महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-33, verse-12

संजय उवाच ।
चक्रव्यूहो महाराज आचार्येणाभिकल्पितः ।
तत्र शक्रोपमाः सर्वे राजानो विनिवेशिताः ॥१२॥

12. saṁjaya uvāca ,
cakravyūho mahārāja ācāryeṇābhikalpitaḥ ,
tatra śakropamāḥ sarve rājāno viniveśitāḥ.

12. saṃjayaḥ uvāca cakravūhaḥ mahārāja ācāryeṇa
abhikalpitaḥ tatra śakropamāḥ sarve rājānaḥ viniveśitāḥ

12. mahārāja ācāryeṇa cakravūhaḥ abhikalpitaḥ
tatra sarve śakropamāḥ rājānaḥ viniveśitāḥ

12. Sanjaya said, "O great king, a circular battle formation (cakravūha) was devised by the preceptor (Droṇa). There, all the kings, comparable to Indra, were stationed."

Words meanings summery:

• संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sanjaya, the charioteer and narrator to Dhritarashtra (Sanjaya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• चक्रवूहः (cakravūhaḥ) - circular battle formation

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Referring to Dhritarashtra (O great king)

• आचार्येण (ācāryeṇa) - By Droṇācārya, the teacher of the Kauravas and Pandavas (by the preceptor)

• अभिकल्पितः (abhikalpitaḥ) - devised, arranged, planned

• तत्र (tatra) - In the circular battle formation (there, in that place)

• शक्रोपमाः (śakropamāḥ) - Kings possessing might and splendor like Indra (resembling Indra, comparable to Indra)

• सर्वे (sarve) - All the kings (all, every)

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• विनिवेशिताः (viniveśitāḥ) - The kings were positioned within the battle formation (stationed, placed, arranged)

Words meanings and morphology

संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sanjaya, the charioteer and narrator to Dhritarashtra (Sanjaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (a proper name); victory, conquest

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active

Perfect tense, third person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

चक्रवूहः (cakravūhaḥ) - circular battle formation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cakravūha

cakravūha - a circular array or disposition of an army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakra+vyūha)

• cakra – wheel, discus, circle
  noun (neuter)
• vyūha – array, disposition of an army, arrangement
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi

महाराज (mahārāja) - Referring to Dhritarashtra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+rājan)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

आचार्येण (ācāryeṇa) - By Droṇācārya, the teacher of the Kauravas and Pandavas (by the preceptor)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - preceptor, teacher, guru

अभिकल्पितः (abhikalpitaḥ) - devised, arranged, planned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhikalpita

abhikalpita - devised, contrived, arranged, imagined

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root 'kḷp' with the prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: kḷp (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - In the circular battle formation (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

शक्रोपमाः (śakropamāḥ) - Kings possessing might and splendor like Indra (resembling Indra, comparable to Indra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakropama

śakropama - comparable to Indra, similar to Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+upamā)

• śakra – Indra (name of a deity); mighty, powerful
  proper noun (masculine)
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

सर्वे (sarve) - All the kings (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

विनिवेशिताः (viniveśitāḥ) - The kings were positioned within the battle formation (stationed, placed, arranged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viniveśita

viniveśita - stationed, placed, arranged, established

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root 'viś' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ni'

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: viś (class 6)