महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-72

तं च दृष्ट्वा क्रियोपेतं द्रोणोऽमन्यत पाण्डवम् ।
विशिष्टं सर्वशिष्येभ्यः प्रीतिमांश्चाभवत्तदा ॥७२॥

72. taṁ ca dṛṣṭvā kriyopetaṁ droṇo'manyata pāṇḍavam ,
viśiṣṭaṁ sarvaśiṣyebhyaḥ prītimāṁścābhavattadā.

72. tam ca dṛṣṭvā kriyopetam droṇaḥ amanyata pāṇḍavam
viśiṣṭam sarvaśiṣyebhyaḥ prītimān ca abhavat tadā

72. Upon seeing him perform with such skill, Drona considered that Pandava (Arjuna) was superior to all his other disciples, and at that moment, he became greatly pleased.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him, that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• क्रियोपेतम् (kriyopetam) - endowed with such skill (endowed with action/skill, possessing actions)

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - considered, thought

• पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Arjuna (the Pandava (son of Pandu), Arjuna)

• विशिष्टम् (viśiṣṭam) - superior, distinguished, excellent

• सर्वशिष्येभ्यः (sarvaśiṣyebhyaḥ) - superior to all his disciples (than all the disciples, to all the disciples)

• प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - pleased, delighted, joyful

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root: dṛś (class 1)

क्रियोपेतम् (kriyopetam) - endowed with such skill (endowed with action/skill, possessing actions)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kriyopeta

kriyopeta - endowed with action, accompanied by actions/skill

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+upeta)

• kriyā – action, deed, skill
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• upeta – endowed with, possessed of, accompanied by
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of the teacher and warrior)

अमन्यत (amanyata) - considered, thought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Arjuna (the Pandava (son of Pandu), Arjuna)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu

विशिष्टम् (viśiṣṭam) - superior, distinguished, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - superior, distinguished, excellent, specific

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

सर्वशिष्येभ्यः (sarvaśiṣyebhyaḥ) - superior to all his disciples (than all the disciples, to all the disciples)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of sarvaśiṣya

sarvaśiṣya - all disciples

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śiṣya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• śiṣya – disciple, student
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Used in ablative case for comparison, meaning 'than all disciples'.

प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - pleased, delighted, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītimat

prītimat - possessing joy, pleased, delighted

Derived with possessive suffix -mat from prīti (joy)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)