महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-100, verse-12

एवं प्रक्षीयमाणाश्च मानवा मनुजेश्वर ।
आत्मत्राणपरा भीताः प्राद्रवन्त दिशो भयात् ॥१२॥

12. evaṁ prakṣīyamāṇāśca mānavā manujeśvara ,
ātmatrāṇaparā bhītāḥ prādravanta diśo bhayāt.

12. evam prakṣīyamāṇāḥ ca mānavāḥ manujeśvara
ātmatrāṇaparāḥ bhītāḥ prādravanta diśaḥ bhayāt

12. O King of Men, thus diminishing and fearful, people solely focused on self-preservation (ātmatrāṇa) fled in all directions out of fear.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• प्रक्षीयमाणाः (prakṣīyamāṇāḥ) - being diminished, wasting away, decaying

• च (ca) - and, also

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people

• मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - O king of men

• आत्मत्राणपराः (ātmatrāṇaparāḥ) - intent on self-preservation, focused on saving oneself

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

• प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions (directions)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

प्रक्षीयमाणाः (prakṣīyamāṇāḥ) - being diminished, wasting away, decaying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakṣīyamāṇa

prakṣīyamāṇa - diminishing, wasting away, decaying, being destroyed

Present Middle Participle

from root kṣi (to perish, decay) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Modifies mānavāḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects prakṣīyamāṇāḥ and bhītāḥ.

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, pertaining to Manu, offspring of Manu

Note: Subject of prādravanta.

मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - O king of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujeśvara

manujeśvara - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+īśvara)

• manuja – human, man, offspring of Manu
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: manu
  Root: jan (class 4)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

आत्मत्राणपराः (ātmatrāṇaparāḥ) - intent on self-preservation, focused on saving oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmatrāṇapara

ātmatrāṇapara - devoted to self-protection/self-preservation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+trāṇa+para)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual self
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• trāṇa – protection, defense, rescue
  noun (neuter)
  from root trā (to protect)
  Root: trā (class 2)
• para – intent on, devoted to, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies mānavāḥ.

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened, terrified

Past Passive Participle

from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Modifies mānavāḥ.

प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of drav

imperfect tense, third person plural

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions (directions)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of motion, often implies 'in all directions' when used without specific direction.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Indicates cause or source.