महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-61, verse-46

हिमात्यये यथा कक्षं शुष्कं वातेरितो महान् ।
अग्निर्दहेत्तथा सेनां मामिकां स धनंजयः ॥४६॥

46. himātyaye yathā kakṣaṁ śuṣkaṁ vāterito mahān ,
agnirdahettathā senāṁ māmikāṁ sa dhanaṁjayaḥ.

46. himātyaye yathā kakṣam śuṣkam vāteritaḥ mahān
agniḥ dahet tathā senām māmikām saḥ dhanaṃjayaḥ

46. yathā himātyaye vāteritaḥ mahān agniḥ śuṣkam kakṣam
dahet tathā saḥ dhanaṃjayaḥ māmikām senām (dahet)

46. Just as a great fire, fanned by the wind, would burn dry grass at the end of winter, so too will that Dhananjaya (Arjuna) consume my army.

Words meanings summery:

• हिमात्यये (himātyaye) - at the decline of winter (at the end of winter, at the passing of snow)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• कक्षम् (kakṣam) - dry grass/thicket (dry grass, thicket, jungle)

• शुष्कम् (śuṣkam) - dry (dry, withered)

• वातेरितः (vāteritaḥ) - fanned by the wind (wind-driven, fanned by wind)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, mighty, large)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

• दहेत् (dahet) - would burn (hypothetical) (may burn, should burn, would burn)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

• सेनाम् (senām) - army (army, host, battle array)

• मामिकाम् (māmikām) - my (army) (my, mine, belonging to me)

• सः (saḥ) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)

• धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna (the conqueror of wealth) (conqueror of wealth (epithet of Arjuna))

Words meanings and morphology

हिमात्यये (himātyaye) - at the decline of winter (at the end of winter, at the passing of snow)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of himātyaya

himātyaya - end of winter, termination of frost

Compound type : tatpurusha (hima+atyaya)

• hima – snow, frost, cold, winter
  noun (masculine)
• atyaya – end, termination, passing, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'i' with prefix 'ati'
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison

कक्षम् (kakṣam) - dry grass/thicket (dry grass, thicket, jungle)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kakṣa

kakṣa - dry grass, thicket, forest, armpit, inner apartment

Note: Object of 'dahet'

शुष्कम् (śuṣkam) - dry (dry, withered)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuṣka

śuṣka - dry, withered, parched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śuṣ' (to dry)

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'kakṣam'

वातेरितः (vāteritaḥ) - fanned by the wind (wind-driven, fanned by wind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāterita

vāterita - agitated by wind, wind-driven

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+īrita)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• īrita – stirred, moved, set in motion, caused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'īr' (to move, excite)
  Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'agniḥ'

महान् (mahān) - great (great, mighty, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, powerful, important, illustrious

Note: Qualifies 'agniḥ'

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire, digestive fire

Note: Subject of 'dahet'

दहेत् (dahet) - would burn (hypothetical) (may burn, should burn, would burn)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'

सेनाम् (senām) - army (army, host, battle array)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, battle array, forces

Note: Object of 'dahet' (implied by context for the second clause)

मामिकाम् (māmikām) - my (army) (my, mine, belonging to me)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māmaka

māmaka - my, mine, belonging to me

Derived from 'mama' (my) with suffix -ka

Note: Qualifies 'senām'

सः (saḥ) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of implied 'dahet', referring to Dhananjaya

धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna (the conqueror of wealth) (conqueror of wealth (epithet of Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna, fire

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – conquering, victory, victorious
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'dahet'