महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-4, verse-29

नैव शक्या समाधातुं संनिपाते महाचमूः ।
दीर्णा इत्येव दीर्यन्ते योधाः शूरतमा अपि ।
भीतान्भग्नांश्च संप्रेक्ष्य भयं भूयो विवर्धते ॥२९॥

29. naiva śakyā samādhātuṁ saṁnipāte mahācamūḥ ,
dīrṇā ityeva dīryante yodhāḥ śūratamā api ,
bhītānbhagnāṁśca saṁprekṣya bhayaṁ bhūyo vivardhate.

29. na eva śakyā samādhātuṃ saṃnipāte
mahācamūḥ dīrṇāḥ iti eva dīryante
yodhāḥ śūratamāḥ api bhītān bhagnān ca
samprekṣya bhayam bhūyaḥ vivardhate

29. saṃnipāte mahācamūḥ na eva samādhātuṃ
śakyā dīrṇāḥ iti eva śūratamāḥ
api yodhāḥ dīryante bhītān bhagnān ca
samprekṣya bhayam bhūyaḥ vivardhate

29. When a great army is routed (saṃnipāta), it cannot be rallied. Even the bravest warriors abandon their positions simply because others have broken formation. Seeing those who are afraid and defeated, fear increases even further.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• शक्या (śakyā) - able, possible

• समाधातुं (samādhātuṁ) - to rally, to compose, to settle

• संनिपाते (saṁnipāte) - in a rout, in a collapse, in a fall

• महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army

• दीर्णाः (dīrṇāḥ) - broken, torn, shattered

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, because

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• दीर्यन्ते (dīryante) - they break ranks, they are torn apart

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

• शूरतमाः (śūratamāḥ) - bravest, most heroic

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• भीतान् (bhītān) - frightened ones

• भग्नान् (bhagnān) - broken, defeated ones

• च (ca) - and

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, observing

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further, again, more

• विवर्धते (vivardhate) - it increases, it grows

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

शक्या (śakyā) - able, possible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, able to be done

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śak' with suffix '-ya'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with mahācamūḥ

समाधातुं (samādhātuṁ) - to rally, to compose, to settle

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the verb 'samādhā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

संनिपाते (saṁnipāte) - in a rout, in a collapse, in a fall

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnipāta

saṁnipāta - rout, collapse, fall, confluence

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahācamu

mahācamu - great army

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+camu)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• camu – army, host
  noun (feminine)

दीर्णाः (dīrṇāḥ) - broken, torn, shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīrṇa

dīrṇa - broken, torn, shattered, scattered

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'dṝ'

Root: dṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with yodhāḥ

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, because

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

दीर्यन्ते (dīryante) - they break ranks, they are torn apart

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dīr

Root: dṝ (class 9)

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

Root: yudh (class 4)

शूरतमाः (śūratamāḥ) - bravest, most heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūratama

śūratama - bravest, most heroic

Superlative degree of śūra (brave)

Note: Agrees with yodhāḥ

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

भीतान् (bhītān) - frightened ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, scared, fearful

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'bhī'

Root: bhī (class 3)

भग्नान् (bhagnān) - broken, defeated ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhagna

bhagna - broken, defeated, frustrated, shattered

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'bhañj'

Root: bhañj (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen, observing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form with upasargas sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further, again, more

(indeclinable)

विवर्धते (vivardhate) - it increases, it grows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vivardh

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)