महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-38

तथैव गुल्मे संप्रेक्ष्य शयानान्मध्यगौल्मिकान् ।
श्रान्तान्न्यस्तायुधान्सर्वान्क्षणेनैव व्यपोथयत् ॥३८॥

38. tathaiva gulme saṁprekṣya śayānānmadhyagaulmikān ,
śrāntānnyastāyudhānsarvānkṣaṇenaiva vyapothayat.

38. tathā eva gulme samprekṣya śayānān madhya-gaulmikān
śrāntān nyasta-āyudhān sarvān kṣaṇena eva vyapothayat

38. tathā eva gulme śayānān śrāntān nyasta-āyudhān sarvān
madhya-gaulmikān samprekṣya kṣaṇena eva vyapothayat

38. Similarly, having seen all the middle guards sleeping in the encampment, exhausted and having put down their weapons, he destroyed them in an instant.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - used for emphasis, 'in the very same way' (only, just, indeed)

• गुल्मे (gulme) - in the encampment (in the encampment, in the watch-post, in the troop)

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, having observed

• शयानान् (śayānān) - sleeping, lying down

• मध्य-गौल्मिकान् (madhya-gaulmikān) - middle guards, those in the center of the encampment

• श्रान्तान् (śrāntān) - tired, exhausted, weary

• न्यस्त-आयुधान् (nyasta-āyudhān) - who had laid down their weapons

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, in an instant

• एव (eva) - used for emphasis, 'in an instant indeed' (only, just, indeed)

• व्यपोथयत् (vyapothayat) - he destroyed, he crushed, he struck down

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - used for emphasis, 'in the very same way' (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

गुल्मे (gulme) - in the encampment (in the encampment, in the watch-post, in the troop)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gulma

gulma - cluster, thicket, military outpost, small troop, spleen disease

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund of root īkṣ with upasargas sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

शयानान् (śayānān) - sleeping, lying down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śayāna

śayāna - sleeping, lying, resting

present middle participle

present middle participle of root śī

Root: śī (class 2)

मध्य-गौल्मिकान् (madhya-gaulmikān) - middle guards, those in the center of the encampment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of madhya-gaulmika

madhya-gaulmika - middle guard, soldier of a central troop

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+gaulmika)

• madhya – middle, central, intermediate
  adjective (masculine)
• gaulmika – commander of a gulma (a small military post or troop)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from gulma (watch-post, troop)

श्रान्तान् (śrāntān) - tired, exhausted, weary

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śrānta

śrānta - tired, weary, exhausted, rested

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root śram

Root: śram (class 4)

न्यस्त-आयुधान् (nyasta-āyudhān) - who had laid down their weapons

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nyasta-āyudha

nyasta-āyudha - one who has laid down weapons, disarmed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nyasta+āyudha)

• nyasta – laid down, placed, thrown, cast
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root as with upasarga ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 4)
• āyudha – weapon, implement, tool
  noun (neuter)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, in an instant

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - instant, moment, twinkling of an eye, leisure, opportunity

एव (eva) - used for emphasis, 'in an instant indeed' (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

व्यपोथयत् (vyapothayat) - he destroyed, he crushed, he struck down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of vyapothayat

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root pūth with upasargas vi and apa.

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: pūth (class 10)