महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-6

तेषामभ्यस्यतां तत्र सर्वेषां सव्यदक्षिणम् ।
मण्डलान्येव चापानि व्यदृश्यन्त जनाधिप ॥६॥

6. teṣāmabhyasyatāṁ tatra sarveṣāṁ savyadakṣiṇam ,
maṇḍalānyeva cāpāni vyadṛśyanta janādhipa.

6. teṣām abhyasyatām tatra sarveṣām savyadakṣiṇam
maṇḍalāni eva cāpāni vyadṛśyanta janādhipa

6. janādhipa teṣām sarveṣām tatra abhyasyatām
savyadakṣiṇam cāpāni maṇḍalāni eva vyadṛśyanta

6. O ruler of men, as all of them practiced there, their bows, moving swiftly from left to right, appeared indeed like circles.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (of them, their)

• अभ्यस्यताम् (abhyasyatām) - of those who were practicing (of those practicing, of those training)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of them (of all, of everyone)

• सव्यदक्षिणम् (savyadakṣiṇam) - swiftly from left to right (left and right, to the left and right)

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles (circles, discs, rings)

• एव (eva) - indeed, like (indeed, only, just)

• चापानि (cāpāni) - bows (of the warriors) (bows)

• व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - they appeared, were seen (they were seen, appeared)

• जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men (O ruler of men, O king)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the warriors mentioned previously.

अभ्यस्यताम् (abhyasyatām) - of those who were practicing (of those practicing, of those training)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abhyasyat

abhyasyat - practicing, training, exercising

present active participle

Derived from the verb abhyas (abhi + √as, class 4, 'asyati' in the sense of 'to practice'). Genitive plural masculine form.

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'teṣām' and 'sarveṣām'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all of them (of all, of everyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'teṣām' and 'abhyasyatām'.

सव्यदक्षिणम् (savyadakṣiṇam) - swiftly from left to right (left and right, to the left and right)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : dvandva (savya+dakṣiṇa)

• savya – left, reverse, adverse
  adjective
• dakṣiṇa – right, southern, skillful
  adjective

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles (circles, discs, rings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, sphere, region

Note: Predicate nominative for 'cāpāni'.

एव (eva) - indeed, like (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

चापानि (cāpāni) - bows (of the warriors) (bows)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cāpa

cāpa - bow

Note: Subject of 'vyadṛśyanta'.

व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - they appeared, were seen (they were seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of √dṛś

passive imperfect

Imperfect (laṅ) 3rd person plural passive form of √dṛś (class 1, 'paśyati'), with the prefix 'vi'. The passive stem is 'dṛśya'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cāpāni'.

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men (O ruler of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - ruler of men, king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jana+adhipa)

• jana – man, person, people
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

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