महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-21

जघान सुबहूंस्तेषां संरब्धः कुरुसत्तमः ।
ततस्ते शरणं जग्मुर्देवव्रतमिमं भयात् ॥२१॥

21. jaghāna subahūṁsteṣāṁ saṁrabdhaḥ kurusattamaḥ ,
tataste śaraṇaṁ jagmurdevavratamimaṁ bhayāt.

21. jaghāna subahūn teṣām saṃrabdhaḥ kurusattamaḥ
tataḥ te śaraṇam jagmuḥ devavratam imam bhayāt

21. That best among the Kurus (kurusattamaḥ), intensely enraged, killed very many of them. Consequently, those kings, out of fear, sought refuge with this Devavrata (devavrata).

Words meanings summery:

• जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck, he destroyed

• सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, a great number

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• संरब्धः (saṁrabdhaḥ) - enraged, furious, agitated, provoked

• कुरुसत्तमः (kurusattamaḥ) - Bhishma, as the best of the Kuru warriors. (best among the Kurus, most excellent of the Kurus)

• ततः (tataḥ) - Consequently or Thereupon. (then, thereupon, therefore, from that)

• ते (te) - Refers to the kings who were previously defeated. (they, those)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they sought, they approached

• देवव्रतम् (devavratam) - Devavrata (name of Bhishma)

• इमम् (imam) - this one (referring to Devavrata/Bhishma). (this, him)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

Words meanings and morphology

जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck, he destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

Reduplicated Perfect (liṭ) third person singular

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Past action, completed.

सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, a great number

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, very much

Compound of SU (good, very) and BAHU (many)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Intensifying prefix
• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Object of 'jaghāna'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Possessive, 'many of them'.

संरब्धः (saṁrabdhaḥ) - enraged, furious, agitated, provoked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃrabdha

saṁrabdha - enraged, furious, agitated, provoked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root RABH (to seize, to begin) with prefix SAM (together, intensely), -kta suffix. Can also be from RAMBH.

Prefix: sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhishma.

कुरुसत्तमः (kurusattamaḥ) - Bhishma, as the best of the Kuru warriors. (best among the Kurus, most excellent of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurusattama

kurusattama - best among the Kurus, most excellent of the Kurus

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kuru+sattama)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree from SAT (being, existing, good)

Note: Subject of 'jaghāna'.

ततः (tataḥ) - Consequently or Thereupon. (then, thereupon, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - Refers to the kings who were previously defeated. (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'jagmuḥ'.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, protection, shelter

Note: Object of 'jagmuḥ', forming the idiom 'to seek refuge'.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they sought, they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Reduplicated Perfect (liṭ) third person plural

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Past action, completed.

देवव्रतम् (devavratam) - Devavrata (name of Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - Devavrata (name, lit. 'one whose vow is divine')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+vrata)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of seeking refuge.

इमम् (imam) - this one (referring to Devavrata/Bhishma). (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Emphasizes the proximity or direct reference to Devavrata.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Note: Expresses the cause or reason.