महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-1, verse-14

निहते तु तदा भीष्मे राजन्सत्यपराक्रमे ।
तावकाः पाण्डवेयाश्च प्राध्यायन्त पृथक्पृथक् ॥१४॥

14. nihate tu tadā bhīṣme rājansatyaparākrame ,
tāvakāḥ pāṇḍaveyāśca prādhyāyanta pṛthakpṛthak.

14. nihate tu tadā bhīṣme rājan satyaparākrame
tāvakāḥ pāṇḍaveyāḥ ca prādhyāyanta pṛthakpṛthak

14. rājan tadā satyaparākrame bhīṣme tu nihate
tāvakāḥ ca pāṇḍaveyāḥ pṛthakpṛthak prādhyāyanta

14. O King, when Bhishma, of true valor, was then killed, your people and the Pandavas both deeply pondered their positions separately.

Words meanings summery:

• निहते (nihate) - when he was killed (in having been killed, defeated)

• तु (tu) - then, and (but, indeed, however, and)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• सत्यपराक्रमे (satyaparākrame) - of true valor (in true valor, in one whose valor is true)

• तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your side (Kauravas) (your people, your followers)

• पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the Pandavas (the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्राध्यायन्त (prādhyāyanta) - they deeply pondered (they pondered, they thought deeply, they meditated)

• पृथक्पृथक् (pṛthakpṛthak) - separately (separately, each by itself)

Words meanings and morphology

निहते (nihate) - when he was killed (in having been killed, defeated)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, defeated

Past Passive Participle

from ni-han + kta

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: used adverbially with bhīṣme

तु (tu) - then, and (but, indeed, however, and)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of the grand-uncle in Mahabharata), terrible, formidable

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सत्यपराक्रमे (satyaparākrame) - of true valor (in true valor, in one whose valor is true)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of satyaparākrama

satyaparākrama - one whose valor is true, truly mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+parākrama)

• satya – truth, real, true, virtuous
  noun (neuter)
• parākrama – valor, might, strength, prowess
  noun (masculine)
  from parā-kram + ghañ
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Modifies Bhishma. Used adverbially with nihate and bhīṣme.

तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your side (Kauravas) (your people, your followers)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, yours, belonging to you

derived from pronominal base 'tva' (you)

Note: Refers to Dhritarashtra's sons and their allies.

पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the Pandavas (the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu

derived from Paṇḍu with patronymic suffix

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'tāvakāḥ' and 'pāṇḍaveyāḥ'.

प्राध्यायन्त (prādhyāyanta) - they deeply pondered (they pondered, they thought deeply, they meditated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of prādhyā

Imperfect

3rd person plural imperfect middle voice of pra-dhyā

Prefix: pra

Root: dhyā (class 1)

पृथक्पृथक् (pṛthakpṛthak) - separately (separately, each by itself)

(indeclinable)

reduplication of pṛthak

Compound type : reduplicated (pṛthak+pṛthak)

• pṛthak – separately, apart, individually
  indeclinable