महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-100, verse-14

न हि प्रहर्तुमिच्छन्ति शूराः प्राद्रवतां भयात् ।
तस्मात्पलायमानानां कुर्यान्नात्यनुसारणम् ॥१४॥

14. na hi prahartumicchanti śūrāḥ prādravatāṁ bhayāt ,
tasmātpalāyamānānāṁ kuryānnātyanusāraṇam.

14. na hi prahartum icchanti śūrāḥ prādravatām bhayāt
tasmāt palāyamānānām kuryāt na ati anusāraṇam

14. Indeed, brave warriors do not wish to strike those who are fleeing in fear. Therefore, one should not engage in excessive pursuit of those who are running away.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• प्रहर्तुम् (prahartum) - to strike, to attack

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave men, heroes, warriors

• प्राद्रवताम् (prādravatām) - of those who are fleeing, of those running away

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• पलायमानानाम् (palāyamānānām) - of those who are fleeing/running away

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should make

• न (na) - not

• अति (ati) - excessively, too much

• अनुसारणम् (anusāraṇam) - pursuit, following

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

प्रहर्तुम् (prahartum) - to strike, to attack

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave men, heroes, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero, warrior

प्राद्रवताम् (prādravatām) - of those who are fleeing, of those running away

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prādravat

prādravat - running away, fleeing (Present Active Participle of √dru with pra)

Present Active Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

पलायमानानाम् (palāyamānānām) - of those who are fleeing/running away

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of palāyamāna

palāyamāna - fleeing, running away (Present Middle Participle of √ay with palā)

Present Middle Participle

Prefix: palā

Root: ay (class 1)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should make

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अति (ati) - excessively, too much

(indeclinable)

अनुसारणम् (anusāraṇam) - pursuit, following

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anusāraṇa

anusāraṇa - following, pursuit (noun from √sṛ with anu)

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)