महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-2

प्रविश्य विचरन्तं च रणे शूरमवस्थितम् ।
कथं द्रोणं महेष्वासं पाण्डवाः पर्यवारयन् ॥२॥

2. praviśya vicarantaṁ ca raṇe śūramavasthitam ,
kathaṁ droṇaṁ maheṣvāsaṁ pāṇḍavāḥ paryavārayan.

2. praviśya vicarantaṃ ca raṇe śūram avasthitam |
katham droṇam maheṣvāsam pāṇḍavāḥ paryavārayan

2. praviśya ca raṇe vicarantaṃ avasthitam śūram
maheṣvāsam droṇam pāṇḍavāḥ katham paryavārayan

2. ...and had entered the fray as a heroic, great archer (maheṣvāsa) moving about and holding his ground in battle, how then did the Pandavas manage to surround Drona?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• विचरन्तं (vicarantaṁ) - moving about (moving about, roaming, ranging)

• च (ca) - and

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the war

• शूरम् (śūram) - hero, brave man, warrior

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - holding his ground (standing firm, positioned, situated)

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

• महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

• पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded, encompassed

Words meanings and morphology

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -ya after prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

विचरन्तं (vicarantaṁ) - moving about (moving about, roaming, ranging)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vicarat

vicarat - moving about, roaming, ranging, wandering

Present Active Participle

From root 'car' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, fight

शूरम् (śūram) - hero, brave man, warrior

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - holding his ground (standing firm, positioned, situated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - standing, standing firm, situated, positioned, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of the preceptor of the Kauravas and Pandavas)

महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer (lit. having a great bow)

Compound 'mahā' + 'iṣvāsa'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• iṣvāsa – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu; the Pandavas

पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded, encompassed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛ

Imperfect

3rd person plural active

Prefixes: pari+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)