महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-8, verse-17

बद्धासयः पाशहस्ता वारणप्रतिवारणाः ।
समानमृत्यवो राजन्ननीकस्थाः परस्परम् ॥१७॥

17. baddhāsayaḥ pāśahastā vāraṇaprativāraṇāḥ ,
samānamṛtyavo rājannanīkasthāḥ parasparam.

17. baddhāsayāḥ pāśahastāḥ vāraṇaprativāraṇāḥ
samānamṛtyavaḥ rājan anīkasthāḥ parasparam

17. rājan baddhāsayāḥ pāśahastāḥ vāraṇaprativāraṇāḥ
samānamṛtyavaḥ anīkasthāḥ parasparam

17. O King, they were positioned in the army ranks, with their swords fastened and ropes in hand, capable of warding off elephants, and mutually resolved to die together.

Words meanings summery:

• बद्धासयाः (baddhāsayāḥ) - having their swords fastened (having swords secured/girt, firm in resolve)

• पाशहस्ताः (pāśahastāḥ) - rope-handed (having ropes in hand, holding a noose)

• वारणप्रतिवारणाः (vāraṇaprativāraṇāḥ) - repelling elephants (warding off elephants, those who repel elephants)

• समानमृत्यवः (samānamṛtyavaḥ) - mutually resolved to die together (having a common death/fate, ready to die together)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• अनीकस्थाः (anīkasthāḥ) - standing in the army, positioned in the ranks, belonging to the army

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, one another

Words meanings and morphology

बद्धासयाः (baddhāsayāḥ) - having their swords fastened (having swords secured/girt, firm in resolve)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddhāsi

baddhāsi - sword-girt, having a secured sword

Bahuvrīhi compound: baddha (bound, secured) + āsi (sword). Alternatively, from `baddha` + `āsaya` (intent/purpose) meaning 'firm in resolve'. Given the context, 'swords' is more likely.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+āsi)

• baddha – bound, tied, secured, fastened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bandh (to bind, fasten)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• āsi – sword
  noun (masculine)

पाशहस्ताः (pāśahastāḥ) - rope-handed (having ropes in hand, holding a noose)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāśahasta

pāśahasta - having ropes in hand, holding a noose

Bahuvrīhi compound: pāśa (rope, noose) + hasta (hand).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāśa+hasta)

• pāśa – rope, cord, noose
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: The original text reads `pāśahastā` (ending in -ā), an irregular nominative plural masculine form or poetic license, which would typically be `pāśahastāḥ`.

वारणप्रतिवारणाः (vāraṇaprativāraṇāḥ) - repelling elephants (warding off elephants, those who repel elephants)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāraṇaprativāraṇa

vāraṇaprativāraṇa - repelling elephants, those who ward off elephants

Tatpuruṣa compound: vāraṇa (elephant) + prativāraṇa (repelling, opposing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāraṇa+prativāraṇa)

• vāraṇa – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• prativāraṇa – repelling, warding off, prevention
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix prati
  Prefix: prati
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

समानमृत्यवः (samānamṛtyavaḥ) - mutually resolved to die together (having a common death/fate, ready to die together)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samānamṛtyu

samānamṛtyu - having the same death or fate

Bahuvrīhi compound: samāna (same, equal) + mṛtyu (death).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samāna+mṛtyu)

• samāna – same, equal, similar
  adjective
  Prefix: sam
• mṛtyu – death, mortality
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अनीकस्थाः (anīkasthāḥ) - standing in the army, positioned in the ranks, belonging to the army

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anīkastha

anīkastha - standing in the army, belonging to the army

Tatpuruṣa compound: anīka (army) + stha (standing, situated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anīka+stha)

• anīka – army, host, division of an army
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated
  adjective
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally, one another

(indeclinable)