महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-5

अन्येषां चैव वीराणां मध्यगास्तनया मम ।
यदहन्यन्त संग्रामे किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥५॥

5. anyeṣāṁ caiva vīrāṇāṁ madhyagāstanayā mama ,
yadahanyanta saṁgrāme kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ.

5. anyeṣām ca eva vīrāṇām madhyagāḥ tanayāḥ mama |
yat ahanyanta saṃgrāme kim anyat bhāgadheyataḥ

5. ca eva anyeṣām vīrāṇām madhyagāḥ mama tanayāḥ
yat saṃgrāme ahanyanta kim anyat bhāgadheyataḥ

5. And my sons were amidst these other heroes. That they were killed in battle—what else could it be but due to their destiny (bhāgadheya)?

Words meanings summery:

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - Of the other warriors not specifically named yet. (of others)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of brave ones

• मध्यगाः (madhyagāḥ) - situated in the middle, standing among

• तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - sons, offspring

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• यत् (yat) - The fact that or When. (that, which, when)

• अहन्यन्त (ahanyanta) - they were killed, they were struck

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

• भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - from destiny, due to fate

Words meanings and morphology

अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - Of the other warriors not specifically named yet. (of others)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Used as an adjective here.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of brave ones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave, powerful

मध्यगाः (madhyagāḥ) - situated in the middle, standing among

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madhyaga

madhyaga - situated in the middle, standing between, mediator

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhya+ga)

• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root 'gam' 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tanayāḥ'.

तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - sons, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tanaya

tanaya - son, offspring, child

From root tan 'to stretch, procreate'

Root: tan (class 8)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, our

Note: Standard form for genitive singular.

यत् (yat) - The fact that or When. (that, which, when)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - that, which, who, when

Note: Used here as a conjunction introducing a clause.

अहन्यन्त (ahanyanta) - they were killed, they were struck

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of han

Passive voice

Root 'han' (2nd conjugation, parasmāipada) in passive voice (ātmanepada) imperfect tense.

Root: han (class 2)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, combat

From prefix 'sam' + root 'grah' (to seize) + 'ma' suffix (or 'sam' + 'grām' 'to fight')

Prefix: sam

Root: grah (class 9)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Note: Used interrogatively.

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Used as an adjective here.

भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - from destiny, due to fate

(noun)

Ablative, singular of bhāgadheya

bhāgadheya - share, portion, destiny, fate, fortune

From 'bhāga' (share) + 'dheya' (to be held). Suffix 'tas' indicates 'from' or 'due to'.

Note: The suffix 'taḥ' (from 'tasil') forms an indeclinable meaning 'from/due to [X]'.