महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-21, verse-4

यं स्म पाण्डवसंत्रासान्मम पुत्रा महारथाः ।
प्रायुध्यन्त पुरस्कृत्य मातङ्गा इव यूथपम् ॥४॥

4. yaṁ sma pāṇḍavasaṁtrāsānmama putrā mahārathāḥ ,
prāyudhyanta puraskṛtya mātaṅgā iva yūthapam.

4. yam sma pāṇḍava-saṃtrāsāt mama putrāḥ mahārathāḥ
prāyudhyanta puraskṛtya mātaṅgāḥ iva yūthapam

4. mama mahārathāḥ putrāḥ pāṇḍava-saṃtrāsāt yam
puraskṛtya mātaṅgāḥ iva yūthapam sma prāyudhyanta

4. My great warrior sons, out of fear of the Pandavas, fought, placing him at their front, just like elephants follow their herd leader.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - whom (whom, which, that)

• स्म (sma) - indeed (indeed, certainly; particle used with present tense to denote past action)

• पाण्डव-संत्रासात् (pāṇḍava-saṁtrāsāt) - from fear of the Pandavas

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors (great charioteers, great warriors)

• प्रायुध्यन्त (prāyudhyanta) - they fought

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - by placing him at the forefront, by making him their leader (having placed in front, having made a leader)

• मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• यूथपम् (yūthapam) - leader of a herd

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - whom (whom, which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

स्म (sma) - indeed (indeed, certainly; particle used with present tense to denote past action)

(indeclinable)

पाण्डव-संत्रासात् (pāṇḍava-saṁtrāsāt) - from fear of the Pandavas

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava-saṃtrāsa

pāṇḍava-saṁtrāsa - fear of the Pandavas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍava+saṃtrāsa)

• pāṇḍava – descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pandava
  proper noun (masculine)
  derivative from Pāṇḍu
• saṃtrāsa – fear, terror, fright
  noun (masculine)
  from root tras with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tras (class 4)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors (great charioteers, great warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, great warrior, commander of 10,000 archers

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (often one who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

प्रायुध्यन्त (prāyudhyanta) - they fought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yudh

imperfect active

3rd person plural imperfect active of root yudh with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yudh (class 4)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - by placing him at the forefront, by making him their leader (having placed in front, having made a leader)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

absolutive form of root kṛ with prefix puras

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मातङ्गाः (mātaṅgāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

यूथपम् (yūthapam) - leader of a herd

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yūthapa

yūthapa - leader of a herd, chief of a troop

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yūtha+pa)

• yūtha – herd, flock, multitude
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yu (class 2)
• pa – protector, guardian, lord, leader
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)