महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-48, verse-3

तेषां मध्ये स्थितो राजा पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव ।
अब्रवीत्तावकान्सर्वान्युध्यध्वमिति दंशिताः ॥३॥

3. teṣāṁ madhye sthito rājā putro duryodhanastava ,
abravīttāvakānsarvānyudhyadhvamiti daṁśitāḥ.

3. teṣām madhye sthitaḥ rājā putraḥ duryodhanaḥ tava
abravīt tāvakān sarvān yudhyadhvam iti daṃśitāḥ

3. tava putraḥ rājā duryodhanaḥ teṣām madhye sthitaḥ
daṃśitāḥ sarvān tāvakān iti yudhyadhvam abravīt

3. Amidst them stood your son, King Duryodhana, who addressed all your armored men, saying: 'Fight!'

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - among the assembled warriors (among them, of them)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing there (standing, situated, located)

• राजा (rājā) - King Duryodhana (king)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra (son)

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - The eldest son of Dhritarashtra and leader of the Kauravas (Duryodhana)

• तव (tava) - your (Dhritarashtra's) son (your, of yours)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• तावकान् (tāvakān) - your (Dhritarashtra's) warriors (your men, your people, yours)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all your men (all, everyone)

• युध्यध्वम् (yudhyadhvam) - command to fight (fight!)

• इति (iti) - marks the preceding as a quotation (thus, so, (marks a quotation))

• दंशिताः (daṁśitāḥ) - warriors wearing armor (armored, equipped with mail)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - among the assembled warriors (among them, of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'in the middle'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing there (standing, situated, located)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā putraḥ duryodhanaḥ'.

राजा (rājā) - King Duryodhana (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - The eldest son of Dhritarashtra and leader of the Kauravas (Duryodhana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (proper name); lit. 'difficult to conquer'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+yodhana)

• dur – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• yodhana – fighting, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  From root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

तव (tava) - your (Dhritarashtra's) son (your, of yours)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Irregular form.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

From root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

तावकान् (tāvakān) - your (Dhritarashtra's) warriors (your men, your people, yours)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, belonging to you

Formed from 'tava' (your) + suffix 'ka'

Note: Functions as a noun, 'your people/men'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all your men (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'tāvakān'.

युध्यध्वम् (yudhyadhvam) - command to fight (fight!)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yudh

Imperative Middle

From root yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

इति (iti) - marks the preceding as a quotation (thus, so, (marks a quotation))

(indeclinable)

दंशिताः (daṁśitāḥ) - warriors wearing armor (armored, equipped with mail)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daṃśita

daṁśita - armored, clad in mail, equipped

Past Passive Participle

From root daṃś (to bite, arm)

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tāvakān sarvān' (accusative plural) but is nominative plural, implying it functions as an adjective modifying an implied nominative subject (e.g., 'they were armored'). In context, it is best understood as applying to 'tāvakān sarvān' and thus interpreted as 'your armored men'.