महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-59, verse-20

तमर्जुनं महेष्वासं महेन्द्रोपेन्द्ररक्षितम् ।
निघ्नन्तमिव पश्यामि विमर्देऽस्मिन्महामृधे ॥२०॥

20. tamarjunaṁ maheṣvāsaṁ mahendropendrarakṣitam ,
nighnantamiva paśyāmi vimarde'sminmahāmṛdhe.

20. tam arjunam maheṣvāsam mahendra upendra rakṣitam
nighnantam iva paśyāmi vimarde asmin mahāmṛdhe

20. That Arjuna, the great archer, protected by Mahendra (Indra) and Upendra (Viṣṇu), I see as if he is destroying everything in this great and terrible battle.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (Arjuna) (that, him)

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

• महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - the great archer (having a great bow, great archer)

• महेन्द्रोपेन्द्ररक्षितम् (mahendropendrarakṣitam) - protected by Mahendra (Indra) and Upendra (Viṣṇu) (protected by Mahendra and Upendra)

• निघ्नन्तम् (nighnantam) - destroying (destroying, killing)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

• विमर्दे (vimarde) - in the terrible conflict/battle (in the crushing, in the conflict, in the battle)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (Arjuna) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna, continuing the description.

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince), white, silver

महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - the great archer (having a great bow, great archer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - having a great bow, great archer

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Arjuna.

महेन्द्रोपेन्द्ररक्षितम् (mahendropendrarakṣitam) - protected by Mahendra (Indra) and Upendra (Viṣṇu) (protected by Mahendra and Upendra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahendropendrarakṣita

mahendropendrarakṣita - protected by Mahendra and Upendra

Past Passive Participle in a compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahendropendra+rakṣita)

• mahendropendra – Mahendra (Indra) and Upendra (Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound of Mahendra and Upendra.
• rakṣita – protected, guarded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rakṣ 'to protect'.
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Arjunam.

निघ्नन्तम् (nighnantam) - destroying (destroying, killing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nighnat

nighnat - killing, striking, destroying

Present Active Participle

From prefix ni + root han 'to strike, kill'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Arjunam.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Present (lat) of paś

Present Tense

Present 1st singular active, from root dṛś (gamanāgama) with replacement in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Speaker is Duryodhana.

विमर्दे (vimarde) - in the terrible conflict/battle (in the crushing, in the conflict, in the battle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vimarda

vimarda - crushing, conflict, struggle, battle, destruction

From prefix vi + root mṛd 'to crush'.

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Qualifies mahāmṛdhe.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies vimarde and mahāmṛdhe.

महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāmṛdha

mahāmṛdha - great battle, great conflict

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+mṛdha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• mṛdha – battle, combat, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛdh (class 4)

Note: More emphatic than vimarde.