महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-15, verse-21

चक्ररक्षः कुमारस्तु पाञ्चालानां यशस्करः ।
दधार द्रोणमायान्तं वेलेव सरितां पतिम् ॥२१॥

21. cakrarakṣaḥ kumārastu pāñcālānāṁ yaśaskaraḥ ,
dadhāra droṇamāyāntaṁ veleva saritāṁ patim.

21. cakrarakṣaḥ kumāraḥ tu pāñcālānām yaśaskaraḥ
dadhāra droṇam āyāntam velā iva saritām patim

21. tu cakrarakṣaḥ pāñcālānām yaśaskaraḥ kumāraḥ āyāntam droṇam velā saritām patim iva dadhāra.

21. But a young prince, the protector of the chariot wheel and bringer of glory to the Panchalas, held Drona as he approached, just as a shore holds back the lord of rivers (the ocean).

Words meanings summery:

• चक्ररक्षः (cakrarakṣaḥ) - the protector of the chariot wheel (protector of the wheel, wheel-guard (a charioteer's assistant))

• कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - a young prince (referring to Satyaki, a wheel-guard) (boy, youth, prince)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Panchalas (of the Panchalas (a people/kingdom))

• यशस्करः (yaśaskaraḥ) - who brought glory (bestowing glory, glorious, causing fame)

• दधार (dadhāra) - he held (back) (he held, he bore, he supported)

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona (Drona (proper name))

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - as he was approaching (approaching, coming)

• वेला (velā) - a shore (shore, coast, boundary, limit)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

• पतिम् (patim) - the lord (of rivers, i.e., the ocean) (lord, master, husband)

Words meanings and morphology

चक्ररक्षः (cakrarakṣaḥ) - the protector of the chariot wheel (protector of the wheel, wheel-guard (a charioteer's assistant))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cakrarakṣa

cakrarakṣa - wheel-guard, protector of the wheel (on a chariot)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cakra+rakṣa)

• cakra – wheel, discus
  noun (neuter)
• rakṣa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kumāraḥ'.

कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - a young prince (referring to Satyaki, a wheel-guard) (boy, youth, prince)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, prince, son

Note: Subject of 'dadhāra'.

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Panchalas (of the Panchalas (a people/kingdom))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - a ruler or inhabitant of the Panchala country, a Panchala

Note: Possessive, relating to 'yaśaskaraḥ'.

यशस्करः (yaśaskaraḥ) - who brought glory (bestowing glory, glorious, causing fame)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yaśaskara

yaśaskara - causing fame, bestowing glory, glorious

Derived from yaśas (fame, glory) + kara (maker, doer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yaśas+kara)

• yaśas – fame, glory, reputation
  noun (neuter)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'kumāraḥ'.

दधार (dadhāra) - he held (back) (he held, he bore, he supported)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dadhāti

Root √dhā (to place, hold) in perfect tense

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject is 'kumāraḥ'.

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona (Drona (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a famous preceptor in Mahabharata)

Note: Object of 'dadhāra'.

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - as he was approaching (approaching, coming)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānta

āyānta - approaching, coming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √yā (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'droṇam'.

वेला (velā) - a shore (shore, coast, boundary, limit)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of velā

velā - shore, coast, limit, boundary

Note: Subject of the implied action in the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Note: Possessive, relating to 'patim'.

पतिम् (patim) - the lord (of rivers, i.e., the ocean) (lord, master, husband)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector

Note: Object of implied verb 'holds back' in the simile.