महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-69

तथैव तव पुत्राश्च राजन्भीष्मजयैषिणः ।
तमेकमभ्यवर्तन्त सिंहनादांश्च नेदिरे ॥६९॥

69. tathaiva tava putrāśca rājanbhīṣmajayaiṣiṇaḥ ,
tamekamabhyavartanta siṁhanādāṁśca nedire.

69. tathā eva tava putrāḥ ca rājan bhīṣmajayaiṣiṇaḥ
tam ekam abhyavartanta siṃhanādān ca nedire

69. rājan,
tathā eva tava putrāḥ ca bhīṣmajayaiṣiṇaḥ tam ekam abhyavartanta,
ca siṃhanādān nedire.

69. And likewise, O King, your sons, desiring Bhishma's victory, turned towards him alone and uttered battle-cries (siṃhanādān).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - just so, indeed (only, just, indeed)

• तव (tava) - your (referring to Dhritarashtra) (your (singular))

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - your sons (Kauravas) (sons)

• च (ca) - and

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhritarashtra) (O king)

• भीष्मजयैषिणः (bhīṣmajayaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring Bhishma's victory

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

• एकम् (ekam) - alone (referring to Bhishma) (one, alone, single)

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they turned towards (Bhishma) (they turned towards, they approached, they rushed upon)

• सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - battle-cries (siṃhanādān) (lion-roars, battle-cries)

• च (ca) - and

• नेदिरे (nedire) - they uttered (roars) (they roared, they sounded)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

एव (eva) - just so, indeed (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

तव (tava) - your (referring to Dhritarashtra) (your (singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person singular, genitive case.

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - your sons (Kauravas) (sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of `abhyavartanta`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects `putrāḥ` with something implicitly from the previous verse (i.e. also did as the Pāṇḍavas).

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhritarashtra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Vocative singular form.

Root: rāj

भीष्मजयैषिणः (bhīṣmajayaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring Bhishma's victory

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīṣmajayaiṣin

bhīṣmajayaiṣin - desiring Bhishma's victory

Tatpuruṣa compound: `bhīṣma` (Bhishma) + `jaya` (victory) + `eṣin` (desiring). `eṣin` is from root `iṣ` (to wish).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīṣma+jaya+eṣin)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (proper name), terrible, dreadful
  proper noun (masculine)
• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / adjective
  From root `iṣ` (to wish, desire) + suffix `-in`.
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `putrāḥ`.

तम् (tam) - him (Bhishma) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, 3rd person singular, masculine.

Note: Object of `abhyavartanta`.

एकम् (ekam) - alone (referring to Bhishma) (one, alone, single)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Used here adjectivally.

Note: Qualifies `tam`.

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they turned towards (Bhishma) (they turned towards, they approached, they rushed upon)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense.

Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra), 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada). Compound of `abhi-ā-vṛt`.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - battle-cries (siṃhanādān) (lion-roars, battle-cries)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of siṃhanāda

siṁhanāda - lion's roar, a battle-cry, war-shout

Tatpuruṣa compound: `siṃha` (lion) + `nāda` (sound, roar).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siṃha+nāda)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From root `nad`.
  Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects the two actions (`abhyavartanta` and `nedire`).

नेदिरे (nedire) - they uttered (roars) (they roared, they sounded)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of nad

Perfect tense.

Perfect (Liṭ-lakāra), 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: nad (class 1)