महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-147, verse-24

एतयोः शरवर्षेण प्रभग्ना नो महारथाः ।
वार्यमाणापि कौन्तेय पृतना नावतिष्ठते ॥२४॥

24. etayoḥ śaravarṣeṇa prabhagnā no mahārathāḥ ,
vāryamāṇāpi kaunteya pṛtanā nāvatiṣṭhate.

24. etayoḥ śaravarṣeṇa prabhagnāḥ naḥ mahārathāḥ
vāryamāṇā api kaunteya pṛtanā na avatiṣṭhate

24. kaunteya etayoḥ śaravarṣeṇa naḥ mahārathāḥ
prabhagnāḥ pṛtanā vāryamāṇā api na avatiṣṭhate

24. These two have shattered our great charioteers with their rain of arrows. O son of Kunti, even when being restrained, our army cannot hold its ground.

Words meanings summery:

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two, by these two

• शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a rain of arrows, by a shower of arrows

• प्रभग्नाः (prabhagnāḥ) - broken, shattered, defeated

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, mighty warriors

• वार्यमाणा (vāryamāṇā) - being restrained, being checked

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kunti)

• पृतना (pṛtanā) - army, host

• न (na) - not

• अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - stands firm, holds its ground

Words meanings and morphology

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two, by these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Can also be locative dual.

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a rain of arrows, by a shower of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - rain of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, showering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

प्रभग्नाः (prabhagnāḥ) - broken, shattered, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhagna

prabhagna - broken, shattered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhañj' (to break) with prefix 'pra' and suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhañj (class 7)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also used as dative and accusative plural.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, mighty warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, great charioteer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

वार्यमाणा (vāryamāṇā) - being restrained, being checked

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāryamāṇa

vāryamāṇa - being restrained, being checked

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'vṛ' (to cover, restrain) in the causative sense (vāraya) with the suffix 'śānac'.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kunti)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Derived from 'Kuntī' with a patronymic suffix.

पृतना (pṛtanā) - army, host

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛtanā

pṛtanā - battle, army, host

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - stands firm, holds its ground

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avatiṣṭhate

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)