महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-15

कृत्वा पुरुषकारं तु यथाशक्ति महाबलाः ।
भीमसेनं परित्यज्य संन्यवर्तन्त चेदयः ॥१५॥

15. kṛtvā puruṣakāraṁ tu yathāśakti mahābalāḥ ,
bhīmasenaṁ parityajya saṁnyavartanta cedayaḥ.

15. kṛtvā puruṣakāram tu yathāśakti mahābalāḥ
bhīmasenam parityajya sannyavartanta cedayḥ

15. mahābalāḥ cedayḥ puruṣakāram yathāśakti
kṛtvā tu bhīmasenam parityajya sannyavartanta

15. The mighty Cedis, having put forth their human effort (puruṣakāra) to the best of their ability, abandoned Bhimasena and retreated.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

• पुरुषकारम् (puruṣakāram) - human effort, exertion, endeavor

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to one's power, to the best of one's ability/strength

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty, very strong ones

• भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left

• सन्न्यवर्तन्त (sannyavartanta) - they retreated, they turned back

• चेदयः (cedayaḥ) - the Cedis (people of the Cedi kingdom)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root kṛ (class 8) with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुरुषकारम् (puruṣakāram) - human effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣakāra

puruṣakāra - human effort, exertion, manly effort, personal endeavor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+kāra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• kāra – act, action, doing, making, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ with suffix ghañ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to one's power, to the best of one's ability/strength

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, strength, ability, energy (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty, very strong ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, possessing great strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahat – great, large, extensive
  adjective
  Feminine stem mahā used in compound.
• bala – strength, power, might, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with cedayḥ.

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (name of a Pandava)

Note: Object of parityajya.

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root tyaj (class 1) with prefix pari- and suffix -ya (lyap).

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सन्न्यवर्तन्त (sannyavartanta) - they retreated, they turned back

(verb)

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

Formed from root vṛt (class 1) with prefixes sam- and ni-. saṃnivṛt means to turn back, retreat, return.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

चेदयः (cedayaḥ) - the Cedis (people of the Cedi kingdom)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cedi

cedi - the Cedi (name of a people/kingdom)

Often plural to refer to the people.

Note: Subject of sannyavartanta.