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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-216, verse-14

अदृष्टं बत पश्यामि द्विषतां वशमागतम् ।
श्रिया विहीनं मित्रैश्च भ्रष्टवीर्यपराक्रमम् ॥१४॥
14. adṛṣṭaṁ bata paśyāmi dviṣatāṁ vaśamāgatam ,
śriyā vihīnaṁ mitraiśca bhraṣṭavīryaparākramam.
14. adṛṣṭam bata paśyāmi dviṣatām vaśam āgatam
śriyā vihīnam mitraiḥ ca bhraṣṭavīryaparākramam
14. bata adṛṣṭam paśyāmi dviṣatām vaśam āgatam
śriyā mitraiḥ ca vihīnam bhraṣṭavīryaparākramam
14. "Alas, I behold a sight never seen before: [you] have fallen under the control of your enemies, devoid of prosperity and friends, and stripped of your might and valor."

Words meanings summery:

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  • अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - something never seen before (here referring to the state of Vṛtra) (unseen, destiny, fate)
  • बत (bata) - alas! (alas!, oh! (particle of sorrow or wonder))
  • पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I (Indra) behold (I see, I behold)
  • द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of (your) enemies (of enemies, of those who hate)
  • वशम् (vaśam) - under the control (control, power, sway)
  • आगतम् (āgatam) - (you) having come (having come, arrived)
  • श्रिया (śriyā) - deprived by prosperity (i.e. of prosperity) (by prosperity, by fortune, by wealth)
  • विहीनम् (vihīnam) - deprived of (prosperity and friends) (deprived of, devoid of, without)
  • मित्रैः (mitraiḥ) - deprived by friends (i.e. of friends) (by friends, with friends)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • भ्रष्टवीर्यपराक्रमम् (bhraṣṭavīryaparākramam) - (you) who have lost valor and prowess (with lost valor and prowess, whose valor and prowess are lost)

Words meanings and morphology

अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - something never seen before (here referring to the state of Vṛtra) (unseen, destiny, fate)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adṛṣṭa
adṛṣṭa - unseen, unexpected, destiny
Past Passive Participle (negative)
from root dṛś with negative prefix a
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭa)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root dṛś
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: It qualifies an implied noun like 'state' or 'situation'.
बत (bata) - alas! (alas!, oh! (particle of sorrow or wonder))
(indeclinable)
पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I (Indra) behold (I see, I behold)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś
present active
root dṛś (with replacement paśya), present 1st singular active
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Forms of 'dṛś' in present tense are typically 'paśyati' etc.
द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of (your) enemies (of enemies, of those who hate)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dviṣat
dviṣat - enemy, hater
present active participle
from root dviṣ, present active participle
Root: dviṣ (class 2)
Note: Functions as an adjective in this context.
वशम् (vaśam) - under the control (control, power, sway)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa
vaśa - will, power, control, sway
Note: Often used with ā-gatam (to come) or similar verbs to mean 'come under the sway of'.
आगतम् (āgatam) - (you) having come (having come, arrived)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata
āgata - come, arrived, obtained
Past Passive Participle
from root gam with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: It qualifies an implied 'you' (Vṛtra), hence accusative singular masculine.
श्रिया (śriyā) - deprived by prosperity (i.e. of prosperity) (by prosperity, by fortune, by wealth)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, fortune, beauty, wealth
Note: Used with 'vihīna' (devoid of) which takes instrumental.
विहीनम् (vihīnam) - deprived of (prosperity and friends) (deprived of, devoid of, without)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vihīna
vihīna - bereft, devoid of, abandoned
Past Passive Participle
from root hā with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies implied 'you' (Vṛtra).
मित्रैः (mitraiḥ) - deprived by friends (i.e. of friends) (by friends, with friends)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mitra
mitra - friend, companion
Note: Used with 'vihīna' which takes instrumental.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Post-positional conjunction.
भ्रष्टवीर्यपराक्रमम् (bhraṣṭavīryaparākramam) - (you) who have lost valor and prowess (with lost valor and prowess, whose valor and prowess are lost)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭavīryaparākrama
bhraṣṭavīryaparākrama - one whose valor and prowess are lost
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhraṣṭa+vīrya+parākrama)
  • bhraṣṭa – fallen, lost, perished
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root bhraś
    Root: bhraś (class 1)
  • vīrya – valor, strength, potency
    noun (neuter)
  • parākrama – prowess, valor, might
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies implied 'you' (Vṛtra).