महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-6

सा वध्यमाना समरे पाण्डुसेना महात्मभिः ।
त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छद्वै मज्जमानेव नौर्जले ॥६॥

6. sā vadhyamānā samare pāṇḍusenā mahātmabhiḥ ,
trātāraṁ nādhyagacchadvai majjamāneva naurjale.

6. sā vadhyamānā samare pāṇḍusenā mahātmabhiḥ trātāram
na adhyagacchat vai majjamānā iva nauḥ jale

6. samare mahātmabhiḥ vadhyamānā sā pāṇḍusenā jale
majjamānā nauḥ iva vai trātāram na adhyagacchat

6. That Pāṇḍava army, being struck down in battle by the great warriors (mahātmas), could indeed find no protector, just like a sinking ship in water.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being killed, being struck down

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• पाण्डुसेना (pāṇḍusenā) - Pāṇḍava army

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great Kaurava warriors (by great souls, by great warriors)

• त्रातारम् (trātāram) - protector, savior

• न (na) - not, nor

• अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - the army found no protector (it found, it obtained)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• मज्जमाना (majjamānā) - sinking, submerging

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नौः (nauḥ) - ship, boat

• जले (jale) - in water

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to `pāṇḍusenā`.

वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being killed, being struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck, being slain

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill), in the passive stem vadhy-

Root: han (class 2)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, combat, war

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 3)

पाण्डुसेना (pāṇḍusenā) - Pāṇḍava army

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pāṇḍusenā

pāṇḍusenā - army of the Pāṇḍavas

Compound: Pāṇḍu + senā

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+senā)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great Kaurava warriors (by great souls, by great warriors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, great person (ātman)

Compound: mahat + ātman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

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

त्रातारम् (trātāram) - protector, savior

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trātar

trātar - protector, preserver, savior

Agent noun derived from root trā (to protect)

Root: trā (class 2)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - the army found no protector (it found, it obtained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect active 3rd singular

Prefixes: adhi+a

Root: gam (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

मज्जमाना (majjamānā) - sinking, submerging

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of majjamāna

majjamāna - sinking, plunging, submerging

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root majj (to sink, plunge)

Root: majj (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नौः (nauḥ) - ship, boat

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - ship, boat

जले (jale) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water