महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-4

वध्यमानं बलं दृष्ट्वा बहुशस्तैः पुरंदरः ।
स्वसैन्यनायकार्थाय चिन्तामाप भृशं तदा ॥४॥

4. vadhyamānaṁ balaṁ dṛṣṭvā bahuśastaiḥ puraṁdaraḥ ,
svasainyanāyakārthāya cintāmāpa bhṛśaṁ tadā.

4. vadhyamānam balam dṛṣṭvā bahuśas taiḥ purandaraḥ
| svasainyanāyakārthāya cintām āpa bhṛśam tadā

4. Having seen his army being slaughtered repeatedly by them, Purandara (Indra) then became greatly anxious about finding a leader for his own army.

Words meanings summery:

• वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being slain, being killed

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• बहुशस् (bahuśas) - repeatedly, many times

• तैः (taiḥ) - by the Dānavas (demons) (by them)

• पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Purandara (Indra)

• स्वसैन्यनायकार्थाय (svasainyanāyakārthāya) - for the purpose of a leader for his own army

• चिन्ताम् (cintām) - anxiety, worry

• आप (āpa) - he obtained, he attained, he experienced

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being slain, being killed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being slaughtered, being punished

Present Passive Participle

root `vadh` (to strike, kill) + `ya` (passive marker) + `māna` (present participle suffix)

Root: vadh (class 1)

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root `dṛś` (to see) + `tvā` (absolutive suffix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बहुशस् (bahuśas) - repeatedly, many times

(indeclinable)

formed from `bahu` (many) + `śas` (suffix indicating repetition/manner)

तैः (taiḥ) - by the Dānavas (demons) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Dānavas (demons) implicitly.

पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Purandara (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purandara

purandara - breaker of cities (an epithet of Indra), Indra

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pur+dara)

• pur – city, fortress
  noun (feminine)
• dara – tearing, breaking
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `dṝ` (to tear, break)
  Root: dṝ (class 1)

स्वसैन्यनायकार्थाय (svasainyanāyakārthāya) - for the purpose of a leader for his own army

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of svasainyanāyakārtha

svasainyanāyakārtha - purpose of a leader for one's own army

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+senā+nāyaka+artha)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• nāyaka – leader, guide, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From root `nī` (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

चिन्ताम् (cintām) - anxiety, worry

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, reflection, worry, anxiety

Root: cint (class 10)

आप (āpa) - he obtained, he attained, he experienced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of āp

Perfect Active

Root: āp (class 5)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Often used as an adverb.

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter accusative singular of the adjective `bhṛśa`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Formed from `tad` (that)