महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-101

तं क्षत्रिया महाराज ददृशुर्घोरमाहवे ।
भीष्मं दहन्तं सैन्यानि पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ॥१०१॥

101. taṁ kṣatriyā mahārāja dadṛśurghoramāhave ,
bhīṣmaṁ dahantaṁ sainyāni pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām.

101. tam kṣatriyāḥ mahārāja dadṛśuḥ ghoram āhave
bhīṣmam dahantam sainyāni pāṇḍavānām mahātmanām

101. mahārāja kṣatriyāḥ āhave ghoram bhīṣmam mahātmanām
pāṇḍavānām sainyāni dahantam tam dadṛśuḥ

101. O great king, the warriors (kṣatriyas) saw Bhishma, who was terrible in battle, scorching the armies of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Bhishma (him, that)

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors, kṣatriyas

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, fierce, dreadful

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning, scorching, consuming

• सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, troops

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Bhishma (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors, kṣatriyas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect, third person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce

Note: Agrees with Bhishma

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a warrior); terrible, dreadful

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'saw' and 'burning'

दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning, scorching, consuming

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dahant

dahant - burning, consuming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'dah' (to burn), forming a present participle.

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Bhishma

सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, troops

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - army, troops; military

Note: Object of 'burning'

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Note: Possessive, 'armies of the Pandavas'

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with pāṇḍavānām