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6,57

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-57, verse-17

तेन कीर्तिमता गुप्तमनीकं दृढधन्वना ।
प्रयुक्तरथनागाश्वं योत्स्यमानमशोभत ॥१७॥
17. tena kīrtimatā guptamanīkaṁ dṛḍhadhanvanā ,
prayuktarathanāgāśvaṁ yotsyamānamaśobhata.
17. tena kīrtimatā guptam anīkam dṛḍhadhanvanā
prayuktarathanāgāśvam yotsyamānam aśobhata
17. kīrtimatā dṛḍhadhanvanā tena guptam
prayuktarathanāgāśvam yotsyamānam anīkam aśobhata
17. Protected by that renowned and firm-bowed warrior, the army, arrayed with chariots, elephants, and horses and ready to fight, looked splendid.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तेन (tena) - by him, by that
  • कीर्तिमता (kīrtimatā) - by the renowned one, by the glorious one
  • गुप्तम् (guptam) - protected (referring to the army) (protected, guarded, hidden)
  • अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, troop
  • दृढधन्वना (dṛḍhadhanvanā) - by the firm-bowed warrior (by the firm-bowed one, by the one with a strong bow)
  • प्रयुक्तरथनागाश्वम् (prayuktarathanāgāśvam) - arrayed with chariots, elephants, and horses
  • योत्स्यमानम् (yotsyamānam) - about to fight, ready to fight, wishing to fight
  • अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, was splendid, looked beautiful

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him, by that
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कीर्तिमता (kīrtimatā) - by the renowned one, by the glorious one
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kīrtimat
kīrtimat - renowned, glorious, famous
Derived from the noun 'kīrti' (fame) with the possessive suffix '-matup'.
गुप्तम् (guptam) - protected (referring to the army) (protected, guarded, hidden)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gupta
gupta - protected, guarded, hidden, concealed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √gup (to protect, guard).
Root: gup (class 1)
अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, troop
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anīka
anīka - army, host, troop, battle-array
दृढधन्वना (dṛḍhadhanvanā) - by the firm-bowed warrior (by the firm-bowed one, by the one with a strong bow)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dṛḍhadhanvan
dṛḍhadhanvan - firm-bowed, one who has a strong bow
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+dhanvan)
  • dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard, solid
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from the root √dṛṃh (to strengthen) or √dhṛ (to hold) + kta suffix.
    Root: dṛṃh (class 1)
  • dhanvan – bow, archer, any curved instrument
    noun (neuter)
प्रयुक्तरथनागाश्वम् (prayuktarathanāgāśvam) - arrayed with chariots, elephants, and horses
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prayuktarathanāgāśva
prayuktarathanāgāśva - equipped or arrayed with chariots, elephants, and horses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prayukta+ratha+nāga+aśva)
  • prayukta – yoked, joined, employed, equipped, arrayed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from the root √yuj (to join, to yoke) with prefix 'pra'.
    Prefix: pra
    Root: yuj (class 7)
  • ratha – chariot
    noun (masculine)
  • nāga – snake, elephant, mountain
    noun (masculine)
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
योत्स्यमानम् (yotsyamānam) - about to fight, ready to fight, wishing to fight
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yotsyamāna
yotsyamāna - about to fight, wishing to fight, desirous of fighting
Future Passive Participle / Desiderative Present Participle
Derived from the desiderative stem of √yudh (to fight) + śānac (present participle, middle voice).
Root: yudh (class 4)
अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, was splendid, looked beautiful
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śubh
Root: śubh (class 1)