महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-28

तं विनाशं मनुष्येन्द्र नरवारणवाजिनाम् ।
नामृष्यत तदा भीष्मः सैन्यघातं रणे परैः ॥२८॥

28. taṁ vināśaṁ manuṣyendra naravāraṇavājinām ,
nāmṛṣyata tadā bhīṣmaḥ sainyaghātaṁ raṇe paraiḥ.

28. tam vināśam manuṣya-indra nara-vāraṇa-vājinām na
amr̥ṣyata tadā bhīṣmaḥ sainya-ghātam raṇe paraiḥ

28. manuṣyendra tadā bhīṣmaḥ raṇe paraiḥ nara-vāraṇa-vājinām
tam vināśam sainya-ghātam na amr̥ṣyata

28. O lord of men, Bhishma then did not tolerate that destruction of men, elephants, and horses – the slaughter of his army by the enemies in battle.

Words meanings summery:

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

• विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

• मनुष्य-इन्द्र (manuṣya-indra) - O Dhritarashtra (O lord of men, O chief of men)

• नर-वारण-वाजिनाम् (nara-vāraṇa-vājinām) - of men, elephants, and horses

• न (na) - not, no

• अम्र्̥ष्यत (amr̥ṣyata) - did not tolerate (tolerated, endured)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• सैन्य-घातम् (sainya-ghātam) - the destruction of the army, slaughter of the army

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas (by enemies, by others)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (destruction) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'vināśam'.

विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, perishing

from vi-√naś (to perish)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Object of 'amr̥ṣyata'.

मनुष्य-इन्द्र (manuṣya-indra) - O Dhritarashtra (O lord of men, O chief of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manuṣyendra

manuṣyendra - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuṣya+indra)

• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative of manuṣyendra.

नर-वारण-वाजिनाम् (nara-vāraṇa-vājinām) - of men, elephants, and horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nara-vāraṇa-vājin

nara-vāraṇa-vājin - men, elephants, and horses (collective)

Compound type : dvandva (nara+vāraṇa+vājin)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• vāraṇa – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse, steed
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vināśam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'amr̥ṣyata'.

अम्र्̥ष्यत (amr̥ṣyata) - did not tolerate (tolerated, endured)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of mr̥ṣ

imperfect active

root √mr̥ṣ (to bear, endure), imperfect 3rd singular Ātmanepada

Root: mr̥ṣ (class 4)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior)

Note: Subject of 'amr̥ṣyata'.

सैन्य-घातम् (sainya-ghātam) - the destruction of the army, slaughter of the army

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sainya-ghāta

sainya-ghāta - destruction or slaughter of an army

Compound type : tatpurusha (sainya+ghāta)

• sainya – army, military force
  noun (neuter)
• ghāta – strike, blow, destruction, killing
  noun (masculine)
  from root √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Another object of 'amr̥ṣyata', parallel to 'vināśam'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Note: Locative of place.

परैः (paraiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas (by enemies, by others)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, enemy, supreme

Note: Indicates the agent of the destruction.