महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-107, verse-26

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम वृद्धयोश्चरितं महत् ।
यद्द्रौणेः सायकान्घोरान्प्रत्यवारयतां युधि ॥२६॥

26. tatrādbhutamapaśyāma vṛddhayoścaritaṁ mahat ,
yaddrauṇeḥ sāyakānghorānpratyavārayatāṁ yudhi.

26. tatra adbhutam apaśyāma vṛddhayoḥ caritam mahat
yat drauṇeḥ sāyakān ghorān pratyavārayatām yudhi

26. tatra vṛddhayoḥ mahat caritam apaśyāma yat
drauṇeḥ ghorān sāyakān yudhi pratyavārayatām

26. There, we witnessed the great conduct of the two elders, who warded off Droṇa's son's (Ashvatthama's) terrible arrows in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - an amazing (sight) (wonderful, marvelous, astonishing)

• अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw, we beheld

• वृद्धयोः (vṛddhayoḥ) - of the two old ones, of the two elders

• चरितम् (caritam) - conduct, deed, action, character

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, excellent

• यत् (yat) - who (referring to the elders) (that which, who, because)

• द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Ashvatthama (of Droṇa's son)

• सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

• घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• प्रत्यवारयताम् (pratyavārayatām) - they warded off, they repelled

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

(indeclinable)

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - an amazing (sight) (wonderful, marvelous, astonishing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, astonishing, extraordinary

अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw, we beheld

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paśy

Imperfect tense, 1st person plural

Derived from root dṛś, present stem paśya, with augment a- for imperfect tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वृद्धयोः (vṛddhayoḥ) - of the two old ones, of the two elders

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, elder

चरितम् (caritam) - conduct, deed, action, character

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, deed, action, character, history

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Derived from root car (to move, to act).

Root: car (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, excellent, mighty

यत् (yat) - who (referring to the elders) (that which, who, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yad

yad - that which, who, what, because

Note: Here, 'yat' functions as a relative pronoun, referring to 'vṛddhayoḥ' (the two elders), hence masculine dual nominative.

द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Ashvatthama (of Droṇa's son)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa, Ashvatthama

सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart

घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful

प्रत्यवारयताम् (pratyavārayatām) - they warded off, they repelled

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prati-ava-vṛ

Imperfect tense, 3rd person dual

Root vṛ (class 5 or 9), often used in causative form or with upasargas. Here, the form indicates a causal stem from root vṛ.

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war