महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-36

त्रिसाहस्रा रथा राजंस्तव पुत्रेण चोदिताः ।
अयोधयन्त विजयं द्रोणपुत्रपुरस्कृताः ॥३६॥

36. trisāhasrā rathā rājaṁstava putreṇa coditāḥ ,
ayodhayanta vijayaṁ droṇaputrapuraskṛtāḥ.

36. trisāhasrā rathā rājan tava putreṇa coditāḥ
ayodhayanta vijayaṃ droṇaputra-puraskṛtāḥ

36. rājan tava putreṇa coditāḥ trisāhasrā rathāḥ
droṇaputra-puraskṛtāḥ vijayaṃ ayodhayanta

36. O king, three thousand chariots urged on by your son and led by the son of Drona attacked Vijaya.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिसाहस्राः (trisāhasrāḥ) - three thousand

• रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by your son Duryodhana (by the son)

• चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged on, driven, impelled

• अयोधयन्त (ayodhayanta) - they fought against

• विजयम् (vijayam) - against Vijaya (Arjuna) (to Vijaya)

• द्रोणपुत्र-पुरस्कृताः (droṇaputra-puraskṛtāḥ) - having the son of Drona placed at the front, led by Ashvatthama

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिसाहस्राः (trisāhasrāḥ) - three thousand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of trisāhasra

trisāhasra - three thousand

A compound of tri (three) and sāhasra (thousand).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tri+sāhasra)

• tri – three
  adjective (masculine)
• sāhasra – thousand
  adjective (neuter)

रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by your son Duryodhana (by the son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged on, driven, impelled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of codita

codita - urged, incited, impelled

Past Passive Participle

From the root cud (to urge, impel)

Root: cud (class 10)

अयोधयन्त (ayodhayanta) - they fought against

(verb)

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

Causal or root class in imperfect

Root: yudh (class 4)

विजयम् (vijayam) - against Vijaya (Arjuna) (to Vijaya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, proper name Vijaya

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

द्रोणपुत्र-पुरस्कृताः (droṇaputra-puraskṛtāḥ) - having the son of Drona placed at the front, led by Ashvatthama

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of droṇaputra-puraskṛta

droṇaputra-puraskṛta - led by the son of Drona

Bahuvrihi compound combining droṇaputra and puraskṛta

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (droṇaputra+puraskṛta)

• droṇaputra – son of Drona
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound of droṇa and putra
• puraskṛta – placed in front, honored, led
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From puras and kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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