महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-14

पदाती रथिनं संख्ये रथी चापि पदातिनम् ।
न्यपातयच्छितैः शस्त्रैः सेनयोरुभयोरपि ॥१४॥

14. padātī rathinaṁ saṁkhye rathī cāpi padātinam ,
nyapātayacchitaiḥ śastraiḥ senayorubhayorapi.

14. padātī rathinam saṃkhye rathī ca api padātinam
nyapātayat śitaiḥ śastraiḥ senayoḥ ubhayoḥ api

14. saṃkhye padātī rathinam nyapātayat,
rathī ca api śitaiḥ śastraiḥ ubhayoḥ senayoḥ api padātinam nyapātayat

14. In battle, a foot-soldier struck down a charioteer, and similarly, a charioteer struck down a foot-soldier, both using sharp weapons from either army.

Words meanings summery:

• पदाती (padātī) - foot-soldier, infantryman

• रथिनम् (rathinam) - charioteer, warrior in a chariot

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

• रथी (rathī) - charioteer, warrior in a chariot

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, similarly

• पदातिनम् (padātinam) - foot-soldier, infantryman

• न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - struck down, felled

• शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp, sharpened

• शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons

• सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the armies (genitive) (of the armies, in the armies)

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (armies) (of both, in both)

• अपि (api) - emphasizing 'both' (also, even)

Words meanings and morphology

पदाती (padātī) - foot-soldier, infantryman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - foot-soldier, infantryman

रथिनम् (rathinam) - charioteer, warrior in a chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rathin

rathin - charioteer, a warrior fighting from a chariot

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, encounter, combat

रथी (rathī) - charioteer, warrior in a chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathin

rathin - charioteer, a warrior fighting from a chariot

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, similarly

(indeclinable)

पदातिनम् (padātinam) - foot-soldier, infantryman

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - foot-soldier, infantryman

न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - struck down, felled

(verb)

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

imperfect (laṅ)

Causative formation of √pat (to fall) with the prefix ni, in the imperfect tense (3rd person singular).

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp, sharpened

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śita

śita - sharp, sharpened, whetted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śo (to sharpen, to whet).

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'śastraiḥ'.

शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, sword, knife

सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the armies (genitive) (of the armies, in the armies)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of senā

senā - army, host, forces

Note: Can also be locative dual. Genitive (of the armies) fits the context better.

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (armies) (of both, in both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both, either

Note: Agrees with 'senayoḥ'. Can also be locative dual.

अपि (api) - emphasizing 'both' (also, even)

(indeclinable)