महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-26

एते समरदुर्धर्षाः सिंहतुल्यपराक्रमाः ।
पाण्डवानामनीकानि बभञ्जुः स्म पुनः पुनः ॥२६॥

26. ete samaradurdharṣāḥ siṁhatulyaparākramāḥ ,
pāṇḍavānāmanīkāni babhañjuḥ sma punaḥ punaḥ.

26. ete samaradurgharṣāḥ siṃhatulyaparākramāḥ
pāṇḍavānām anīkāni babhañjuḥ sma punaḥ punaḥ

26. ete samaradurgharṣāḥ siṃhatulyaparākramāḥ
pāṇḍavānām anīkāni punaḥ punaḥ babhañjuḥ sma

26. These warriors, who were formidable in battle and possessed valor equal to lions, repeatedly shattered the armies of the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these warriors (referring to those listed in the previous verse) (these)

• समरदुर्घर्षाः (samaradurgharṣāḥ) - formidable in battle, invincible in combat

• सिंहतुल्यपराक्रमाः (siṁhatulyaparākramāḥ) - having valor equal to lions, lion-like in prowess

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, forces, arrays

• बभञ्जुः (babhañjuḥ) - they broke, they shattered

• स्म (sma) - indicates repeated past action, similar to 'used to' (indeed, certainly, (with present tense) expresses past action)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these warriors (referring to those listed in the previous verse) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

समरदुर्घर्षाः (samaradurgharṣāḥ) - formidable in battle, invincible in combat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samaradurgharṣa

samaradurgharṣa - formidable in battle, invincible in combat, difficult to overcome in war

Tatpuruṣa compound: samare durgharṣa (difficult to overcome in battle).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (samara+durgharṣa)

• samara – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
• durgharṣa – difficult to overcome, irresistible, formidable
  adjective
  Derived from root ghṛṣ- (to rub, to overcome) with upasarga dur- (difficult).
  Prefix: dur
  Root: ghṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ete'.

सिंहतुल्यपराक्रमाः (siṁhatulyaparākramāḥ) - having valor equal to lions, lion-like in prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃhatulyaparākrama

siṁhatulyaparākrama - whose valor is like that of a lion, lion-like in prowess

Bahuvrīhi compound: siṃhena tulyaḥ parākramaḥ yeṣāṃ te (those whose valor is equal to that of a lion).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (siṃha+tulya+parākrama)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• tulya – equal, like, resembling
  adjective
• parākrama – valor, prowess, heroism, power
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kram- (to step) with upasarga parā- (away, over).
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ete'.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Derived from 'Pāṇḍu' with the 'aṇ' affix.

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, forces, arrays

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, troop, face, front

Note: Also nominative plural neuter. Here accusative plural neuter, as object of 'babhañjuḥ'.

बभञ्जुः (babhañjuḥ) - they broke, they shattered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhañj

Perfect Tense

Third person plural perfect tense (liṭ) of root bhañj- (to break).

Root: bhañj (class 7)

स्म (sma) - indicates repeated past action, similar to 'used to' (indeed, certainly, (with present tense) expresses past action)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes the continuous and repeated nature of the action.