महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-12

स हि नित्यमनीकेषु युध्यतेऽभयमास्थितः ।
अस्त्रग्रामं ससंहारं द्रोणात्प्राप्य सुदुर्लभम् ॥१२॥

12. sa hi nityamanīkeṣu yudhyate'bhayamāsthitaḥ ,
astragrāmaṁ sasaṁhāraṁ droṇātprāpya sudurlabham.

12. saḥ hi nityam anīkeṣu yudhyate abhayam āsthitaḥ
astragrāmam saṃsaṃhāram droṇāt prāpya sudurlabham

12. saḥ hi nityam abhayam āsthitaḥ anīkeṣu yudhyate
droṇāt saṃsaṃhāram sudurlabham astragrāmam prāpya

12. For he, having attained fearlessness, always fights in the armies, having obtained from Droṇa an arsenal of weapons, along with the knowledge of their withdrawal, which is extremely rare to find.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Ashvatthama (he)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

• अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in armies, in ranks

• युध्यते (yudhyate) - he fights, he battles

• अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness, safety

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having attained (fearlessness) (having attained, resorted to, standing firm in)

• अस्त्रग्रमम् (astragramam) - collection of weapons, arsenal

• संसंहारम् (saṁsaṁhāram) - together with the power of withdrawal (of weapons), including withdrawal

• द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Droṇa

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having received

• सुदुर्लभम् (sudurlabham) - very difficult to obtain, extremely rare

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Ashvatthama (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Drauṇi.

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage from neuter accusative singular.

Note: Acts as an adverb.

अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in armies, in ranks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, rank

युध्यते (yudhyate) - he fights, he battles

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yudh

Present Middle

Root: yudh (class 4)

अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness, safety

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearlessness, safety

Nañ-tatpurusha compound: a (not) + bhaya (fear).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+bhaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'āsthitaḥ'.

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having attained (fearlessness) (having attained, resorted to, standing firm in)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, resorted to, adopted

Past Passive Participle

From ā + sthā (to stand, to resort to).

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

अस्त्रग्रमम् (astragramam) - collection of weapons, arsenal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of astragrama

astragrama - collection of weapons

Tatpurusha compound: astra (weapon) + grāma (multitude, collection).

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+grāma)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• grāma – village, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

संसंहारम् (saṁsaṁhāram) - together with the power of withdrawal (of weapons), including withdrawal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsaṃhāra

saṁsaṁhāra - withdrawal, destruction, collection

Here it refers to the knowledge of withdrawing divine weapons. It can be interpreted as 'saha saṃhāra' (withdrawing along with). Karmadhāraya compound.

Compound type : karmadharaya (saha+saṃhāra)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'together with'.
• saṃhāra – withdrawal, destruction, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + hṛ (to seize, to collect, to withdraw).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'astragramam'.

द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Droṇa

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of the teacher)

Note: Source from which weapons were obtained.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From pra + āp (to obtain).

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सुदुर्लभम् (sudurlabham) - very difficult to obtain, extremely rare

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sudurlabha

sudurlabha - very difficult to obtain, extremely rare

Compound: su (very) + dur (difficult) + labh (to obtain).

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+dur+labha)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence or intensity.
• dur – difficult, bad, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty.
• labha – obtainable, to be gained
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root labh (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'astragramam'.