महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-14

विमर्दः सुमहानासीदल्पानां बहुभिः सह ।
कलिङ्गैः सह चेदीनां निषादैश्च विशां पते ॥१४॥

14. vimardaḥ sumahānāsīdalpānāṁ bahubhiḥ saha ,
kaliṅgaiḥ saha cedīnāṁ niṣādaiśca viśāṁ pate.

14. vimardaḥ sumahān āsīt alpānām bahubhiḥ saha |
kaliṅgaiḥ saha cedīnām niṣādaiḥ ca viśām pate

14. viśām pate alpānām bahubhiḥ saha sumahān
vimardaḥ āsīt cedīnām kaliṅgaiḥ ca niṣādaiḥ saha

14. O lord of the people, there was a very great clash of the few with the many, specifically of the Cedis with the Kalingas and with the Niṣādas.

Words meanings summery:

• विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - a great clash, a crushing, slaughter

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, immense

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• अल्पानाम् (alpānām) - of the few, of the small

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• कलिङ्गैः (kaliṅgaiḥ) - with the Kalingas (people)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• चेदीनाम् (cedīnām) - of the Cedis (people)

• निषादैः (niṣādaiḥ) - with the Niṣādas (people)

• च (ca) - and

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - a great clash, a crushing, slaughter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimarda

vimarda - clash, conflict, slaughter, crushing

Derived from root 'mṛd' (to crush) with upasarga 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahant

sumahant - very great, immense, enormous

Compound of 'su' (good, very) and 'mahant' (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahant)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vimardaḥ'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense (Laṅ)

3rd person singular, imperfect active.

Root: as (class 2)

अल्पानाम् (alpānām) - of the few, of the small

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of alpa

alpa - few, small, little

Note: Refers to the Cedi army.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Accompanies 'saha'. Refers to the Kalinga and Nishada forces.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

कलिङ्गैः (kaliṅgaiḥ) - with the Kalingas (people)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaliṅga

kaliṅga - name of a region and its people (Kalingas)

Note: Accompanies 'saha'.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for the second comparison.

चेदीनाम् (cedīnām) - of the Cedis (people)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of cedi

cedi - name of a region and its people (Cedis)

Note: Refers to the "few" (alpānām).

निषादैः (niṣādaiḥ) - with the Niṣādas (people)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niṣāda

niṣāda - name of a tribal people

Note: Accompanies 'saha'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Niṣādas with Kalingas.

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, inhabitants, subjects

Note: Part of the compound 'viśām-pate'.

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Note: Part of the compound 'viśām-pate'.