महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-135, verse-42

अयुध्येतां महाबाहू चित्रं लघु च सुष्ठु च ।
संपूज्यमानौ समरे योधमुख्यैः सहस्रशः ॥४२॥

42. ayudhyetāṁ mahābāhū citraṁ laghu ca suṣṭhu ca ,
saṁpūjyamānau samare yodhamukhyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ.

42. ayudhyetām mahābāhū citram laghu ca suṣṭhu ca
sampūjyamānau samare yodhamukhyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ

42. mahābāhū citram laghu ca suṣṭhu ca ayudhyetām,
samare sahasraśaḥ yodhamukhyaiḥ sampūjyamānau (bhūtau).

42. The mighty-armed ones fought wonderfully, swiftly, and very skillfully, as thousands of leading warriors honored them in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - they fought

• महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - the mighty-armed ones

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderfully, strangely, curiously

• लघु (laghu) - swiftly, lightly, quickly

• च (ca) - and

• सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - very well, excellently, skillfully

• च (ca) - and

• सम्पूज्यमानौ (sampūjyamānau) - being honored, being praised

• समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

• योधमुख्यैः (yodhamukhyaiḥ) - by chief warriors, by principal fighters

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

Words meanings and morphology

अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - they fought

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Root yudh (to fight). The ending -etām is characteristic of the imperfect (laṅ) in the middle voice, 3rd person dual.

महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - the mighty-armed ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms, powerful hero

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the two main combatants.

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderfully, strangely, curiously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'ayudhyetām'.

लघु (laghu) - swiftly, lightly, quickly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'ayudhyetām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - very well, excellently, skillfully

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'ayudhyetām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सम्पूज्यमानौ (sampūjyamānau) - being honored, being praised

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sampūjyamāna

sampūjyamāna - being honored, being praised, being worshipped

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root pūj (to honor, worship) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'mahābāhū'.

समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the place of action.

योधमुख्यैः (yodhamukhyaiḥ) - by chief warriors, by principal fighters

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yodhamukhya

yodhamukhya - chief warrior, principal fighter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yodha+mukhya)

• yodha – warrior, fighter, combatant
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yudh (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, main
  adjective
  Derived from mukha (face, front).

Note: Agent of 'sampūjyamānau'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

(indeclinable)

Formed from sahasra (thousand) with the suffix -śaḥ (denoting 'by way of', 'in number of').

Note: Adverb modifying the act of praising.