महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-75, verse-54

वरचापधरा वीरा विचित्रकवचध्वजाः ।
विविशुस्ते परं सैन्यं सिंहा इव वनाद्वनम् ॥५४॥

54. varacāpadharā vīrā vicitrakavacadhvajāḥ ,
viviśuste paraṁ sainyaṁ siṁhā iva vanādvanam.

54. varacāpadharāḥ vīrāḥ vicitrakavacadhvajāḥ
viviśuḥ te param sainyaṃ siṃhāḥ iva vanāt vanam

54. te varacāpadharāḥ vīrāḥ vicitrakavacadhvajāḥ
siṃhāḥ iva vanāt vanam param sainyaṃ viviśuḥ

54. Those valiant heroes, bearing excellent bows, with wondrous armor and banners, entered the enemy army (sainyaṃ) just as lions (siṃhāḥ) enter a forest from another forest.

Words meanings summery:

• वरचापधराः (varacāpadharāḥ) - bearing excellent bows

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

• विचित्रकवचध्वजाः (vicitrakavacadhvajāḥ) - with wondrous armor and banners

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

• ते (te) - Those sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (they)

• परम् (param) - enemy (army) (supreme, chief, hostile, enemy)

• सैन्यं (sainyaṁ) - the enemy army (army, host)

• सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• वनात् (vanāt) - from one forest (into another) (from a forest)

• वनम् (vanam) - into another forest (into a forest)

Words meanings and morphology

वरचापधराः (varacāpadharāḥ) - bearing excellent bows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varacāpadhara

varacāpadhara - bearing excellent bows, having a superior bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+cāpa+dhara)

• vara – excellent, best, supreme
  adjective
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – bearing, holding
  verbal adjective (masculine)
  suffix -ra from root 'dhṛ'
  From root 'dhṛ' (to bear, hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vīrāḥ'.

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Subject of the verb 'viviśuḥ'.

विचित्रकवचध्वजाः (vicitrakavacadhvajāḥ) - with wondrous armor and banners

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicitrakavacadhvaja

vicitrakavacadhvaja - having diverse/wondrous armor and banners

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+kavaca+dhvaja)

• vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful
  adjective
• kavaca – armor, cuirass
  noun (neuter)
• dhvaja – flag, banner, standard
  noun (masculine)

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (lit)

Root 'viś' (to enter).

Root: viś (class 6)

ते (te) - Those sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Pronoun referring to the Kaurava brothers.

परम् (param) - enemy (army) (supreme, chief, hostile, enemy)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another, hostile, enemy; supreme, highest

Note: Adjective to 'sainyam'.

सैन्यं (sainyaṁ) - the enemy army (army, host)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military

Note: Direct object of 'viviśuḥ'.

सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Part of the simile 'siṃhā iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

वनात् (vanāt) - from one forest (into another) (from a forest)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Indicates origin of movement.

वनम् (vanam) - into another forest (into a forest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Indicates destination of movement.