महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-154, verse-29

स एष क्षत्रधर्मेण युध्यमानो रणाजिरे ।
धनंजयेन निहतो नैष नुन्नः शिखण्डिना ॥२९॥

29. sa eṣa kṣatradharmeṇa yudhyamāno raṇājire ,
dhanaṁjayena nihato naiṣa nunnaḥ śikhaṇḍinā.

29. saḥ eṣaḥ kṣatradharmeṇa yudhyamānaḥ raṇājire
dhanañjayena nihataḥ na eṣaḥ nunnaḥ śikhaṇḍinā

29. eṣaḥ saḥ kṣatradharmeṇa raṇājire yudhyamānaḥ
dhanañjayena nihataḥ eṣaḥ śikhaṇḍinā na nunnaḥ

29. This very one, fighting on the battlefield in accordance with the warrior's intrinsic nature (kṣatra-dharma), was struck down by Dhanañjaya; he was not pushed back by Śikhaṇḍin.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one (masculine nominative singular)

• क्षत्रधर्मेण (kṣatradharmeṇa) - by the intrinsic nature of a warrior, by the duty of a warrior, by the warrior's constitution

• युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting, battling, engaged in combat

• रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield, in the arena of battle

• धनञ्जयेन (dhanañjayena) - by Arjuna, one of the Pāṇḍavas (by Dhanañjaya (Arjuna))

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, killed, slain

• न (na) - not, no

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one (masculine nominative singular)

• नुन्नः (nunnaḥ) - pushed, impelled, driven back, cast out

• शिखण्डिना (śikhaṇḍinā) - by Śikhaṇḍin, a warrior in the Mahābhārata, who was originally a woman and therefore Bhishma refused to fight him/her. (by Śikhaṇḍin)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

क्षत्रधर्मेण (kṣatradharmeṇa) - by the intrinsic nature of a warrior, by the duty of a warrior, by the warrior's constitution

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - warrior's duty, warrior's law, intrinsic nature of a kṣatriya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – rule, dominion, power, warrior class
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting, battling, engaged in combat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, battling

Present Middle Participle

Derived from verb root √yudh (to fight), class 4, with present middle participle suffix -māna.

Root: yudh (class 4)

रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield, in the arena of battle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇājira

raṇājira - battlefield, arena of war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+ajira)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• ajira – courtyard, open space, arena
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aj (class 1)

धनञ्जयेन (dhanañjayena) - by Arjuna, one of the Pāṇḍavas (by Dhanañjaya (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-, and past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

नुन्नः (nunnaḥ) - pushed, impelled, driven back, cast out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nunna

nunna - pushed, impelled, driven, removed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root √nud (to push, impel) with past passive participle suffix -na (irregular formation).

Root: nud (class 6)

शिखण्डिना (śikhaṇḍinā) - by Śikhaṇḍin, a warrior in the Mahābhārata, who was originally a woman and therefore Bhishma refused to fight him/her. (by Śikhaṇḍin)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Śikhaṇḍin (a character in the Mahābhārata), peacock, one with a crest