महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-36

निहता भ्रातरः शूरा भीमसेनेन मे युधि ।
यतमानास्तथान्येऽपि हन्यन्ते सर्वसैनिकाः ॥३६॥

36. nihatā bhrātaraḥ śūrā bhīmasenena me yudhi ,
yatamānāstathānye'pi hanyante sarvasainikāḥ.

36. nihatāḥ bhrātaraḥ śūrāḥ bhīmasenena me yudhi
yatamānāḥ tathā anye api hanyante sarvasainikāḥ

36. me śūrāḥ bhrātaraḥ bhīmasenena yudhi nihatāḥ;
tathā anye api yatamānāḥ sarvasainikāḥ hanyante

36. My brave brothers have been killed in battle by Bhimasena; and even other soldiers, though striving valiantly, are all being slain.

Words meanings summery:

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - have been killed (killed, slain, destroyed)

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave (brave, valiant, heroic)

• भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena

• मे (me) - my (Duryodhana's brothers) (to me, my, by me)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

• यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - though striving / fighting valiantly (striving, exerting oneself, attempting)

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, and, similarly)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (soldiers) (others, other)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• हन्यन्ते (hanyante) - are all being slain (are killed, are being slain)

• सर्वसैनिकाः (sarvasainikāḥ) - all the soldiers (all soldiers)

Words meanings and morphology

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - have been killed (killed, slain, destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From ni (upasarga) + root han (to strike, kill) + kta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as the main predicate for bhrātaraḥ.

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Subject of nihatāḥ.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave (brave, valiant, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic, a warrior

भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (a Pandava, known for his strength)

Compound: bhīma (terrible) + sena (army, host) or "one whose army is terrible".

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīma+sena)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
• sena – army, host, force
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agent of the passive verb.

मे (me) - my (Duryodhana's brothers) (to me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me (pronoun)

Enclitic form of 1st person pronoun.

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

From root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - though striving / fighting valiantly (striving, exerting oneself, attempting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving, exerting oneself, attempting, persevering

Present Middle Participle

From root yat (to strive, endeavor) + śānac suffix.

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the soldiers.

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, and, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to connect two clauses or ideas.

अन्ये (anye) - other (soldiers) (others, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

हन्यन्ते (hanyante) - are all being slain (are killed, are being slain)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of han

Present passive indicative, 3rd person plural

From root han (class 2), passive stem hanya-.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The active agent is implied (the Pandavas/Bhima).

सर्वसैनिकाः (sarvasainikāḥ) - all the soldiers (all soldiers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvasainika

sarvasainika - all soldiers, every soldier

Karmadhāraya compound: sarva (all) + sainika (soldier).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sainika)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• sainika – soldier, military man
  noun (masculine)
  From senā (army) + ṭhañ suffix.

Note: Subject of hanyante.