महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-16

कथं शांतनवं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानामनीकिनी ।
प्रहर्तुमशकत्तत्र भीष्मं भीमपराक्रमम् ॥१६॥

16. kathaṁ śāṁtanavaṁ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavānāmanīkinī ,
prahartumaśakattatra bhīṣmaṁ bhīmaparākramam.

16. katham śāntanavam dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavānām anīkinī
prahartum aśakat tatra bhīṣmam bhīmaparākramam

16. pāṇḍavānām anīkinī śāntanavam bhīṣmam
bhīmaparākramam dṛṣṭvā tatra prahartum katham aśakat

16. How was the army of the Pāṇḍavas able to strike Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, who possessed terrible prowess, even after seeing him there?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

• शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - referring to Bhīṣma (the son of Śāntanu)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - army, host

• प्रहर्तुम् (prahartum) - to strike, to attack

• अशकत् (aśakat) - was able

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

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma

• भीमपराक्रमम् (bhīmaparākramam) - of terrible prowess, mighty in valor

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

(indeclinable)

शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - referring to Bhīṣma (the son of Śāntanu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - son of Śāntanu

derived from Śāntanu + aṇ (patronymic affix)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root dṛś + ktvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

from Pāṇḍu + aṇ (patronymic affix)

अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - army, host

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anīkinī

anīkinī - army, host

प्रहर्तुम् (prahartum) - to strike, to attack

(indeclinable)

infinitive

prefix pra + root hṛ + tumun

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अशकत् (aśakat) - was able

(verb)

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

Root: śak (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name)

भीमपराक्रमम् (bhīmaparākramam) - of terrible prowess, mighty in valor

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmaparākrama

bhīmaparākrama - one whose prowess is terrible, mighty in valor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+parākrama)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
• parākrama – prowess, valor, might
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: parā

Note: agrees with bhīṣmam