महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-103, verse-19

भग्ना इत्येव भज्यन्ते विद्वांसोऽपि नकारणम् ।
उदारसारा महती रुरुसंघोपमा चमूः ॥१९॥

19. bhagnā ityeva bhajyante vidvāṁso'pi nakāraṇam ,
udārasārā mahatī rurusaṁghopamā camūḥ.

19. bhagnāḥ iti eva bhajyante vidvāṃsaḥ api na
kāraṇam udārasārā mahatī rurusaṃghopamā camūḥ

19. bhagnāḥ iti eva vidvāṃsaḥ api kāraṇam na bhajyante
udārasārā mahatī rurusaṃghopamā camūḥ (bhajyate)

19. Even wise individuals (vidvāṃsaḥ) are shattered and broken merely by the idea that 'they are broken,' without any actual cause. In this way, a great army (camū) of noble strength, resembling a herd of ruru deer (in its panic), is routed.

Words meanings summery:

• भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken, shattered, defeated (masculine plural)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• भज्यन्ते (bhajyante) - they are broken, they are shattered, they are divided

• विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - wise men, learned ones

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not, no

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• उदारसारा (udārasārā) - of noble essence, having great strength

• महती (mahatī) - great, large, mighty

• रुरुसंघोपमा (rurusaṁghopamā) - resembling a herd of ruru deer

• चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host

Words meanings and morphology

भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken, shattered, defeated (masculine plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhañj' (to break)

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Used here as part of a quote "they are broken".

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

भज्यन्ते (bhajyante) - they are broken, they are shattered, they are divided

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of bhañj

Present Passive

Third person plural, present tense, passive voice, middle termination

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Root 'bhañj' in passive voice.

विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - wise men, learned ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidvas

vidvas - wise, learned, knowing

Perfect Active Participle

From root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Functions substantively as a noun here.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of 'na kāraṇam' (without cause).

उदारसारा (udārasārā) - of noble essence, having great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udārasāra

udārasāra - of noble essence, having great strength, excellent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udāra+sāra)

• udāra – noble, generous, exalted, liberal
  adjective
• sāra – essence, strength, core, substance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'camūḥ'.

महती (mahatī) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Modifies 'camūḥ'.

रुरुसंघोपमा (rurusaṁghopamā) - resembling a herd of ruru deer

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rurusaṃghopamā

rurusaṁghopamā - resembling a herd of ruru deer

Compound type : tatpurusha (ruru+saṃgha+upamā)

• ruru – a species of deer (often large and swift)
  noun (masculine)
• saṃgha – herd, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)
• upamā – comparison, simile
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'camūḥ'.

चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of camū

camū - army, host, troop

Note: The main subject of the sentence.