महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-11, verse-29

संजय उवाच ।
सान्तरं तु प्रतिज्ञाते राज्ञो द्रोणेन निग्रहे ।
गृहीतं तममन्यन्त तव पुत्राः सुबालिशाः ॥२९॥

29. saṁjaya uvāca ,
sāntaraṁ tu pratijñāte rājño droṇena nigrahe ,
gṛhītaṁ tamamanyanta tava putrāḥ subāliśāḥ.

29. sañjaya uvāca sa-antaram tu pratijñāte rājñaḥ droṇena
nigrahe gṛhītam tam amanyanta tava putrāḥ su-bāliśāḥ

29. sañjaya uvāca: tu rājñaḥ nigrahe droṇena sa-antaram pratijñāte (sati),
tava su-bāliśāḥ putrāḥ tam gṛhītam amanyanta

29. Sañjaya said: But when the king's capture was thus declared by Droṇa with a pause, your very foolish sons considered him already seized.

Words meanings summery:

• सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• स-अन्तरम् (sa-antaram) - with a qualification/condition or a pause (indicating reservation) (with an interval, with a pause, with doubt)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• प्रतिज्ञाते (pratijñāte) - (when it was) declared (having been promised, declared)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa

• निग्रहे (nigrahe) - in the capture, in the restraint

• गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - captured, seized

• तम् (tam) - (Yudhiṣṭhira) (him, that)

• अमन्यन्त (amanyanta) - they thought, they considered

• तव (tava) - (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) (your)

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) sons, the Kauravas (sons)

• सु-बालिशाः (su-bāliśāḥ) - very foolish, extremely childish

Words meanings and morphology

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - Sañjaya

Root: ji (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

स-अन्तरम् (sa-antaram) - with a qualification/condition or a pause (indicating reservation) (with an interval, with a pause, with doubt)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sa-antara

sa-antara - with a space/interval, qualified, doubtful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+antara)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• antara – interior, interval, difference, condition
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage, describing how the declaration was made.

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

प्रतिज्ञाते (pratijñāte) - (when it was) declared (having been promised, declared)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pratijñāta

pratijñāta - promised, declared

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix prati + root jñā + suffix kta

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Governs "nigrahe".

द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of the teacher)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive participle "pratijñāte".

निग्रहे (nigrahe) - in the capture, in the restraint

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nigraha

nigraha - seizure, capture, restraint

From prefix ni + root grah

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - captured, seized

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - seized, caught, taken

Past Passive Participle

From root grah + suffix kta

Root: grah (class 9)

तम् (tam) - (Yudhiṣṭhira) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

Note: Object of "amanyanta".

अमन्यन्त (amanyanta) - they thought, they considered

(verb)

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

imperfect middle

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root: man (class 4)

तव (tava) - (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) sons, the Kauravas (sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

Note: Subject of "amanyanta".

सु-बालिशाः (su-bāliśāḥ) - very foolish, extremely childish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of su-bāliśa

su-bāliśa - very childish, extremely foolish

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bāliśa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• bāliśa – childish, foolish
  adjective (masculine)
  From bāla (child)
  Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "putrāḥ".