Shloka 3.28Unverified draft

रथिनश्चाश्ववाहाश्च कुलपुत्राः सुपूजिताः । शतशोऽथ सहस्राणि मध्यमं स्कन्धमाश्रिताः ।।6.3.28।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
rathinaścāśvavāhāśca kulaputrāḥ supūjitāḥरथिनश्चाश्ववाहाश्च कुलपुत्राः सुपूजिताःchariot-fighters and cavalry, sons of good families, highly honourednominative plural + particle + nominative plural compound + particle + nominative plural compound + nominative plural participle
śataśo'tha sahasrāṇi madhyamaṃ skandhamāśritāḥशतशोऽथ सहस्राणि मध्यमं स्कन्धमाश्रिताःand hundreds of thousands are posted in the central divisionadverb + adverb + nominative plural + accusative adjective + accusative + past participle plural

Reference: 6.3.28 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa