महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-24, verse-11

न च विद्मो गता येन पार्थाः स्युर्दृढविक्रमाः ।
मार्गमाणाः पदन्यासं तेषु तेषु तथा तथा ॥११॥

11. na ca vidmo gatā yena pārthāḥ syurdṛḍhavikramāḥ ,
mārgamāṇāḥ padanyāsaṁ teṣu teṣu tathā tathā.

11. na ca vidmaḥ gatāḥ yena pārthāḥ syuḥ dṛḍhavikramāḥ
mārgamāṇāḥ padanyāsam teṣu teṣu tathā tathā

11. We do not know by which path the firmly valiant Pandavas went, though we are searching for their footsteps in various places and in many ways.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know, we understand

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, departed

• येन (yena) - by which path (by which, by whom, in which way)

• पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the Pandavas (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva) (sons of Pṛthā, Pandavas)

• स्युः (syuḥ) - they might be, they should be, they would be

• दृढविक्रमाः (dṛḍhavikramāḥ) - of firm valor, of great prowess, resolute

• मार्गमाणाः (mārgamāṇāḥ) - searching, seeking, looking for

• पदन्यासम् (padanyāsam) - footsteps, traces, steps

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those places (in those)

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those places (in those)

• तथा (tathā) - in various ways (thus, so, in that manner)

• तथा (tathā) - in various ways (thus, so, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know, we understand

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Present Active Indicative

From root vid (class 2) 'to know'.

Root: vid (class 2)

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthāḥ'.

येन (yena) - by which path (by which, by whom, in which way)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to an implied 'mārgeṇa' (by the path).

पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the Pandavas (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva) (sons of Pṛthā, Pandavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a name for the Pandavas

Patronymic from Pṛthā.

स्युः (syuḥ) - they might be, they should be, they would be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Active

From root as (class 2).

Root: as (class 2)

दृढविक्रमाः (dṛḍhavikramāḥ) - of firm valor, of great prowess, resolute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛḍhavikrama

dṛḍhavikrama - firm in valor, resolute in prowess

Compound of dṛḍha and vikrama.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛḍha+vikrama)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, resolute, hard
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛh (to make firm).
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, heroism, stride
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix vi + root kram (to step, stride).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthāḥ'.

मार्गमाणाः (mārgamāṇāḥ) - searching, seeking, looking for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mārgamāṇa

mārgamāṇa - searching, seeking

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root mṛg (to seek, hunt) in middle voice.

Root: mṛg (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied 'we' (the speakers of 'vidmaḥ').

पदन्यासम् (padanyāsam) - footsteps, traces, steps

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padanyāsa

padanyāsa - setting foot, a footstep, trace

Compound of pada (foot) + nyāsa (placing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+nyāsa)

• pada – foot, step, word, trace
  noun (masculine)
• nyāsa – placing, laying down, trace
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ni + root as (to throw, cast).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 2)

तेषु (teṣu) - in those places (in those)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Used twice for emphasis: 'in those very places'.

तेषु (teṣu) - in those places (in those)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'in each of those (places)'.

तथा (tathā) - in various ways (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - in various ways (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)