महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-105

कांश्चिदापततो वीरानपरांश्च प्रधावतः ।
व्ययोजयत खड्गेन प्राणैर्द्विजवरो नरान् ॥१०५॥

105. kāṁścidāpatato vīrānaparāṁśca pradhāvataḥ ,
vyayojayata khaḍgena prāṇairdvijavaro narān.

105. kāṃścit āpatataḥ vīrān aparān ca pradhāvataḥ
vyayojayat khaḍgena prāṇaiḥ dvijavaraḥ narān

105. dvijavaraḥ khaḍgena kāṃścit āpatataḥ vīrān ca
aparān pradhāvataḥ narān prāṇaiḥ vyayojayat

105. The excellent Brahmin (dvijavara) with his sword separated some attacking warriors and others who were fleeing from their lives.

Words meanings summery:

• कांश्चित् (kāṁścit) - some, certain ones

• आपततः (āpatataḥ) - attacking, falling upon, approaching

• वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave men, warriors

• अपरान् (aparān) - others, other ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रधावतः (pradhāvataḥ) - fleeing, running forth, escaping

• व्ययोजयत् (vyayojayat) - he separated, he deprived

• खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - by the sword

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - from lives, with vital breaths

• द्विजवरः (dvijavaraḥ) - the best of Brahmins, the best among the twice-born

• नरान् (narān) - men

Words meanings and morphology

कांश्चित् (kāṁścit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what, some, a certain (one)

Note: The particle `cit` adds the meaning of 'certain' or 'some'.

आपततः (āpatataḥ) - attacking, falling upon, approaching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āpatat

āpatat - falling upon, attacking, approaching

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `pat` (to fall) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave men, warriors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, warrior, strong

अपरान् (aparān) - others, other ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, different, subsequent

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

प्रधावतः (pradhāvataḥ) - fleeing, running forth, escaping

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pradhāvat

pradhāvat - running forth, fleeing, escaping

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `dhāv` (to run) with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

व्ययोजयत् (vyayojayat) - he separated, he deprived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of vyayuj

The root `yuj` with `vi` and `ā` prefixes means to separate or detach.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: yuj (class 7)

खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - by the sword

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - from lives, with vital breaths

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, spirit

Note: Here, instrumental implies separation ('from lives').

द्विजवरः (dvijavaraḥ) - the best of Brahmins, the best among the twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijavara

dvijavara - excellent Brahmin, best of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+vara)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth, snake
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, superior, boon
  adjective (masculine)

नरान् (narān) - men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human, person