महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-82, verse-53

रक्षां कृत्वात्मनः शूरा न्यस्य गुल्मान्यथाविधि ।
अपनीय च शल्यांस्ते स्नात्वा च विविधैर्जलैः ॥५३॥

53. rakṣāṁ kṛtvātmanaḥ śūrā nyasya gulmānyathāvidhi ,
apanīya ca śalyāṁste snātvā ca vividhairjalaiḥ.

53. rakṣām kṛtvā ātmanaḥ śūrāḥ nyasya gulmān yathāvidhi
apanīya ca śalyān te snātvā ca vividhaiḥ jalaiḥ

53. śūrāḥ ātmanaḥ rakṣām kṛtvā yathāvidhi gulmān nyasya
ca te śalyān apanīya ca vividhaiḥ jalaiḥ snātvā

53. The brave warriors, having protected themselves, stationed their guards according to the prescribed rules, and after removing their arrows and spears (from their bodies), bathed in various waters.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection, defense, guarding

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of self, of one's own being

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, warriors, heroes

• न्यस्य (nyasya) - having placed, having stationed, having deposited

• गुल्मान् (gulmān) - guards, detachments, troops

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, duly, properly

• अपनीय (apanīya) - having removed, having taken away

• च (ca) - and, also

• शल्यान् (śalyān) - arrows, darts, spears

• ते (te) - referring to the 'brave warriors' (śūrāḥ) (they)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• च (ca) - and, also

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various, with diverse

• जलैः (jalaiḥ) - with waters

Words meanings and morphology

रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection, defense, guarding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, defense, guard

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived with -tvā suffix, indicating a completed action before the main verb.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of self, of one's own being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, warriors, heroes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant; a hero, warrior

न्यस्य (nyasya) - having placed, having stationed, having deposited

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive form from root 'as' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

गुल्मान् (gulmān) - guards, detachments, troops

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gulma

gulma - troop, detachment, guard, shrub, cluster

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, duly, properly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, regulation, method
  noun (masculine)

अपनीय (apanīya) - having removed, having taken away

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive form from root 'nī' with prefix 'apa'.

Prefix: apa

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शल्यान् (śalyān) - arrows, darts, spears

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śalya

śalya - dart, arrow, spear; thorn

ते (te) - referring to the 'brave warriors' (śūrāḥ) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived with -tvā suffix, indicating a completed action before the main verb.

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various, with diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Note: Agrees with 'jalaiḥ' (waters, neuter)

जलैः (jalaiḥ) - with waters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of jala

jala - water