महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
ध्वजान्बहुविधाकारान्भ्राजमानानतिश्रिया ।
पार्थानां मामकानां च तान्ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
dhvajānbahuvidhākārānbhrājamānānatiśriyā ,
pārthānāṁ māmakānāṁ ca tānmamācakṣva saṁjaya.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca dhvajān bahu-vidha-ākārān bhrājamānān
ati-śriyā pārthānām māmakānām ca tān mama ācakṣva saṃjaya

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca saṃjaya,
tān bahu-vidha-ākārān ati-śriyā bhrājamānān pārthānām ca māmakānām dhvajān mama ācakṣva.

1. Dhritarashtra said: 'O Sanjaya, describe to me those banners of the sons of Pritha (Pandavas) and of my sons, which are of many various forms and shine with great splendor.'

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - banners, standards

• बहु-विध-आकारान् (bahu-vidha-ākārān) - of many kinds of forms

• भ्राजमानान् (bhrājamānān) - shining, glistening

• अति-श्रिया (ati-śriyā) - with great splendor

• पार्थानाम् (pārthānām) - of the Pandavas (of the sons of Pritha)

• मामकानाम् (māmakānām) - of my (sons/people)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तान् (tān) - those

• मम (mama) - to me

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - describe, tell

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king)

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect 3rd singular active, from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - banners, standards

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, standard, flag

Note: Object of 'ācakṣva'.

बहु-विध-आकारान् (bahu-vidha-ākārān) - of many kinds of forms

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu-vidha-ākāra

bahu-vidha-ākāra - having many various shapes or forms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+vidha+ākāra)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'dhvajān'.

भ्राजमानान् (bhrājamānān) - shining, glistening

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrājamāna

bhrājamāna - shining, radiant, brilliant

Present Middle Participle

from root bhrāj- 'to shine'

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dhvajān'.

अति-श्रिया (ati-śriyā) - with great splendor

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ati-śrī

ati-śrī - excessive splendor or glory

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+śrī)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
• śrī – splendor, glory, prosperity, wealth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Indicates the manner of shining.

पार्थानाम् (pārthānām) - of the Pandavas (of the sons of Pritha)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pritha (Kunti), Arjuna, Yudhisthira, Bhima etc.

derived from Pṛthā (Kunti)

Note: Possessive, referring to the Pandavas.

मामकानाम् (māmakānām) - of my (sons/people)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of māmaka

māmaka - my, mine, belonging to me

derived from mama (genitive of asmad) with -ka suffix

Note: Qualifies an implied noun like 'putrānām' (of sons) or 'janānām' (of people), referring to the Kauravas.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'pārthānām' and 'māmakānām'.

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to 'dhvajān'.

मम (mama) - to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Used in a dative sense with 'ācakṣva' (describe to me).

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - describe, tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ā-cakṣ

imperative 2nd singular middle

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Command from Dhritarashtra to Sanjaya.

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer and reporter)

Note: Addressed by Dhritarashtra.