महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-88, verse-59

निगृहीतास्तु भोजेन भोजानीकेप्सवो रणे ।
अतिष्ठन्नार्यवद्वीराः प्रार्थयन्तो महद्यशः ॥५९॥

59. nigṛhītāstu bhojena bhojānīkepsavo raṇe ,
atiṣṭhannāryavadvīrāḥ prārthayanto mahadyaśaḥ.

59. nigṛhītāḥ tu bhojena bhojānīkepsavaḥ raṇe
atiṣṭhan āryavat vīrāḥ prārthayantaḥ mahat yaśaḥ

59. tu bhojena raṇe nigṛhītāḥ vīrāḥ bhojānīkepsavaḥ
mahat yaśaḥ prārthayantaḥ āryavat atiṣṭhan

59. However, those heroes who desired to join Bhoja's army and were seeking great glory, though restrained by Bhoja in battle, stood firm with nobility.

Words meanings summery:

• निगृहीताः (nigṛhītāḥ) - restrained, seized, captured, checked

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• भोजेन (bhojena) - by the king named Bhoja (by Bhoja)

• भोजानीकेप्सवः (bhojānīkepsavaḥ) - desiring Bhoja's army, wishing to join Bhoja's army

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

• अतिष्ठन् (atiṣṭhan) - they stood, they remained, they stayed firm

• आर्यवत् (āryavat) - like noble ones, nobly, bravely

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors

• प्रार्थयन्तः (prārthayantaḥ) - desiring, seeking, requesting

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

Words meanings and morphology

निगृहीताः (nigṛhītāḥ) - restrained, seized, captured, checked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nigṛhīta

nigṛhīta - restrained, seized, captured, checked

past passive participle

Derived from root grah- with ni- prefix

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

भोजेन (bhojena) - by the king named Bhoja (by Bhoja)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhoja

bhoja - a king's name, a member of the Bhoja dynasty

भोजानीकेप्सवः (bhojānīkepsavaḥ) - desiring Bhoja's army, wishing to join Bhoja's army

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhojānīkepsu

bhojānīkepsu - one who desires Bhoja's army

Compound of bhojānīka and epsu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhojānīka+epsu)

• bhojānīka – Bhoja's army
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: Bhojasya anīkam
• epsu – desiring, wishing to obtain
  adjective (masculine)
  desiderative nominal derivative
  Derived from desiderative stem of root āp-
  Root: āp (class 5)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

अतिष्ठन् (atiṣṭhan) - they stood, they remained, they stayed firm

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

आर्यवत् (āryavat) - like noble ones, nobly, bravely

(indeclinable)

Derived from ārya with the suffix -vat, meaning 'like'

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

प्रार्थयन्तः (prārthayantaḥ) - desiring, seeking, requesting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prārthayat

prārthayat - desiring, seeking, requesting

present active participle

Derived from root arth- (10th class) with pra- prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, reputation