महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-71, verse-9

केकया भ्रातरः पञ्च वामं पार्श्वं समाश्रिताः ।
धृष्टकेतुर्नरव्याघ्रः करकर्षश्च वीर्यवान् ।
दक्षिणं पक्षमाश्रित्य स्थिता व्यूहस्य रक्षणे ॥९॥

9. kekayā bhrātaraḥ pañca vāmaṁ pārśvaṁ samāśritāḥ ,
dhṛṣṭaketurnaravyāghraḥ karakarṣaśca vīryavān ,
dakṣiṇaṁ pakṣamāśritya sthitā vyūhasya rakṣaṇe.

9. kekayāḥ bhrātaraḥ pañca vāmam pārśvam
samāśritāḥ dhṛṣṭaketuḥ naravyāghraḥ
karakarṣaḥ ca vīryavān dakṣiṇam
pakṣam āśritya sthitāḥ vyūhasya rakṣaṇe

9. pañca kekayāḥ bhrātaraḥ vāmam pārśvam
samāśritāḥ dhṛṣṭaketuḥ naravyāghraḥ
ca vīryavān karakarṣaḥ dakṣiṇam
pakṣam āśritya vyūhasya rakṣaṇe sthitāḥ

9. The five Kekaya brothers occupied the left flank. Dhṛṣṭaketu, that tiger among men (naravyāghra), and the valorous Karakarṣa, stood on the right flank, having taken position for the defense of the formation (vyūha).

Words meanings summery:

• केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - the Kekaya brothers (the Kekayas, belonging to the Kekaya tribe)

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• वामम् (vāmam) - left (side) (left, beautiful, agreeable)

• पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - the left side/flank (side, flank)

• समाश्रिताः (samāśritāḥ) - occupied, positioned (having taken refuge, resorted to, occupied)

• धृष्टकेतुः (dhṛṣṭaketuḥ) - Dhrishtaketu

• नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men (tiger among men, best of men)

• करकर्षः (karakarṣaḥ) - Karakarsha

• च (ca) - and

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous (powerful, valorous, heroic)

• दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (side) (right, southern, skillful)

• पक्षम् (pakṣam) - the right flank (flank, wing, side, fortnight)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken position on, resorting to (having resorted to, having taken shelter, depending on)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood, were positioned (stood, positioned, situated)

• व्यूहस्य (vyūhasya) - of the formation (of the formation, of the array)

• रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - for the defense (in the protection, for the defense)

Words meanings and morphology

केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - the Kekaya brothers (the Kekayas, belonging to the Kekaya tribe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kekaya

kekaya - a king of the Kekayas, an inhabitant of the Kekaya country

Note: Refers to the princes from the Kekaya kingdom.

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

वामम् (vāmam) - left (side) (left, beautiful, agreeable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāma

vāma - left, northern, beautiful, agreeable, opposite

Note: Agrees with pārśvam.

पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - the left side/flank (side, flank)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

समाश्रिताः (samāśritāḥ) - occupied, positioned (having taken refuge, resorted to, occupied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāśrita

samāśrita - resorted to, occupied, taken shelter with

Past Passive Participle

from root `śri` with `sam-ā`

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kekayāḥ bhrātaraḥ'.

धृष्टकेतुः (dhṛṣṭaketuḥ) - Dhrishtaketu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭaketu

dhṛṣṭaketu - Dhrishtaketu (son of Shishupala and nephew of Krishna)

नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men (tiger among men, best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Dhṛṣṭaketu.

करकर्षः (karakarṣaḥ) - Karakarsha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karakarṣa

karakarṣa - Karakarsha (a warrior's name)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous (powerful, valorous, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - heroic, powerful, vigorous, valorous

suffixed with -vat

Note: Agrees with 'Karakarṣaḥ'.

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (side) (right, southern, skillful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right, southern, skillful, clever

Note: Agrees with pakṣam.

पक्षम् (pakṣam) - the right flank (flank, wing, side, fortnight)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, flank, side, party, fortnight

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken position on, resorting to (having resorted to, having taken shelter, depending on)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root `śri` with `ā` prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Connects to 'sthitāḥ'.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood, were positioned (stood, positioned, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

from root `sthā` (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhṛṣṭaketuḥ' and 'karakarṣaḥ'.

व्यूहस्य (vyūhasya) - of the formation (of the formation, of the array)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyūha

vyūha - military array, formation, disposition

रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - for the defense (in the protection, for the defense)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rakṣaṇa

rakṣaṇa - protecting, guarding, preserving, defense

action noun from root `rakṣ`

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose or location.