महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-7, verse-21

पुच्छे आस्तां महावीरौ भ्रातरौ पार्थिवौ तदा ।
चित्रसेनश्च चित्रश्च महत्या सेनया वृतौ ॥२१॥

21. pucche āstāṁ mahāvīrau bhrātarau pārthivau tadā ,
citrasenaśca citraśca mahatyā senayā vṛtau.

21. pucchhe āstām mahāvīrau bhrātarau pārthivau tadā
citrasenaḥ ca citraḥ ca mahatyā senayā vṛtau

21. tadā pucchhe mahāvīrau pārthivau bhrātarau
citrasenaḥ ca citraḥ ca mahatyā senayā vṛtau āstām

21. Then, at the very rear, were the two great warrior brothers, the kings Citrasena and Citra, encompassed by a vast army.

Words meanings summery:

• पुच्छ्हे (pucchhe) - at the tail, at the rear

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - they were, they stood, they remained

• महावीरौ (mahāvīrau) - two great heroes, two great warriors

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

• पार्थिवौ (pārthivau) - two kings, two rulers

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena (proper name)

• च (ca) - and, also

• चित्रः (citraḥ) - Citra (proper name)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महत्या (mahatyā) - by a great, by a large

• सेनया (senayā) - by an army

• वृतौ (vṛtau) - surrounded, encompassed

Words meanings and morphology

पुच्छ्हे (pucchhe) - at the tail, at the rear

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of puccha

puccha - tail, rear, end

आस्ताम् (āstām) - they were, they stood, they remained

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √as

Root: as (class 2)

महावीरौ (mahāvīrau) - two great heroes, two great warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāvīra

mahāvīra - great hero, great warrior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vīra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vīra – hero, warrior, brave
  noun (masculine)

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

पार्थिवौ (pārthivau) - two kings, two rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pārthiva

pārthiva - pertaining to the earth, earthly, king, ruler

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrasena

citrasena - Citrasena (proper name: 'having a splendid army')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (citra+senā)

• citra – bright, clear, splendid, variegated
  adjective
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चित्रः (citraḥ) - Citra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citra

citra - Citra (proper name: 'bright, clear, splendid')

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महत्या (mahatyā) - by a great, by a large

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

सेनया (senayā) - by an army

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, force

वृतौ (vṛtau) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vṛ (to cover, surround) with the suffix -kta.

Root: vṛ (class 5)