महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-23

निबध्यतां मे कवचं विचित्रं हैमं शुभ्रं मणिरत्नावभासि ।
शिरस्त्राणं चार्कसमानभासं धनुः शरांश्चापि विषाहिकल्पान् ॥२३॥

23. nibadhyatāṁ me kavacaṁ vicitraṁ; haimaṁ śubhraṁ maṇiratnāvabhāsi ,
śirastrāṇaṁ cārkasamānabhāsaṁ; dhanuḥ śarāṁścāpi viṣāhikalpān.

23. nibadhyatām me kavacam vicitram
haimam śubhram maṇiratnāvabhāsi
śirastrāṇam ca arkasamānabhāsam
dhanuḥ śarān ca api viṣāhikalpān

23. me vicitram haimam śubhram
maṇiratnāvabhāsi kavacam nibadhyatām
ca arkasamānabhāsam śirastrāṇam
ca dhanuḥ api viṣāhikalpān śarān

23. Let my wondrous, golden, radiant armor, shining with gems and jewels, be fastened. Also, (bring) the helmet, gleaming like the sun, and the bow and arrows, which are like venomous snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• निबध्यताम् (nibadhyatām) - let it be fastened, let it be bound

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, breastplate

• विचित्रम् (vicitram) - wondrous, beautiful (variegated, wondrous, diverse, beautiful)

• हैमम् (haimam) - golden, made of gold

• शुभ्रम् (śubhram) - radiant, shining, bright, pure, white

• मणिरत्नावभासि (maṇiratnāvabhāsi) - shining with gems and jewels, resplendent with gems and jewels

• शिरस्त्राणम् (śirastrāṇam) - helmet

• च (ca) - and, also

• अर्कसमानभासम् (arkasamānabhāsam) - shining like the sun, sun-like radiant

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• विषाहिकल्पान् (viṣāhikalpān) - resembling venomous snakes, like poisonous serpents

Words meanings and morphology

निबध्यताम् (nibadhyatām) - let it be fastened, let it be bound

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of ni-bandh

Imperative, Passive

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, Passive voice. Root bandh (class 9) becomes badhya in passive, ni is a prefix.

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, breastplate

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, breastplate

विचित्रम् (vicitram) - wondrous, beautiful (variegated, wondrous, diverse, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, wondrous, diverse, beautiful, strange

Note: Agrees with kavacam.

हैमम् (haimam) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of haima

haima - golden, made of gold, relating to winter

Derived from heman (gold) + aṇ (suffix for 'made of').

Note: Agrees with kavacam.

शुभ्रम् (śubhram) - radiant, shining, bright, pure, white

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubhra

śubhra - radiant, shining, bright, pure, white

Root: śubh

Note: Agrees with kavacam.

मणिरत्नावभासि (maṇiratnāvabhāsi) - shining with gems and jewels, resplendent with gems and jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṇiratnāvabhāsin

maṇiratnāvabhāsin - shining with gems and jewels

Compound maṇiratna (gems and jewels) + avabhāsin (shining, resplendent).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (maṇi+ratna+avabhāsin)

• maṇi – gem, jewel
  noun (masculine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious object
  noun (neuter)
• avabhāsin – shining, resplendent
  adjective
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root bhās (to shine) with prefix ava- and suffix -in.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: bhās

Note: Agrees with kavacam.

शिरस्त्राणम् (śirastrāṇam) - helmet

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śirastrāṇa

śirastrāṇa - helmet, head-covering

Compound śiras (head) + trāṇa (protection).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śiras+trāṇa)

• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• trāṇa – protection, defense
  noun (neuter)
  From root trā (to protect).
  Root: trā

Note: Implicitly connected to an action like 'bring' or 'prepare'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अर्कसमानभासम् (arkasamānabhāsam) - shining like the sun, sun-like radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arkasamānabhāsa

arkasamānabhāsa - shining like the sun

Compound arka (sun) + samāna (like, similar) + bhāsa (luster, brilliance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (arka+samāna+bhāsa)

• arka – sun, ray
  noun (masculine)
• samāna – equal, similar, like
  adjective
• bhāsa – light, splendor, brilliance
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhās (to shine).
  Root: bhās

Note: Agrees with śirastrāṇam.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Implicitly 'bring the bow'.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ

Note: Object of an implied verb like 'bring'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces 'also' with ca.

विषाहिकल्पान् (viṣāhikalpān) - resembling venomous snakes, like poisonous serpents

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣāhikalpa

viṣāhikalpa - resembling venomous snakes

Compound viṣa (poison) + ahi (snake) + kalpa (like, resembling).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣa+ahi+kalpa)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• ahi – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
  Suffix indicating similarity.

Note: Agrees with śarān.