महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-71, verse-11

शिखण्डी तु महेष्वासः सोमकैः संवृतो बली ।
इरावांश्च ततः पुच्छे मकरस्य व्यवस्थितौ ॥११॥

11. śikhaṇḍī tu maheṣvāsaḥ somakaiḥ saṁvṛto balī ,
irāvāṁśca tataḥ pucche makarasya vyavasthitau.

11. śikhaṇḍī tu maheṣvāsaḥ somakaiḥ saṃvṛtaḥ balī
irāvān ca tataḥ pucche makarasya vyavasthitau

11. tu balī maheṣvāsaḥ śikhaṇḍī somakaiḥ saṃvṛtaḥ
ca irāvān tataḥ makarasya pucche vyavasthitau

11. And the mighty Śikhaṇḍī, a great archer (maheṣvāsa), surrounded by the Somakas, and Irāvān, were then positioned at the tail (puccha) of the crocodile (makara) formation.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi

• तु (tu) - and (but, however, indeed, and)

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer

• सोमकैः (somakaiḥ) - by the Somaka warriors (by the Somakas)

• संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by, accompanied by (surrounded, covered, accompanied)

• बली (balī) - mighty (strong, powerful, mighty)

• इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan

• च (ca) - and

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, thereupon)

• पुच्छे (pucche) - at the tail (of the formation) (at the tail)

• मकरस्य (makarasya) - of the crocodile (makara) formation (of the crocodile, of the Makara)

• व्यवस्थितौ (vyavasthitau) - were positioned (positioned, arranged, stood (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandi (a warrior in the Mahabharata)

तु (tu) - and (but, however, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, one who has a great bow

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+īṣu+āsa)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• īṣu – arrow
  noun (feminine)
• āsa – bow, weapon (usually derived from `as` to throw)
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Shikhandi.

सोमकैः (somakaiḥ) - by the Somaka warriors (by the Somakas)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of somaka

somaka - Somaka (name of a people, tribe)

Note: Refers to the army of the Somakas.

संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by, accompanied by (surrounded, covered, accompanied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, concealed, surrounded, accompanied

Past Passive Participle

from root `vṛ` with `sam` prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'śikhaṇḍī'.

बली (balī) - mighty (strong, powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, mighty, powerful, having strength

suffixed with -in

Note: Agrees with 'śikhaṇḍī'.

इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of irāvat

irāvat - Iravan (son of Arjuna and the Naga princess Ulupi)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

पुच्छे (pucche) - at the tail (of the formation) (at the tail)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of puccha

puccha - tail, end, rear

मकरस्य (makarasya) - of the crocodile (makara) formation (of the crocodile, of the Makara)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of makara

makara - sea-monster, crocodile, a mythical aquatic creature

व्यवस्थितौ (vyavasthitau) - were positioned (positioned, arranged, stood (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - arranged, placed, stood, settled, determined

Past Passive Participle

from root `sthā` with `vi-ava` prefixes

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the dual subjects 'śikhaṇḍī' and 'irāvān'.