महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-12

वीरबाहुविसृष्टाश्च योधेषु च गजेषु च ।
असयः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त वाससां नेजनेष्विव ॥१२॥

12. vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭāśca yodheṣu ca gajeṣu ca ,
asayaḥ pratyadṛśyanta vāsasāṁ nejaneṣviva.

12. vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭāḥ ca yodheṣu ca gajeṣu ca
asayaḥ pratyadṛśyanta vāsasām nejaneṣu iva

12. vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭāḥ asayaḥ yodheṣu ca gajeṣu
ca pratyadṛśyanta vāsasām nejaneṣu iva

12. Swords, wielded by heroic arms, were seen among warriors and elephants, moving rapidly and appearing like clothes being vigorously washed.

Words meanings summery:

• वीरबाहुविसृष्टाः (vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭāḥ) - released/wielded by heroic arms

• च (ca) - and

• योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among warriors

• च (ca) - and

• गजेषु (gajeṣu) - upon/among elephants

• च (ca) - and

• असयः (asayaḥ) - swords

• प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared

• वाससाम् (vāsasām) - of clothes, garments

• नेजनेषु (nejaneṣu) - in the washings, in the act of washing

• इव (iva) - as, like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

वीरबाहुविसृष्टाः (vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭāḥ) - released/wielded by heroic arms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭa

vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭa - released/thrown/wielded by the arms of heroes

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from `vīrabāhu` and `visṛṣṭa` (PPP of √sṛj with vi-)

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (vīra+bāhu+visṛṣṭa)

• vīra – hero, brave, valiant
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• visṛṣṭa – released, thrown, sent forth, discharged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √sṛj with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `asayaḥ`

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among warriors

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, soldier, fighter

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गजेषु (gajeṣu) - upon/among elephants

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

असयः (asayaḥ) - swords

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

Note: Subject of `pratyadṛśyanta`

प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared

(verb)

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

Imperfect Passive

Imperfect 3rd person plural passive of √dṛś with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वाससाम् (vāsasām) - of clothes, garments

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vāsa

vāsa - garment, clothing, cloth

Note: Possessive for `nejaneṣu`

नेजनेषु (nejaneṣu) - in the washings, in the act of washing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of nejana

nejana - washing, cleansing

Derived from root √nij (to wash)

Root: nij (class 3)

इव (iva) - as, like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for simile