at hand, present, ready, imminent

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) with prefixes sam- and upa-

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃgrāmam'