महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-23, verse-60

शरचापधरः पार्थः प्रज्वलन्निव भारत ।
ददाह समरे योधान्कक्षमग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥६०॥

60. śaracāpadharaḥ pārthaḥ prajvalanniva bhārata ,
dadāha samare yodhānkakṣamagniriva jvalan.

60. śaracāpadharaḥ pārthaḥ prajvalan iva bhārata
dadāha samare yodhān kakṣam agniḥ iva jvalan

60. bhārata pārthaḥ śaracāpadharaḥ prajvalan iva
samare yodhān dadāha agniḥ iva jvalan kakṣam

60. O Bhārata, Partha (Arjuna), bearing his bow and arrows, blazing as if he were fire, consumed the warriors in battle, just as a blazing fire burns up dry grass.

Words meanings summery:

• शरचापधरः (śaracāpadharaḥ) - bow and arrow holder, one bearing bow and arrows

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Partha, Arjuna

• प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - blazing, shining forth

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• भारत (bhārata) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

• ददाह (dadāha) - he burnt, he consumed

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• योधान् (yodhān) - warriors, fighters

• कक्षम् (kakṣam) - dry grass, dry wood, thicket

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, god of fire

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing, burning

Words meanings and morphology

शरचापधरः (śaracāpadharaḥ) - bow and arrow holder, one bearing bow and arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaracāpadhara

śaracāpadhara - one holding arrows and a bow

Compound noun acting as an adjective. From śara (arrow) + cāpa (bow) + dhara (holder/bearer).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+cāpa+dhara)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – holding, bearing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root धृ (dhṛ) 'to hold'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthaḥ'.

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Partha, Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (Kunti).

Note: Subject of the verb 'dadāha'.

प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - blazing, shining forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajvalat

prajvalat - blazing, shining, burning brightly

Present Active Participle

From root ज्वल् (jval) 'to burn' with prefix प्र (pra).

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthaḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison.

भारत (bhārata) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior

Patronymic from Bharata.

Note: Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

ददाह (dadāha) - he burnt, he consumed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √dah

Perfect (liṭ) 3rd person singular of root दह् (dah).

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Note: Indicates the place of action.

योधान् (yodhān) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

From root युध् (yudh) 'to fight'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of the verb 'dadāha'.

कक्षम् (kakṣam) - dry grass, dry wood, thicket

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kakṣa

kakṣa - dry grass, dry wood, thicket, forest

Note: Object of the implied verb of burning in the simile.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, god of fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Subject of comparison (like fire).

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison.

ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing, burning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, burning

Present Active Participle

From root ज्वल् (jval) 'to burn'.

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'agniḥ'.