महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-8

तेन विद्राव्यमाणानि तव सैन्यानि भारत ।
त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त पङ्के मग्ना इव द्विपाः ॥८॥

8. tena vidrāvyamāṇāni tava sainyāni bhārata ,
trātāraṁ nādhyagacchanta paṅke magnā iva dvipāḥ.

8. tena vidrāvyamāṇāni tava sainyāni bhārata trātāram
na adhyagacchantta paṅke magnāḥ iva dvipāḥ

8. bhārata tena vidrāvyamāṇāni tava sainyāni paṅke
magnāḥ dvipāḥ iva trātāram na adhyagacchantta

8. O Bhārata, your armies, being scattered by him, could not find a protector, just like elephants submerged in mud.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by Abhimanyu (by him)

• विद्राव्यमाणानि (vidrāvyamāṇāni) - referring to the armies being put to flight (being caused to flee, being scattered, being routed)

• तव (tava) - your

• सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - your (Kaurava) armies (armies, forces)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

• त्रातारम् (trātāram) - a protector

• न (na) - not

• अध्यगच्छन्त्त (adhyagacchantta) - could find (found, obtained, reached)

• पङ्के (paṅke) - in mud, in a swamp

• मग्नाः (magnāḥ) - submerged, sunk, immersed

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by Abhimanyu (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विद्राव्यमाणानि (vidrāvyamāṇāni) - referring to the armies being put to flight (being caused to flee, being scattered, being routed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vidrāvyamāṇa

vidrāvyamāṇa - being made to run away, being scattered, being routed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'drā' (to run) with prefix 'vi-' (away), in the causative sense ('drāvayati' - causes to run), then made passive ('drāvyamāṇa' - being caused to run).

Prefix: vi

Root: drā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sainyāni'.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - your (Kaurava) armies (armies, forces)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - army, forces, military

Derived from 'senā' (army).

Note: Subject of the clause 'did not find a protector'.

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian

Patronymic derived from 'bharata'.

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya.

त्रातारम् (trātāram) - a protector

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - protector, preserver, savior

Agent noun from root 'trā' (to protect).

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'adhyagacchantta'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'adhyagacchantta'.

अध्यगच्छन्त्त (adhyagacchantta) - could find (found, obtained, reached)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of adhi-gam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

पङ्के (paṅke) - in mud, in a swamp

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paṅka

paṅka - mud, mire, swamp

मग्नाः (magnāḥ) - submerged, sunk, immersed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of magna

magna - sunk, immersed, plunged, drowned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'maj' (to sink, plunge).

Root: maj (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'dvipāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker', referring to trunk and mouth)

Compound 'dvi' (two) + 'pa' (drinker).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+pa)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'pā' (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)