महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-230, verse-24

ततः संपीड्यमानास्ते बलेन महता तदा ।
प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीता यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥२४॥

24. tataḥ saṁpīḍyamānāste balena mahatā tadā ,
prādravanta raṇe bhītā yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.

24. tatas saṃpīḍyamānāḥ te balena mahatā tadā
prādravanta raṇe bhītāḥ yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

24. Then, being severely pressed by a great force, they became frightened and fled from the battle to where King Yudhiṣṭhira was.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from that

• संपीड्यमानाः (saṁpīḍyamānāḥ) - being pressed, being oppressed, being afflicted

• ते (te) - the Dhṛtarāṣṭra warriors (they)

• बलेन (balena) - by force, by an army

• महता (mahatā) - by great, by mighty

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

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

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• राजा (rājā) - king

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun 'tad'

संपीड्यमानाः (saṁpīḍyamānāḥ) - being pressed, being oppressed, being afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃpīḍyamāna

saṁpīḍyamāna - being pressed, being tormented, being distressed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'pīḍ' with the prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

ते (te) - the Dhṛtarāṣṭra warriors (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

बलेन (balena) - by force, by an army

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

महता (mahatā) - by great, by mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large

Note: Agrees with 'balena'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from the pronoun 'tad' and suffix -dā

प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pra-dru

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, scared, terrified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'bhī' (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name, the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

Compound: 'yudhi' (in battle) + 'sthira' (firm, steady)