महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-70, verse-1

संजय उवाच ।
अथ राजन्महाबाहुः सात्यकिर्युद्धदुर्मदः ।
विकृष्य चापं समरे भारसाधनमुत्तमम् ॥१॥

1. saṁjaya uvāca ,
atha rājanmahābāhuḥ sātyakiryuddhadurmadaḥ ,
vikṛṣya cāpaṁ samare bhārasādhanamuttamam.

1. saṃjaya uvāca atha rājan mahābāhuḥ sātyakiḥ
yuddhadurmadaḥ vikṛṣya cāpam samare bhārasādhanam uttamam

1. saṃjaya uvāca atha rājan,
mahābāhuḥ yuddhadurmadaḥ sātyakiḥ,
samare uttamam bhārasādhanam cāpam vikṛṣya

1. Sanjaya said: Then, O King, the mighty-armed Satyaki, fierce in battle, on the battlefield, drew his excellent, powerful bow.

Words meanings summery:

• संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - An epithet for Satyaki, indicating strength (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki

• युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - Describing Satyaki's indomitable spirit in combat (fierce in battle, hard to subdue in battle)

• विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - Having drawn the bowstring in preparation to shoot (having drawn, having pulled back)

• चापम् (cāpam) - bow

• समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

• भारसाधनम् (bhārasādhanam) - Describing the bow as a powerful or weighty implement (heavy weapon, potent instrument)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - Describing the high quality of the bow (excellent, best, supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (a proper name, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer and narrator)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - An epithet for Satyaki, indicating strength (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having strong arms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sātyakiḥ'

सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sātyaki

sātyaki - Satyaki (a Yadava warrior, student of Arjuna and Kr̥ṣṇa)

युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - Describing Satyaki's indomitable spirit in combat (fierce in battle, hard to subdue in battle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuddhadurmada

yuddhadurmada - hard to subdue in battle, furious in battle, impetuous in battle

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+durmada)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh
• durmada – hard to subdue, unruly, fierce, arrogant
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix 'dur' (bad, difficult) and √mad (to be exhilarated, furious)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: mad

Note: Qualifies 'sātyakiḥ'

विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - Having drawn the bowstring in preparation to shoot (having drawn, having pulled back)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From √kṛṣ (to pull, draw) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

चापम् (cāpam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

Note: Object of 'vikṛṣya'

समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Root: mṛ

Note: Location of the action

भारसाधनम् (bhārasādhanam) - Describing the bow as a powerful or weighty implement (heavy weapon, potent instrument)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhārasādhana

bhārasādhana - a heavy or potent instrument, a weapon of great weight/power

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāra+sādhana)

• bhāra – burden, weight, load
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ
• sādhana – instrument, means, implement, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √sādh (to accomplish)
  Root: sādh

Note: Qualifies 'cāpam'

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - Describing the high quality of the bow (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, highest, supreme

Superlative form of 'ud'

Note: Qualifies 'cāpam'