महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-33

तमेकं समरे भीष्मं त्वरमाणं महारथम् ।
पाण्डवाः समवर्तन्त वज्रपाणिमिवासुराः ॥३३॥

33. tamekaṁ samare bhīṣmaṁ tvaramāṇaṁ mahāratham ,
pāṇḍavāḥ samavartanta vajrapāṇimivāsurāḥ.

33. tam ekam samare bhīṣmam tvaramāṇam mahāratham
pāṇḍavāḥ samavartanta vajra-pāṇim iva asurāḥ

33. samare pāṇḍavāḥ asurāḥ vajra-pāṇim iva tam ekam
tvaramāṇam mahāratham bhīṣmam samavartanta

33. In battle, the Pandavas confronted that single, hastening great charioteer Bhishma, just as the asuras (demons) would confront Vajrapāṇi (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Bhishma (him, that)

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, alone

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• त्वरमाणम् (tvaramāṇam) - hastening, rushing, speeding

• महारथम् (mahāratham) - great charioteer

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

• समवर्तन्त (samavartanta) - they surrounded, they confronted, they engaged

• वज्र-पाणिम् (vajra-pāṇim) - Indra, the king of gods (holding a thunderbolt in hand, Vajrapāṇi (Indra))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - asuras, demons

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Bhishma (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhishma.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, alone

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'bhīṣmam'.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 1)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'terrible, dreadful')

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: The main object of 'samavartanta'.

त्वरमाणम् (tvaramāṇam) - hastening, rushing, speeding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tvaramāṇa

tvaramāṇa - hastening, rushing, hurrying

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'tvar' (to hasten).

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhīṣmam'.

महारथम् (mahāratham) - great charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, a warrior capable of fighting many thousands of warriors simultaneously

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, charioteer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'bhīṣmam'.

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu; relating to Pandu

Derived from Paṇḍu with aṇ suffix

Note: Subject of 'samavartanta'.

समवर्तन्त (samavartanta) - they surrounded, they confronted, they engaged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect, Ātmanepada

From root 'vṛt' (to turn) with prefix 'sam'. Imperfect middle voice form.

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The meaning 'to confront/surround' is common for 'sam-vṛt' in martial contexts.

वज्र-पाणिम् (vajra-pāṇim) - Indra, the king of gods (holding a thunderbolt in hand, Vajrapāṇi (Indra))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajrapāṇi

vajrapāṇi - thunderbolt in hand, wielding a thunderbolt; epithet of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+pāṇi)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

असुराः (asurāḥ) - asuras, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan (opponents of the devas)

Note: Subject of comparison, implying they are confronting Indra.