महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-46, verse-23

बभञ्ज च सहस्राणि दश राजन्महात्मनाम् ।
सृजतामशिवा वाचः खड्गकार्मुकधारिणाम् ॥२३॥

23. babhañja ca sahasrāṇi daśa rājanmahātmanām ,
sṛjatāmaśivā vācaḥ khaḍgakārmukadhāriṇām.

23. babhañja ca sahasrāṇi daśa rājan mahātmanām
sṛjatām aśivāḥ vācaḥ khaḍgakārmukadhāriṇām

23. rājan ca daśa sahasrāṇi mahātmanām aśivāḥ
vācaḥ sṛjatām khaḍgakārmukadhāriṇām babhañja

23. And he shattered ten thousands of heroic warriors, O King, who were uttering ominous words and wielding swords and bows.

Words meanings summery:

• बभञ्ज (babhañja) - he broke, shattered

• च (ca) - and, also

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• दश (daśa) - ten

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhritarashtra! (O king!)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the heroic warriors (of the great-souled, noble)

• सृजताम् (sṛjatām) - of those uttering (of those creating, uttering)

• अशिवाः (aśivāḥ) - ominous (inauspicious, ominous, evil)

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches

• खड्गकार्मुकधारिणाम् (khaḍgakārmukadhāriṇām) - of those bearing swords and bows

Words meanings and morphology

बभञ्ज (babhañja) - he broke, shattered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhañj

Root: bhañj (class 7)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Used as an adjective modifying 'sahasrāṇi'.

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhritarashtra! (O king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to Dhritarashtra by Sanjaya.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the heroic warriors (of the great-souled, noble)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied warriors, who are also described by 'sṛjatām' and 'khaḍgakārmukadhāriṇām'.

सृजताम् (sṛjatām) - of those uttering (of those creating, uttering)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sṛjat

sṛj - to create, emit, release, utter

Present Active Participle

from √sṛj (to create, emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied warriors, referring to their action of uttering words.

अशिवाः (aśivāḥ) - ominous (inauspicious, ominous, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of aśiva

aśiva - inauspicious, ill-omened, evil, not good

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'śiva' (auspicious)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śiva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śiva – auspicious, propitious, benevolent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'vācaḥ'.

वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

खड्गकार्मुकधारिणाम् (khaḍgakārmukadhāriṇām) - of those bearing swords and bows

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of khaḍgakārmukadhārin

khaḍgakārmukadhārin - one who holds a sword and a bow

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (khaḍga+kārmuka+dhārin)

• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• kārmuka – bow (weapon)
  noun (neuter)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from √dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied warriors.