महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-26, verse-15

पीड्यमानाः परैर्ये तु हीयमाना निरायुधाः ।
ह्रीनिषेधा महात्मानः परानभिमुखा रणे ॥१५॥

15. pīḍyamānāḥ parairye tu hīyamānā nirāyudhāḥ ,
hrīniṣedhā mahātmānaḥ parānabhimukhā raṇe.

15. pīḍyamānāḥ paraiḥ ye tu hīyamānāḥ nirāyudhāḥ
hrīniṣedhāḥ mahātmānaḥ parān abhimukhāḥ raṇe

15. ye tu mahātmānaḥ paraiḥ pīḍyamānāḥ,
hīyamānāḥ,
nirāyudhāḥ [ca],
hrīniṣedhāḥ [santaḥ],
raṇe parān abhimukhāḥ [āsan]

15. But those great-souled individuals who, being tormented by enemies, losing ground, and unarmed, were prevented by their sense of shame (hrī) from retreating, and thus remained facing their foes in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• पीड्यमानाः (pīḍyamānāḥ) - being tormented, being oppressed, being harassed

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others

• ये (ye) - those who

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• हीयमानाः (hīyamānāḥ) - being defeated, losing ground, diminishing

• निरायुधाः (nirāyudhāḥ) - weaponless, unarmed

• ह्रीनिषेधाः (hrīniṣedhāḥ) - prevented by shame, whose shame prevents

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, noble-minded individuals

• परान् (parān) - enemies, others

• अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing, confronting

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

पीड्यमानाः (pīḍyamānāḥ) - being tormented, being oppressed, being harassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pīḍyamāna

pīḍyamāna - being tormented, being afflicted (Present Passive Participle of pīḍ)

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'pīḍ' (to torment, oppress) with suffix -yamāna

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, stranger

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

हीयमानाः (hīyamānāḥ) - being defeated, losing ground, diminishing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hīyamāna

hīyamāna - being abandoned, being left, being diminished, losing (Present Passive Participle of hā)

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'hā' (to abandon, lose, diminish) with suffix -yamāna

Root: hā (class 3)

निरायुधाः (nirāyudhāḥ) - weaponless, unarmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirāyudha

nirāyudha - without weapons, unarmed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+āyudha)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

ह्रीनिषेधाः (hrīniṣedhāḥ) - prevented by shame, whose shame prevents

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hrīniṣedha

hrīniṣedha - prevented by shame, whose prohibition/restriction is shame

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hrī+niṣedha)

• hrī – shame, modesty, embarrassment
  noun (feminine)
• niṣedha – prohibition, prevention, restraint
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sidh (class 1)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, noble-minded individuals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble (an (ātman) whose self is great)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

परान् (parān) - enemies, others

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, stranger

अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing, confronting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, having the face towards, confronting

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, against, near, over
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict, fight

Root: raṇ (class 1)