महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-237, verse-5

अथ नः सैनिकाः केचिदमात्याश्च महारथान् ।
उपगम्याब्रुवन्दीनाः पाण्डवाञ्शरणप्रदान् ॥५॥

5. atha naḥ sainikāḥ kecidamātyāśca mahārathān ,
upagamyābruvandīnāḥ pāṇḍavāñśaraṇapradān.

5. atha naḥ sainikāḥ kecit amātyāḥ ca mahā-rathān
upagamya abruvan dīnāḥ pāṇḍavān śaraṇa-pradān

5. Then some of our distressed soldiers and ministers approached the Pāṇḍavas, those great charioteers who grant refuge, and spoke to them.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, of us

• सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers, troops

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, counselors

• च (ca) - and, also

• महा-रथान् (mahā-rathān) - great warriors (who fight from chariots) (great charioteers)

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having gone near

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

• दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - distressed, miserable, humble, pitiable

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

• शरण-प्रदान् (śaraṇa-pradān) - givers of refuge, protectors

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers, troops

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sainika

sainika - soldier, warrior, belonging to an army

From `senā` (army) + `ika` (suffix).

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, a certain

`kad` + `cid`

अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion, official

From `amā` (at home) + `tya` (suffix).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महा-रथान् (mahā-rathān) - great warriors (who fight from chariots) (great charioteers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahā-ratha

mahā-ratha - great charioteer, great warrior, commander of a large force

Compound type : Karma-Tatpurusha (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, car, warrior fighting from a chariot
  noun (masculine)
  From root ram (to enjoy, delight) + tha.
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having gone near

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from `upa` (prefix) + `gam` (root) + `ya` (suffix, indicating absolutives with prefixes).

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (Laṅ), active voice, 3rd person plural

Root `brū` (2nd class), with augment `a-` for imperfect.

Root: brū (class 2)

दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - distressed, miserable, humble, pitiable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīna

dīna - distressed, miserable, humble, poor, weak, pitiable

Past Passive Participle

From root `dī` (to perish, decay) or `dā` (to give) with `na` suffix.

Root: dī / dā (class 4)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

From `Pāṇḍu` + `a` (patronymic suffix).

Note: Object of `upagamya` and `abruvan`.

शरण-प्रदान् (śaraṇa-pradān) - givers of refuge, protectors

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaraṇa-prada

śaraṇa-prada - giver of refuge, protector, shelter-provider

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (śaraṇa+prada)

• śaraṇa – refuge, shelter, protection, home
  noun (neuter)
  From root śṛ (to crush, break) or śri (to lean upon).
  Root: śṛ / śri (class 9)
• prada – giver, bestower, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / Kṛt suffix
  From pra (prefix) + dā (root) + a (suffix).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'Pāṇḍavas'.