महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-11

तस्य तत्सुमहत्कर्म शशंसुः पुरुषर्षभाः ।
यत्कृष्णाभ्यां समेताभ्यां नापत्रपत संयुगे ॥११॥

11. tasya tatsumahatkarma śaśaṁsuḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ,
yatkṛṣṇābhyāṁ sametābhyāṁ nāpatrapata saṁyuge.

11. tasya tat sumahat karma śasaṃsuḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
yat kṛṣṇābhyām sametābhyām na apatrapata saṃyuge

11. puruṣarṣabhāḥ tasya tat sumahat karma śasaṃsuḥ
yat kṛṣṇābhyām sametābhyām saṃyuge na apatrapata

11. The best of men praised that very great deed of his, that he did not lose courage in battle even when confronted by the two Kṛṣṇas (Arjuna and Vāsudeva).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Ashvatthama (of him, his)

• तत् (tat) - this (referring to the deed) (that, this)

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very powerful

• कर्म (karma) - deed, action

• शसंसुः (śasaṁsuḥ) - they praised, they extolled

• पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men, best of men

• यत् (yat) - that (explaining the great deed) (that, which)

• कृष्णाभ्याम् (kṛṣṇābhyām) - by Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa (by the two Kṛṣṇas)

• समेताभ्याम् (sametābhyām) - by the two (Kṛṣṇas) who were together/confronting (him) (united, accompanied, confronted)

• न (na) - not

• अपत्रपत (apatrapata) - he was not ashamed, he did not lose courage

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Ashvatthama (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Demonstrative pronoun.

तत् (tat) - this (referring to the deed) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large

Compound: su (very) + mahat (great).

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence or intensity.
• mahat – great, large
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - deed, action

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'śasaṃsuḥ'.

शसंसुः (śasaṁsuḥ) - they praised, they extolled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śaṃs

Perfect Active

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men, best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best of men, leading men

Tatpurusha compound: puruṣa (man) + ṛṣabha (bull, best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'śasaṃsuḥ'.

यत् (yat) - that (explaining the great deed) (that, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that

Relative pronoun.

कृष्णाभ्याम् (kṛṣṇābhyām) - by Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa (by the two Kṛṣṇas)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name of Vāsudeva, also Arjuna)

Refers to both Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (who is also called Kṛṣṇa).

Note: Refers to the pair of Kṛṣṇas: Arjuna and Vāsudeva.

समेताभ्याम् (sametābhyām) - by the two (Kṛṣṇas) who were together/confronting (him) (united, accompanied, confronted)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of sameta

sameta - met, joined, accompanied

Past Passive Participle

From sam + i (to go).

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛṣṇābhyām'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अपत्रपत (apatrapata) - he was not ashamed, he did not lose courage

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of apatrap

Imperfect Middle

From apa + trap (to be ashamed).

Prefix: apa

Root: trap (class 1)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, combat

From sam + yuj (to join).