महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-93, verse-23

तं प्रयान्तं नरव्याघ्रं भीष्मस्य शिबिरं प्रति ।
अनुजग्मुर्महेष्वासाः सर्वलोकस्य धन्विनः ।
भ्रातरश्च महेष्वासास्त्रिदशा इव वासवम् ॥२३॥

23. taṁ prayāntaṁ naravyāghraṁ bhīṣmasya śibiraṁ prati ,
anujagmurmaheṣvāsāḥ sarvalokasya dhanvinaḥ ,
bhrātaraśca maheṣvāsāstridaśā iva vāsavam.

23. tam prayāntaṃ naravyāghraṃ bhīṣmasya
śibiraṃ prati anujagmuḥ maheṣvāsāḥ
sarvalokasya dhanvinaḥ bhrātaraḥ
ca maheṣvāsāḥ tridaśāḥ iva vāsavam

23. maheṣvāsāḥ sarvalokasya dhanvinaḥ
tam naravyāghraṃ bhīṣmasya śibiraṃ
prati prayāntaṃ anujagmuḥ ca
bhrātaraḥ maheṣvāsāḥ tridaśāḥ vāsavam iva

23. Great archers, bowmen from all the people, followed that tiger among men who was proceeding towards Bhishma's camp. His brothers, also great archers, followed him just as the gods (amarāḥ) follow Indra (Vāsava).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṁ) - going, proceeding, moving forward

• नरव्याघ्रं (naravyāghraṁ) - man-tiger, tiger among men, best of men, mighty hero

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

• शिबिरं (śibiraṁ) - camp, encampment

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against, in respect of

• अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers, mighty bowmen

• सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people, of everyone

• धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers, bowmen

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• च (ca) - and, also

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers, mighty bowmen

• त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - gods, deities

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra, lord of the Vasus

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the main hero (implied, likely Yudhishthira or Bhima).

प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṁ) - going, proceeding, moving forward

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayānt

prayānt - going forth, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'naravyāghraṃ'.

नरव्याघ्रं (naravyāghraṁ) - man-tiger, tiger among men, best of men, mighty hero

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men, mighty hero

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

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

Note: Object of motion.

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper noun, a famous character in the Mahabharata)

Note: Indicates possession or relation to the camp.

शिबिरं (śibiraṁ) - camp, encampment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śibira

śibira - camp, encampment, military station

Note: Object of motion, with 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against, in respect of

(indeclinable)

अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of anugam

Perfect tense

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers, mighty bowmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

From 'mahā' (great) + 'iṣvāsa' (archer, bow).

Compound type : Karmadharaya (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣvāsa – archer, bow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'anujagmuḥ'.

सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people, of everyone

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all people, the whole world

From 'sarva' (all) + 'loka' (world, people).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, people, folk
  noun (masculine)

Note: Relates to 'dhanvinaḥ'.

धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers, bowmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, bowman, possessing a bow

From 'dhanus' (bow) + possessive suffix '-in'.

Note: Parallel to 'maheṣvāsāḥ'.

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Another subject of 'anujagmuḥ' (implied).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two sets of followers.

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers, mighty bowmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

From 'mahā' (great) + 'iṣvāsa' (archer, bow).

Compound type : Karmadharaya (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣvāsa – archer, bow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'bhrātaraḥ'.

त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, deity (literally 'having thirty', a reference to their divine qualities or number)

From 'tri' (three) + 'daśa' (ten), referring to the thirty-three gods.

Compound type : Dvigu (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• daśa – ten
  numeral (masculine)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra, lord of the Vasus

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra, lord of the Vasus

Derived from 'vasu' (a class of deities).

Note: Object of comparison (whom the gods follow).