महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-15, verse-11

द्रौणिरप्यथ संप्रेक्ष्य तावृषी पुरतः स्थितौ ।
न शशाक पुनर्घोरमस्त्रं संहर्तुमाहवे ॥११॥

11. drauṇirapyatha saṁprekṣya tāvṛṣī purataḥ sthitau ,
na śaśāka punarghoramastraṁ saṁhartumāhave.

11. drauṇiḥ api atha saṃprekṣya tau ṛṣī purataḥ sthitau
na śaśāka punaḥ ghoram astram saṃhartum āhave

11. atha drauṇiḥ purataḥ sthitau tau ṛṣī saṃprekṣya
api punaḥ āhave ghoram astram saṃhartum na śaśāka

11. Drauṇi, upon seeing those two sages standing before him, was then unable to withdraw the dreadful weapon in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)

• अपि (api) - also, even, then

• अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

• संप्रेक्ष्य (saṁprekṣya) - having seen, having observed

• तौ (tau) - those two

• ऋषी (ṛṣī) - two sages

• पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front, before

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing, situated (two)

• न (na) - not

• शशाक (śaśāka) - he was able

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon

• संहर्तुम् (saṁhartum) - to withdraw, to restrain

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa, Aśvatthāman

अपि (api) - also, even, then

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

(indeclinable)

संप्रेक्ष्य (saṁprekṣya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root *īkṣ* (to see) with prefixes *sam* and *pra*, and suffix *-ya*.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

ऋषी (ṛṣī) - two sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front, before

(indeclinable)

स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing, situated (two)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, stable

Past Passive Participle

From root *sthā* (to stand, be fixed).

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शशाक (śaśāka) - he was able

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon, arrow

संहर्तुम् (saṁhartum) - to withdraw, to restrain

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root *hṛ* (to seize, carry) with prefix *sam*, and suffix *-tum*.

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat