महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-76

त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त गावः पङ्कगता इव ।
पिपीलिका इव क्षुण्णा दुर्बला बलिना रणे ॥७६॥

76. trātāraṁ nādhyagacchanta gāvaḥ paṅkagatā iva ,
pipīlikā iva kṣuṇṇā durbalā balinā raṇe.

76. trātāram na adhyagacchant gāvaḥ paṅkagatāḥ
iva pipīlikāḥ iva kṣuṇṇāḥ durbalāḥ balinā raṇe

76. paṅkagatāḥ gāvaḥ iva kṣuṇṇāḥ durbalāḥ pipīlikāḥ
iva raṇe balinā te trātāram na adhyagacchant

76. They found no protector, like cows stuck in mud; they were weak and trampled in battle by the mighty Bhīṣma, just like ants.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रातारम् (trātāram) - a protector, a savior

• न (na) - not

• अध्यगच्छन्त् (adhyagacchant) - they found, they reached

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• पङ्कगताः (paṅkagatāḥ) - stuck in mud, fallen into mire

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पिपीलिकाः (pipīlikāḥ) - ants

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• क्षुण्णाः (kṣuṇṇāḥ) - crushed, trampled

• दुर्बलाः (durbalāḥ) - weak, powerless

• बलिना (balinā) - by the mighty Bhīṣma (by the powerful one)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle

Words meanings and morphology

त्रातारम् (trātāram) - a protector, a savior

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - protector, rescuer, savior

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छन्त् (adhyagacchant) - they found, they reached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of gam

imperfect tense form of √gam with upasarga adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light

पङ्कगताः (paṅkagatāḥ) - stuck in mud, fallen into mire

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paṅkagata

paṅkagata - gone into mud, stuck in mire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅka+gata)

• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, entered, reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पिपीलिकाः (pipīlikāḥ) - ants

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pipīlikā

pipīlikā - ant

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

क्षुण्णाः (kṣuṇṇāḥ) - crushed, trampled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṣuṇṇa

kṣuṇṇa - crushed, pounded, trampled

Past Passive Participle

root √kṣud (to crush, grind)

Root: kṣud (class 7)

दुर्बलाः (durbalāḥ) - weak, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, impotent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+bala)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill- (prefix)
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

बलिना (balinā) - by the mighty Bhīṣma (by the powerful one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty

रणे (raṇe) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat