महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-165, verse-87

द्रवमाणे तथा सैन्ये त्रस्तरूपे हतौजसि ।
प्रतिस्रोत इव ग्राहो द्रोणपुत्रः परानियात् ॥८७॥

87. dravamāṇe tathā sainye trastarūpe hataujasi ,
pratisrota iva grāho droṇaputraḥ parāniyāt.

87. dravamāṇe tathā sainye trastarūpe hata-ojasi |
pratisrotaḥ iva grāhaḥ droṇaputraḥ parān iyāt

87. tathā sainye dravamāṇe trastarūpe hata-ojasi [sati],
droṇaputraḥ pratisrotaḥ iva grāhaḥ [san] parān iyāt.

87. As the army was fleeing, utterly terrified and bereft of strength, Droṇa's son attacked the enemies like a crocodile swimming against the current.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रवमाणे (dravamāṇe) - fleeing (referring to the army) (fleeing, running, dissolving)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

• सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army, in the military

• त्रस्तरूपे (trastarūpe) - appearing terrified, in a terrified state

• हत-ओजसि (hata-ojasi) - having lost strength, bereft of vigor

• प्रतिस्रोतः (pratisrotaḥ) - against the current, upstream

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ग्राहः (grāhaḥ) - crocodile (crocodile, alligator, grabber)

• द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāmā) (son of Droṇa)

• परान् (parān) - the enemies (the others, the enemies)

• इयात् (iyāt) - he would attack (implying forceful movement against the enemies) (he should go, he might go)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रवमाणे (dravamāṇe) - fleeing (referring to the army) (fleeing, running, dissolving)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of dravamāṇa

dravamāṇa - fleeing, running, dissolving

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'dru' (to run, flee) with present middle participle suffix 'śānac' (माना). Inflected for locative singular, neuter.

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sainye'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army, in the military

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, military

त्रस्तरूपे (trastarūpe) - appearing terrified, in a terrified state

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of trastarūpa

trastarūpa - having the form of fear, appearing terrified

From 'trasta' (terrified) + 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (trasta+rūpa)

• trasta – frightened, terrified
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'tras' (to tremble, be frightened).
  Root: tras (class 4)
• rūpa – form, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'sainye'.

हत-ओजसि (hata-ojasi) - having lost strength, bereft of vigor

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of hata-ojas

hata-ojas - having lost strength/vigor

Bahuvrihi compound: 'whose strength (ojas) is lost (hata)'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+ojas)

• hata – struck, killed, lost
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• ojas – strength, vigor, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'sainye'.

प्रतिस्रोतः (pratisrotaḥ) - against the current, upstream

(indeclinable)

From 'prati' (against) + 'srotas' (stream).

Prefix: prati

Root: sru (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

ग्राहः (grāhaḥ) - crocodile (crocodile, alligator, grabber)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāha

grāha - a grabber, prehensile, crocodile, alligator

From root 'grah' (to seize, grasp).

Root: grah (class 9)

द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāmā) (son of Droṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (droṇa+putra)

• droṇa – Droṇa (name of a preceptor)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Aśvatthāmā, the subject of 'iyāt'.

परान् (parān) - the enemies (the others, the enemies)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, different, enemy, distant

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'enemies' here, object of the verb 'iyāt'.

इयात् (iyāt) - he would attack (implying forceful movement against the enemies) (he should go, he might go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of i

Optative 3rd singular active

Root 'i' (to go) in optative mood, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Root: i (class 2)