महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-73, verse-55

ते कृत्वा समरे व्यूहं सूचीमुखमरिंदमाः ।
बिभिदुर्धार्तराष्ट्राणां तद्रथानीकमाहवे ॥५५॥

55. te kṛtvā samare vyūhaṁ sūcīmukhamariṁdamāḥ ,
bibhidurdhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ tadrathānīkamāhave.

55. te kṛtvā samare vyūham sūcīmukham ariṃdamāḥ
bibhiduḥ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām tat rathānīkam āhave

55. te ariṃdamāḥ samare sūcīmukham vyūham kṛtvā
dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām tat rathānīkam āhave bibhiduḥ

55. Those enemy-vanquishers (ariṃdamāḥ), having formed the 'needle-mouthed' battle array (sūcīmukha vyūha) in battle, pierced that chariot division of the Dhritarashtras in the combat.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - The Kekayas, Draupadeyas, and Dhrishtaketu mentioned in the previous verse. (they, those)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having formed (a battle array) (having done, having made, having formed)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• व्यूहम् (vyūham) - formation, array, battle array

• सूचीमुखम् (sūcīmukham) - 'needle-mouthed' (a specific type of battle formation) (needle-mouthed, having a sharp point like a needle)

• अरिंदमाः (ariṁdamāḥ) - subduers of enemies, enemy-vanquishers

• बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - they broke, they pierced, they split

• धार्तराष्ट्राणाम् (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra, of the Dhritarashtras

• तत् (tat) - (refers to the enemy's chariot division) (that)

• रथानीकम् (rathānīkam) - chariot army, chariot division

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - The Kekayas, Draupadeyas, and Dhrishtaketu mentioned in the previous verse. (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, they

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having formed (a battle array) (having done, having made, having formed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

व्यूहम् (vyūham) - formation, array, battle array

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyūha

vyūha - array, battle array, formation, arrangement

Prefix: vi

Root: ūh (class 1)

सूचीमुखम् (sūcīmukham) - 'needle-mouthed' (a specific type of battle formation) (needle-mouthed, having a sharp point like a needle)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūcīmukha

sūcīmukha - needle-mouthed, having a sharp point, a specific battle array

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sūcī+mukha)

• sūcī – needle, point
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – mouth, face, opening, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vyūham'.

अरिंदमाः (ariṁdamāḥ) - subduers of enemies, enemy-vanquishers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies, enemy-vanquisher

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root dam
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Epithet for 'te'.

बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - they broke, they pierced, they split

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhid

Perfect Active

root bhid, Intensive reduplication

Root: bhid (class 7)

धार्तराष्ट्राणाम् (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra, of the Dhritarashtras

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhritarashtra

derived from Dhritarashtra (dhṛtarāṣṭra) with aṇ suffix

तत् (tat) - (refers to the enemy's chariot division) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Qualifies 'rathānīkam'.

रथानीकम् (rathānīkam) - chariot army, chariot division

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rathānīka

rathānīka - chariot army, division of chariots

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+anīka)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, array, division
  noun (neuter)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, conflict, war

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)