महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-26

अहानि युयुधे भीष्मो दशैव परमास्त्रवित् ।
अहानि पञ्च द्रोणस्तु ररक्ष कुरुवाहिनीम् ॥२६॥

26. ahāni yuyudhe bhīṣmo daśaiva paramāstravit ,
ahāni pañca droṇastu rarakṣa kuruvāhinīm.

26. ahāni yuyudhe bhīṣmaḥ daśa eva paramāstravit
ahāni pañca droṇaḥ tu rarakṣa kuruvāhinīm

26. Bhishma, the expert in supreme weapons, fought for exactly ten days. But Drona protected the Kuru army for five days.

Words meanings summery:

• अहानि (ahāni) - for days (days)

• युयुधे (yuyudhe) - he fought

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper noun))

• दश (daśa) - ten

• एव (eva) - exactly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• परमास्त्रवित् (paramāstravit) - expert in supreme weapons (knower of supreme weapons)

• अहानि (ahāni) - for days (days)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (Drona (proper noun))

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

• ररक्ष (rarakṣa) - he protected

• कुरुवाहिनीम् (kuruvāhinīm) - the Kuru army (Kuru army)

Words meanings and morphology

अहानि (ahāni) - for days (days)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ahan

ahan - day

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration

युयुधे (yuyudhe) - he fought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of √yudh

Root: √yudh (class 4)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of a celebrated hero in the Mahabharata

Root: √bhī (class 3)

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'ahāni'

एव (eva) - exactly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

परमास्त्रवित् (paramāstravit) - expert in supreme weapons (knower of supreme weapons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramāstravid

paramāstravid - one who knows supreme weapons

agent noun

compound ending with -vid (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+astra+vid)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile, projectile
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root √vid (to know)
  Root: √vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma

अहानि (ahāni) - for days (days)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ahan

ahan - day

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'ahāni'

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (Drona (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - name of a preceptor of the Kurus and Pandavas

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

ररक्ष (rarakṣa) - he protected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √rakṣ

Root: √rakṣ (class 1)

कुरुवाहिनीम् (kuruvāhinīm) - the Kuru army (Kuru army)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kuruvāhinī

kuruvāhinī - the army of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+vāhinī)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, his descendants
  noun (masculine)
• vāhinī – army, host, multitude, river
  noun (feminine)