महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-22, verse-36

ततो गजाः सप्तशताश्चापपाणिभिरास्थिताः ।
पञ्च चाश्वसहस्राणि सहदेवश्च वीर्यवान् ॥३६॥

36. tato gajāḥ saptaśatāścāpapāṇibhirāsthitāḥ ,
pañca cāśvasahasrāṇi sahadevaśca vīryavān.

36. tataḥ gajāḥ saptaśatāḥ cāpapāṇibhiḥ āsthitāḥ
pañca ca aśvasahasrāṇi sahadevaḥ ca vīryavān

36. tataḥ saptaśatāḥ gajāḥ cāpapāṇibhiḥ āsthitāḥ,
pañca aśvasahasrāṇi ca,
vīryavān sahadevaḥ ca (āsan)

36. Then, seven hundred elephants, ridden by those holding bows in their hands, and five thousand horses, and the mighty Sahadeva (were present).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

• सप्तशताः (saptaśatāḥ) - seven hundred

• चापपाणिभिः (cāpapāṇibhiḥ) - by those with bows in hand, by bow-wielders

• आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - mounted (on elephants) (mounted, seated upon, situated)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• च (ca) - and, also

• अश्वसहस्राणि (aśvasahasrāṇi) - thousands of horses

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

• च (ca) - and, also

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty, valorous, heroic

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Subject of an implied verb (e.g., 'were present').

सप्तशताः (saptaśatāḥ) - seven hundred

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saptaśata

saptaśata - seven hundred

Compound type : dvigu (sapta+śata)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `gajāḥ`.

चापपाणिभिः (cāpapāṇibhiḥ) - by those with bows in hand, by bow-wielders

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cāpapāṇi

cāpapāṇi - having a bow in hand, bow-wielder

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāpa+pāṇi)

• cāpa – bow, arc
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of `āsthitāḥ`.

आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - mounted (on elephants) (mounted, seated upon, situated)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āsthita

āsthita - mounted, placed, situated, supported

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sthā with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `gajāḥ`.

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `aśvasahasrāṇi`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `pañca aśvasahasrāṇi` with the previous elements.

अश्वसहस्राणि (aśvasahasrāṇi) - thousands of horses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aśvasahasra

aśvasahasra - a thousand horses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+sahasra)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (one of the Pandava brothers)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Sahadeva to the list of forces.

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty, valorous, heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - mighty, valorous, powerful, heroic

Possessive adjective formed with -vat suffix

Note: Agrees with `sahadevaḥ`.