महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-17

स तु संवर्तयामास द्वैधीभावेन पाण्डवः ।
रथेन तु रथाग्र्याणामकरोत्तां मृषा तदा ॥१७॥

17. sa tu saṁvartayāmāsa dvaidhībhāvena pāṇḍavaḥ ,
rathena tu rathāgryāṇāmakarottāṁ mṛṣā tadā.

17. saḥ tu saṃvartayāmāsa dvaidhībhāvena pāṇḍavaḥ
rathena tu rathāgryāṇām akarot tām mṛṣā tadā

17. tu saḥ pāṇḍavaḥ dvaidhībhāvena saṃvartayāmāsa
tadā tu rathena rathāgryāṇām tām mṛṣā akarot

17. But that Pāṇḍava, Arjuna, by creating a duality (dvaidhībhāva), managed the situation; then, with his chariot, he rendered that (enemy's strategy) futile for the foremost of chariot warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)

• संवर्तयामास (saṁvartayāmāsa) - he managed (the situation, by causing a division) (he caused to turn, he gathered, he managed)

• द्वैधीभावेन (dvaidhībhāvena) - by creating a duality (a two-fold strategy or situation) (by means of a two-fold state, by division, by creating duality)

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna, as a Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)

• रथेन (rathena) - with his (Arjuna's) chariot (by chariot)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)

• रथाग्र्याणाम् (rathāgryāṇām) - for the foremost of chariot warriors (the enemy's best) (of the best chariots, of the foremost chariot warriors)

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he made (that plan) useless (he made, he did)

• ताम् (tām) - that (enemy's plan/strategy, referring to `matiḥ` or `dvaidham` in previous verse) (that, her)

• मृषा (mṛṣā) - useless, futile (in vain, falsely, uselessly)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

संवर्तयामास (saṁvartayāmāsa) - he managed (the situation, by causing a division) (he caused to turn, he gathered, he managed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vṛt

Periphrastic Perfect (Causative)

Periphrastic perfect of causative form of root vṛt- with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The form `āmāsa` is part of the periphrastic perfect conjugation.

द्वैधीभावेन (dvaidhībhāvena) - by creating a duality (a two-fold strategy or situation) (by means of a two-fold state, by division, by creating duality)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dvaidhībhāva

dvaidhībhāva - state of being two-fold, division, duality, dilemma

From dvaidha (two-fold) + bhāva (state, condition)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvaidhī+bhāva)

• dvaidhī – two-fold, dual (stem before bhāva)
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna, as a Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava prince

Derived from Pāṇḍu

रथेन (rathena) - with his (Arjuna's) chariot (by chariot)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

रथाग्र्याणाम् (rathāgryāṇām) - for the foremost of chariot warriors (the enemy's best) (of the best chariots, of the foremost chariot warriors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathāgrya

rathāgrya - best of chariots, foremost chariot warrior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+agrya)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• agrya – foremost, chief, best
  adjective (masculine)

अकरोत् (akarot) - he made (that plan) useless (he made, he did)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ताम् (tām) - that (enemy's plan/strategy, referring to `matiḥ` or `dvaidham` in previous verse) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मृषा (mṛṣā) - useless, futile (in vain, falsely, uselessly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)