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7,19

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-8

ग्रीवायां शूरसेनाश्च दरदा मद्रकेकयाः ।
गजाश्वरथपत्त्यौघास्तस्थुः शतसहस्रशः ॥८॥
8. grīvāyāṁ śūrasenāśca daradā madrakekayāḥ ,
gajāśvarathapattyaughāstasthuḥ śatasahasraśaḥ.
8. grīvāyāṃ śūrasenāḥ ca daradāḥ madrakekayāḥ
gajāśvarathapattyaughāḥ tasthuḥ śatasahasraśaḥ
8. grīvāyāṃ śūrasenāḥ ca daradāḥ madrakekayāḥ
gajāśvarathapattyaughāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ tasthuḥ
8. The Śūrasenas, Daradas, and Madra-Kekayas, along with their throngs of elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry, stood by the neck (of the battle formation) in hundreds of thousands.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ग्रीवायां (grīvāyāṁ) - at the neck (of the battle formation) (in the neck, at the neck)
  • शूरसेनाः (śūrasenāḥ) - the Śūrasenas (a people/tribe)
  • (ca) - and
  • दरदाः (daradāḥ) - the Daradas (a people/tribe)
  • मद्रकेकयाः (madrakekayāḥ) - the Madras and Kekayas
  • गजाश्वरथपत्त्यौघाः (gajāśvarathapattyaughāḥ) - throngs of elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry
  • तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - they stood, they remained
  • शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in hundreds of thousands

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रीवायां (grīvāyāṁ) - at the neck (of the battle formation) (in the neck, at the neck)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of grīvā
grīvā - neck; forepart
शूरसेनाः (śūrasenāḥ) - the Śūrasenas (a people/tribe)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūrasena
śūrasena - a name of an ancient Indian tribe or kingdom
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दरदाः (daradāḥ) - the Daradas (a people/tribe)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of darada
darada - a name of an ancient Indian tribe, usually located in the northwest
मद्रकेकयाः (madrakekayāḥ) - the Madras and Kekayas
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of madrakekaya
madrakekaya - the Madras and Kekayas (a dual compound) or a collective name for both groups
Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (madra+kekaya)
  • madra – a name of a people/kingdom, usually in Punjab
    proper noun (masculine)
  • kekaya – a name of a people/kingdom, usually in Punjab
    proper noun (masculine)
गजाश्वरथपत्त्यौघाः (gajāśvarathapattyaughāḥ) - throngs of elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gajāśvarathapattyaugha
gajāśvarathapattyaugha - throngs of elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers
Compound type : itaretara-dvandva followed by tatpurusha (gaja+aśva+ratha+patti+ogha)
  • gaja – elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • ratha – chariot
    noun (masculine)
  • patti – foot soldier, infantry
    noun (masculine)
  • ogha – flood, current, multitude, throng
    noun (masculine)
Note: The entire compound acts as the subject referring to the collective forces.
तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - they stood, they remained
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of sthā
perfect active 3rd plural
Reduplicated perfect form of √sthā.
Root: sthā (class 1)
शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in hundreds of thousands
(indeclinable)
Formed with the suffix -śaḥ indicating 'by groups of' or 'in numbers of'.
Note: Adverbial use.