महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-68, verse-11

एवमेते महेष्वासास्तावकाः पाण्डवैः सह ।
समेत्य समरे शूराः संप्रहारं प्रचक्रिरे ॥११॥

11. evamete maheṣvāsāstāvakāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ,
sametya samare śūrāḥ saṁprahāraṁ pracakrire.

11. evam ete maheṣvāsāḥ tāvakāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha
sametya samare śūrāḥ saṃprahāram pracakrire

11. evam tāvakāḥ ete maheṣvāsāḥ śūrāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ
saha samare sametya saṃprahāram pracakrire

11. Thus, these great archers, your men, those brave warriors, having met with the Pāṇḍavas in battle, began a fierce engagement.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so, indeed

• एते (ete) - these

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers

• तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - Referring to Duryodhana's army (Kauravas) (your men, your side, those belonging to you)

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the sons of Pāṇḍu, with the Pāṇḍavas

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having joined

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

• संप्रहारम् (saṁprahāram) - a great fight, fierce combat, intense struggle

• प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they commenced, they undertook, they waged

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Adjective to 'maheṣvāsāḥ' and 'śūrāḥ'.

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, expert bowman

Compound type : bahuvrihi (maha+iṣu+āsa)

• maha – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• āsa – thrower, archer (from root as 'to throw' or 'to sit')
  noun (masculine)
  From verbal root 'as' (to throw, to shoot) or 'ās' (to sit, to dwell). Here, 'thrower' or 'shooter' of arrows is implied.
  Root: as (class 4)

तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - Referring to Duryodhana's army (Kauravas) (your men, your side, those belonging to you)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, yours, belonging to you

Derived from 'tva' (you) with suffix 'aka'. Often used as a noun in plural to mean 'your people/men'.

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons/supporters.

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the sons of Pāṇḍu, with the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Derived from 'Pāṇḍu' with suffix 'a' indicating progeny.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having joined

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root 'i' (to go) with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā'. The 'etya' form is typical for roots with 'ā' prefix.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: i (class 2)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat, conflict

From root 'ṛ' (to go, move) with upasarga 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 3)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior

संप्रहारम् (saṁprahāram) - a great fight, fierce combat, intense struggle

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃprahāra

saṁprahāra - fierce combat, great fight, intense striking, engagement

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take, carry, strike) with upasargas 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they commenced, they undertook, they waged

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Ātmanepada

3rd person plural, Perfect tense (Liṭ), Ātmanepada, from root 'kṛ' with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)