महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-35

नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि प्रगृह्य जयगृद्धिनः ।
जीवन्त इव लक्ष्यन्ते गतसत्त्वास्तरस्विनः ॥३५॥

35. nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi pragṛhya jayagṛddhinaḥ ,
jīvanta iva lakṣyante gatasattvāstarasvinaḥ.

35. nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi pragṛhya jayagṛddhinaḥ
jīvantaḥ iva lakṣyante gatasattvāḥ tarasvinaḥ

35. jayagṛddhinaḥ tarasvinaḥ nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi
pragṛhya gatasattvāḥ jīvantaḥ iva lakṣyante

35. Though deprived of their life-force (sattva), those powerful warriors, who were eager for victory and held various weapons, appear as if they are still alive.

Words meanings summery:

• नानाविधानि (nānāvidhāni) - of various kinds, manifold, diverse

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons, instruments

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, having seized, holding

• जयगृद्धिनः (jayagṛddhinaḥ) - desirous of victory, greedy for victory

• जीवन्तः (jīvantaḥ) - living, alive, existing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - are seen, appear, are observed

• गतसत्त्वाः (gatasattvāḥ) - deprived of life-force/strength, whose vitality is gone

• तरस्विनः (tarasvinaḥ) - powerful, energetic, swift, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

नानाविधानि (nānāvidhāni) - of various kinds, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nānāvidha

nānāvidha - of various kinds, manifold, diverse

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+vidha)

• nānā – various, manifold
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śastrāṇi'

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons, instruments

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument, tool, knife

Root: śas (class 2)

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped, having seized, holding

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'grah' (to seize, take) with the prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

जयगृद्धिनः (jayagṛddhinaḥ) - desirous of victory, greedy for victory

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jayagṛddhin

jayagṛddhin - eager for victory, greedy for success

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+gṛddhin)

• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• gṛddhin – greedy, eager, desirous
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the warriors being described by 'lakṣyante'

जीवन्तः (jīvantaḥ) - living, alive, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'jīv' (to live) as a present active participle.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jayagṛddhinaḥ' and 'tarasvinaḥ'

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - are seen, appear, are observed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of lakṣ

Present Tense

Present passive/middle form of the root 'lakṣ' (to perceive, mark).

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

गतसत्त्वाः (gatasattvāḥ) - deprived of life-force/strength, whose vitality is gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gatasattva

gatasattva - whose strength or vitality (sattva) is gone, devoid of courage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+sattva)

• gata – gone, departed, lost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sattva – being, existence, essence, strength, courage, life-force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'jayagṛddhinaḥ' and 'tarasvinaḥ'

तरस्विनः (tarasvinaḥ) - powerful, energetic, swift, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tarasvin

tarasvin - swift, quick, energetic, powerful, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'jayagṛddhinaḥ' and 'gatasattvāḥ'