महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-20

काञ्चनं यद्यदस्यासीद्वर्म चाभरणानि च ।
धनुषश्च शराणां च तदपश्याम केवलम् ॥२०॥

20. kāñcanaṁ yadyadasyāsīdvarma cābharaṇāni ca ,
dhanuṣaśca śarāṇāṁ ca tadapaśyāma kevalam.

20. kāñcanam yat yat asya āsīt varma ca ābharaṇāni
ca dhanuṣaḥ ca śarāṇām ca tat apaśyāma kevalam

20. asya yat yat kāñcanam varma ca ābharaṇāni ca āsīt,
dhanuṣaḥ ca śarāṇām ca tat kevalam apaśyāma

20. We saw only his golden armor, ornaments, bow, and arrows – whatever golden objects he possessed.

Words meanings summery:

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which (emphasizing totality)

• अस्य (asya) - of Abhimanyu (of him, his)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• वर्म (varma) - armor

• च (ca) - and

• आभरणानि (ābharaṇāni) - ornaments, decorations

• च (ca) - and

• धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

• च (ca) - and

• शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of the arrows

• च (ca) - and

• तत् (tat) - that, those

• अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw, we beheld

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely

Words meanings and morphology

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold, gold

Note: Agrees with 'varma' (implied)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

यत् (yat) - whatever, which (emphasizing totality)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'all that' or 'whatever there was'.

अस्य (asya) - of Abhimanyu (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active Voice

3rd person singular imperfect form of √as (class 2).

Root: as (class 2)

वर्म (varma) - armor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varman

varman - armor, mail, defensive covering

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आभरणानि (ābharaṇāni) - ornaments, decorations

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ābharaṇa

ābharaṇa - ornament, decoration, jewelry

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of the arrows

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the golden armor, ornaments, etc.

अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw, we beheld

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Active Voice

1st person plural imperfect form of √dṛś (class 1), often replaced by √paś in present/imperfect stems.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - only, mere, pure, exclusive

Note: Used adverbially