महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-23

वध्यमाना हयास्ते तु प्राद्रवन्त भयार्दिताः ।
यथा सिंहान्समासाद्य मृगाः प्राणपरायणाः ॥२३॥

23. vadhyamānā hayāste tu prādravanta bhayārditāḥ ,
yathā siṁhānsamāsādya mṛgāḥ prāṇaparāyaṇāḥ.

23. vadhyamānāḥ hayāḥ te tu prādravanta bhayārditāḥ
yathā siṃhān samāsādya mṛgāḥ prāṇaparāyaṇāḥ

23. te vadhyamānāḥ hayāḥ tu bhayārditāḥ prādravanta
yathā mṛgāḥ siṃhān samāsādya prāṇaparāyaṇāḥ

23. Those horses, being slain, fled in terror, just as deer, upon encountering lions, flee, concerned only with saving their lives.

Words meanings summery:

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slaughtered

• हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

• ते (te) - those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

• भयार्दिताः (bhayārditāḥ) - tormented by fear, terrified

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• सिंहान् (siṁhān) - lions

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having encountered

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals

• प्राणपरायणाः (prāṇaparāyaṇāḥ) - having life as their supreme refuge, intent on saving their lives

Words meanings and morphology

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slaughtered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck

Present Passive Participle

From the passive stem 'vadhya' (used for root 'han' in passive forms).

Root: han (class 2)

हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prā-drav

Prefix: pra

Root: drav (class 1)

भयार्दिताः (bhayārditāḥ) - tormented by fear, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayārdita

bhayārdita - afflicted by fear, terrified

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+ardita)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• ardita – afflicted, pained, tormented
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ard' (to pain, afflict).
  Root: ard (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

सिंहान् (siṁhān) - lions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached, having encountered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'sad' (to sit) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

प्राणपरायणाः (prāṇaparāyaṇāḥ) - having life as their supreme refuge, intent on saving their lives

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇaparāyaṇa

prāṇaparāyaṇa - having life as the ultimate goal/refuge

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāṇa+parāyaṇa)

• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• parāyaṇa – ultimate resort, chief object, refuge, aim
  noun (neuter)