महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-22, verse-41

तदुद्यतगदाप्रासमकापुरुषसेवितम् ।
प्रावर्तत महद्युद्धं राजन्दुर्मन्त्रिते तव ॥४१॥

41. tadudyatagadāprāsamakāpuruṣasevitam ,
prāvartata mahadyuddhaṁ rājandurmantrite tava.

41. tat udyatagadāprāsam akāpuruṣasevitam
prāvartata mahat yuddham rājan durmantrite tava

41. rājan tava durmantrite tat udyatagadāprāsam
akāpuruṣasevitam mahat yuddham prāvartata

41. O King, that great battle, where maces and javelins were raised and which was not a place for cowards, proceeded due to your ill counsel.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• उद्यतगदाप्रासम् (udyatagadāprāsam) - with uplifted maces and javelins, where maces and javelins were raised

• अकापुरुषसेवितम् (akāpuruṣasevitam) - not served by cowards, not for cowards (i.e., bravely fought)

• प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - it began, it proceeded

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - due to ill counsel, due to bad advice

• तव (tava) - your

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

उद्यतगदाप्रासम् (udyatagadāprāsam) - with uplifted maces and javelins, where maces and javelins were raised

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udyatagadāprāsa

udyatagadāprāsa - having raised maces and javelins

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udyata+gadā+prāsa)

• udyata – uplifted, raised
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root yam with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• gadā – mace
  noun (feminine)
• prāsa – javelin, spear
  noun (masculine)

अकापुरुषसेवितम् (akāpuruṣasevitam) - not served by cowards, not for cowards (i.e., bravely fought)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāpuruṣasevita

akāpuruṣasevita - not served by cowards

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāpuruṣasevita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kāpuruṣasevita – served by cowards
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sev with kāpuruṣa as agent
  Root: sev (class 1)

प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - it began, it proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect past (laṅ) of vṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - due to ill counsel, due to bad advice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of durmantrita

durmantrita - ill counsel, bad advice

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+mantrita)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• mantrita – counsel, advice, consulted
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mantr
  Root: mantr (class 10)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you