महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-167, verse-24

क एष कौरवान्दीर्णानवस्थाप्य महारथः ।
निवर्तयति युद्धार्थं मृधे देवेश्वरो यथा ॥२४॥

24. ka eṣa kauravāndīrṇānavasthāpya mahārathaḥ ,
nivartayati yuddhārthaṁ mṛdhe deveśvaro yathā.

24. kaḥ eṣa kauravān dīrṇān avasthāpya mahārathaḥ |
nivartayati yuddhārtham mṛdhe deveśvaraḥ yathā

24. kaḥ eṣa mahārathaḥ,
dīrṇān kauravān avasthāpya,
deveśvaraḥ yathā mṛdhe yuddhārtham nivartayati?

24. Who is this great charioteer who, having made the shattered Kauravas stand firm, turns them back to fight in battle, just like the lord of the gods?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• एष (eṣa) - this, he

• कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas

• दीर्णान् (dīrṇān) - shattered, torn, broken, scattered

• अवस्थाप्य (avasthāpya) - having caused to stand firm, having rallied, having established

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer, mighty warrior

• निवर्तयति (nivartayati) - turns back, causes to retreat, causes to engage

• युद्धार्थम् (yuddhārtham) - for the purpose of battle, for battle

• मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in conflict

• देवेश्वरः (deveśvaraḥ) - lord of gods (Indra)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

एष (eṣa) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

दीर्णान् (dīrṇān) - shattered, torn, broken, scattered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dīrṇa

dīrṇa - torn, rent, split, shattered, broken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dṛ (to tear, burst).

Root: dṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'kauravān'.

अवस्थाप्य (avasthāpya) - having caused to stand firm, having rallied, having established

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the causative root sthā (to stand) with prefix ava and the -ya suffix.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer, mighty warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior, a great charioteer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

निवर्तयति (nivartayati) - turns back, causes to retreat, causes to engage

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nivartayati

Causative verb

Causative form of root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

युद्धार्थम् (yuddhārtham) - for the purpose of battle, for battle

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+artha)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (as noun)
  Derived from root yudh (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially as an accusative of purpose.

मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mṛdh

mṛdh - battle, conflict, war

देवेश्वरः (deveśvaraḥ) - lord of gods (Indra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deveśvara

deveśvara - lord of gods, an epithet for Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+īśvara)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)