महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-34

यतमानापि ते वीरा द्रवमाणान्महारथान् ।
नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं भीष्मबाणप्रपीडिताः ॥३४॥

34. yatamānāpi te vīrā dravamāṇānmahārathān ,
nāśaknuvanvārayituṁ bhīṣmabāṇaprapīḍitāḥ.

34. yatamānāḥ api te vīrāḥ dravamāṇān mahārathān
na aśaknuvan vārayitum bhīṣmabāṇaprapīḍitāḥ

34. bhīṣmabāṇaprapīḍitāḥ te vīrāḥ yatamānāḥ api
dravamāṇān mahārathān vārayitum na aśaknuvan

34. Even though those warriors struggled, they were unable to stop the great charioteers who were fleeing, as they themselves were severely afflicted by Bhīṣma's arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - striving, endeavoring, attempting

• अपि (api) - even, also, though, in spite of

• ते (te) - those

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

• द्रवमाणान् (dravamāṇān) - those fleeing, retreating

• महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers, mighty warriors

• न (na) - not

• अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were able (not)

• वारयितुम् (vārayitum) - to stop, to prevent, to restrain

• भीष्मबाणप्रपीडिताः (bhīṣmabāṇaprapīḍitāḥ) - tormented by Bhīṣma's arrows, greatly afflicted by Bhīṣma's arrows

Words meanings and morphology

यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - striving, endeavoring, attempting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving, endeavoring, attempting

Present Middle Participle

From root 'yat' (to strive)

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vīrāḥ'

अपि (api) - even, also, though, in spite of

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the warriors mentioned or implied previously

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

द्रवमाणान् (dravamāṇān) - those fleeing, retreating

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dravamāṇa

dravamāṇa - running, flowing, fleeing

Present Middle Participle

From root 'dru' (to run, flow)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vārayitum'

महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers, mighty warriors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great charioteer, a mighty warrior (one who can fight 10,000 archers)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ratha – chariot; a charioteer, warrior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'vārayitum'

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were able (not)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form of 'śak'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Combined with 'na' (not) to mean 'they were not able'

वारयितुम् (vārayitum) - to stop, to prevent, to restrain

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Causative infinitive of root 'vṛ' (to choose, cover), meaning 'to cause to stop'

Root: vṛ (class 5)

भीष्मबाणप्रपीडिताः (bhīṣmabāṇaprapīḍitāḥ) - tormented by Bhīṣma's arrows, greatly afflicted by Bhīṣma's arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīṣmabāṇaprapīḍita

bhīṣmabāṇaprapīḍita - greatly tormented by Bhīṣma's arrows

Compound of 'Bhīṣma', 'bāṇa' and 'prapīḍita'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīṣma+bāṇa+prapīḍita)

• bhīṣma – Bhīṣma (a character in the Mahābhārata)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• prapīḍita – greatly afflicted, tormented, oppressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pīḍ' (to torment) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'vīrāḥ'