महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-4, verse-20

अलंकारैः कवचैः केतुभिश्च मुखप्रसादैर्हेमवर्णैश्च नॄणाम् ।
भ्राजिष्मती दुष्प्रतिप्रेक्षणीया येषां चमूस्ते विजयन्ति शत्रून् ॥२०॥

20. alaṁkāraiḥ kavacaiḥ ketubhiśca; mukhaprasādairhemavarṇaiśca nṝṇām ,
bhrājiṣmatī duṣpratiprekṣaṇīyā; yeṣāṁ camūste vijayanti śatrūn.

20. alaṅkāraiḥ kavacaiḥ ketubhiḥ ca
mukhaprasādaiḥ hemavarṇaiḥ ca
nṝṇām bhrājiṣmatī duṣpratiprekṣaṇīyā
yeṣām camūḥ te vijayanti śatrūn

20. yeṣām camūḥ alaṅkāraiḥ kavacaiḥ ca
ketubhiḥ ca nṝṇām mukhaprasādaiḥ
ca hemavarṇaiḥ ca bhrājiṣmatī
duṣpratiprekṣaṇīyā te śatrūn vijayanti

20. When an army is adorned with ornaments, armors, and banners, and the faces of its men glow with a golden hue, such a dazzling and formidable host, difficult to behold, indeed conquers its enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• अलङ्कारैः (alaṅkāraiḥ) - with ornaments (by ornaments, with decorations)

• कवचैः (kavacaiḥ) - with armors (by armors, with coats of mail)

• केतुभिः (ketubhiḥ) - with banners (by banners, with flags, by ensigns)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मुखप्रसादैः (mukhaprasādaiḥ) - with radiant faces (by radiance of face, with joyful faces)

• हेमवर्णैः (hemavarṇaiḥ) - with golden hues (by golden color, with golden hues)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नॄणाम् (nṝṇām) - of the men (soldiers) (of men, of human beings)

• भ्राजिष्मती (bhrājiṣmatī) - dazzling, splendid (shining, splendid, brilliant)

• दुष्प्रतिप्रेक्षणीया (duṣpratiprekṣaṇīyā) - formidable, difficult to behold (difficult to behold, hard to look at)

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose (whose, of whom (plural))

• चमूः (camūḥ) - army (army, host, troop)

• ते (te) - they (they, those (plural))

• विजयन्ति (vijayanti) - they conquer (they conquer, they defeat)

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies (enemies, adversaries)

Words meanings and morphology

अलङ्कारैः (alaṅkāraiḥ) - with ornaments (by ornaments, with decorations)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of alaṅkāra

alaṅkāra - ornament, decoration, embellishment

From alam-kṛ (to adorn)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कवचैः (kavacaiḥ) - with armors (by armors, with coats of mail)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kavaca

kavaca - armor, coat of mail, cuirass

केतुभिः (ketubhiḥ) - with banners (by banners, with flags, by ensigns)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ketu

ketu - banner, flag, ensign, sign, mark

Root: kit (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मुखप्रसादैः (mukhaprasādaiḥ) - with radiant faces (by radiance of face, with joyful faces)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mukhaprasāda

mukhaprasāda - serenity or radiance of face, gracious countenance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mukha+prasāda)

• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)
• prasāda – clearness, serenity, grace, radiance
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-sad (to be clear, to be gracious)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

हेमवर्णैः (hemavarṇaiḥ) - with golden hues (by golden color, with golden hues)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hemavarṇa

hemavarṇa - golden-colored, of the color of gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hema+varṇa)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, caste, class
  noun (masculine)
  From vṛ (to cover, enclose).
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नॄणाम् (nṝṇām) - of the men (soldiers) (of men, of human beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being, leader

Note: Connects with mukhaprasādaiḥ.

भ्राजिष्मती (bhrājiṣmatī) - dazzling, splendid (shining, splendid, brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrājiṣmat

bhrājiṣmat - shining, splendid, brilliant, glorious

Possessive adjective from bhrājis (splendor) or root bhrāj (to shine) with matup suffix.

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

दुष्प्रतिप्रेक्षणीया (duṣpratiprekṣaṇīyā) - formidable, difficult to behold (difficult to behold, hard to look at)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duṣpratiprekṣaṇīya

duṣpratiprekṣaṇīya - difficult to behold, hard to look at

gerundive/potential passive participle

From dūr- (duṣ-) + prati-pra-īkṣ (to look at).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (negative) (dus+pratiprekṣaṇīya)

• dus – bad, difficult, hard, ill
  prefix/indeclinable
• pratiprekṣaṇīya – to be looked at, to be observed
  adjective (feminine)
  Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle
  From root īkṣ with prefixes prati- and pra- and suffix anīya.
  Prefixes: prati+pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to camūḥ.

येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose (whose, of whom (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the collective group of people whose army it is.

चमूः (camūḥ) - army (army, host, troop)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of camu

camu - army, host, troop, stream

Root: cam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implicit asti and described by bhrājiṣmatī and duṣpratiprekṣaṇīyā.

ते (te) - they (they, those (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, they

Note: Corresponds to yeṣām.

विजयन्ति (vijayanti) - they conquer (they conquer, they defeat)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, third person plural. From vi-ji (to conquer).

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject is te.

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies (enemies, adversaries)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, adversary

Root: śat (class 10)