महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-32

यस्तु शूरतमो राजन्सेनयोरुभयोर्मतः ।
तं पटच्चरहन्तारं लक्ष्मणः समवारयत् ॥३२॥

32. yastu śūratamo rājansenayorubhayormataḥ ,
taṁ paṭaccarahantāraṁ lakṣmaṇaḥ samavārayat.

32. yaḥ tu śūratamaḥ rājan senayoḥ ubhayoḥ mataḥ
tam paṭaccarahantāram lakṣmaṇaḥ samavārayat

32. rājan lakṣmaṇaḥ yaḥ tu ubhayoḥ senayoḥ śūratamaḥ mataḥ,
tam paṭaccarahantāram samavārayat

32. O King, Lakṣmaṇa restrained that killer of Paṭaccara, who was considered the most valorous among both armies.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• शूरतमः (śūratamaḥ) - most valorous (bravest, most valorous)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

• सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two opposing armies (Kaurava and Pāṇḍava) (of the two armies)

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (armies) (of both)

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered (to be the bravest) (considered, thought, esteemed)

• तम् (tam) - him (the warrior described by `yaḥ`) (him, that (masc. acc. sg.))

• पटच्चरहन्तारम् (paṭaccarahantāram) - the warrior known as the killer of Paṭaccara (the killer of Paṭaccara)

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, son of Duryodhana (Lakṣmaṇa)

• समवारयत् (samavārayat) - he restrained (the warrior) (he prevented, he restrained, he held back)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

शूरतमः (śūratamaḥ) - most valorous (bravest, most valorous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūratama

śūratama - bravest, most heroic, most valorous (superlative of `śūra`)

Superlative form using suffix `-tama`.

राजन् (rājan) - O king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root `rāj` + suffix `an`.

Root: rāj

सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two opposing armies (Kaurava and Pāṇḍava) (of the two armies)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of senā

senā - army, host, troop

Note: Could also be locative dual, but genitive is more fitting here ('of both armies').

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (armies) (of both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both, two

Dual pronoun.

Note: Could also be locative dual, but genitive is more fitting here ('of both armies').

मतः (mataḥ) - considered (to be the bravest) (considered, thought, esteemed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, esteemed, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `man` (to think, believe).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the person.

तम् (tam) - him (the warrior described by `yaḥ`) (him, that (masc. acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Correlative pronoun to `yad`.

पटच्चरहन्तारम् (paṭaccarahantāram) - the warrior known as the killer of Paṭaccara (the killer of Paṭaccara)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paṭaccarahantṛ

paṭaccarahantṛ - killer of Paṭaccara

Agent Noun

Compound of `paṭaccara` (a proper name) and `hantṛ` (killer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṭaccara+hantṛ)

• paṭaccara – name of a warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
• hantṛ – killer, slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root `han` (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, son of Duryodhana (Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of several characters, e.g., Rāma's brother, Duryodhana's son)

समवारयत् (samavārayat) - he restrained (the warrior) (he prevented, he restrained, he held back)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samavar

Imperfect 3rd singular active. Root `vṛ` (class 1, 5, 9, 10). Here class 10 with causative sense, then `avarayat` (causative of `vṛ` with `ava-`) meaning 'to prevent, stop'. With `sam-` it's 'to fully restrain'.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: vṛ (class 10)