महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-295, verse-12

सन्नद्धा धन्विनः सर्वे प्राद्रवन्नरपुंगवाः ।
ब्राह्मणार्थे यतन्तस्ते शीघ्रमन्वगमन्मृगम् ॥१२॥

12. sannaddhā dhanvinaḥ sarve prādravannarapuṁgavāḥ ,
brāhmaṇārthe yatantaste śīghramanvagamanmṛgam.

12. sannaddhāḥ dhanvinaḥ sarve prādravan narapuṅgavāḥ
brāhmaṇārthe yatantaḥ te śīghram anvagaman mṛgam

12. All those excellent men, armed and carrying bows, rushed forth. Exerting themselves for the Brahmin's sake, they swiftly pursued the deer.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्नद्धाः (sannaddhāḥ) - prepared, armed, ready

• धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers, bowmen

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they ran forth, they rushed

• नरपुङ्गवाः (narapuṅgavāḥ) - referring to the Pandavas (best among men, excellent men)

• ब्राह्मणार्थे (brāhmaṇārthe) - for the sake of the Brahmin, for the purpose of the Brahmin

• यतन्तः (yatantaḥ) - striving, exerting themselves, endeavoring

• ते (te) - referring to the Pandavas (they)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• अन्वगमन् (anvagaman) - they followed

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - the deer

Words meanings and morphology

सन्नद्धाः (sannaddhāḥ) - prepared, armed, ready

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sannaddha

sannaddha - prepared, armed, ready, equipped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √nah (to bind) with prefixes sam- (together) and ni- (down), forming sam-ni-nah > sannaddha.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: nah (class 4)

धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers, bowmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanvin

dhanvin - having a bow, an archer, a bowman

Derived from dhanus (bow) with the suffix -in.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they ran forth, they rushed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of dru

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. Root with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

नरपुङ्गवाः (narapuṅgavāḥ) - referring to the Pandavas (best among men, excellent men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of narapuṅgava

narapuṅgava - chief of men, best of men, bull among men (an epithet for an excellent person)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+puṅgava)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

ब्राह्मणार्थे (brāhmaṇārthe) - for the sake of the Brahmin, for the purpose of the Brahmin

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇārtha

brāhmaṇārtha - purpose of a Brahmin, sake of a Brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (brāhmaṇa+artha)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahman
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bṛh
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛdh

Note: Locative case often expresses purpose or 'for the sake of'.

यतन्तः (yatantaḥ) - striving, exerting themselves, endeavoring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatant

yatant - striving, endeavoring, exerting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √yat (to strive).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

ते (te) - referring to the Pandavas (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of śīghra, used adverbially.

Root: śīgh

अन्वगमन् (anvagaman) - they followed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice. Root with prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

मृगम् (mṛgam) - the deer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, beast

Root: mṛj

Note: Object of the verb 'anvagaman'.