महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-167, verse-10

आचार्ये निहते द्रोणे धृष्टद्युम्नेन संयुगे ।
निहते वज्रहस्तेन यथा वृत्रे महासुरे ॥१०॥

10. ācārye nihate droṇe dhṛṣṭadyumnena saṁyuge ,
nihate vajrahastena yathā vṛtre mahāsure.

10. ācārye nihate droṇe dhṛṣṭadyumnena saṃyuge
nihate vajrahastena yathā vṛtre mahāsure

10. droṇe ācārye dhṛṣṭadyumnena saṃyuge nihate
yathā mahāsure vṛtre vajrahastena nihate

10. After the preceptor Droṇa was killed in battle by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, just as the great demon Vṛtra was killed by the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• आचार्ये (ācārye) - when the preceptor Droṇa (in the teacher, in the preceptor, when the teacher)

• निहते (nihate) - when killed (killed, struck down, slain)

• द्रोणे (droṇe) - when Droṇa (was killed) (in Droṇa, upon Droṇa)

• धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhṛṣṭadyumna

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict, in an encounter

• निहते (nihate) - when killed (killed, struck down, slain)

• वज्रहस्तेन (vajrahastena) - by Indra (the wielder of the thunderbolt) (by the wielder of the thunderbolt)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• वृत्रे (vṛtre) - when Vṛtra (was killed) (in Vṛtra, when Vṛtra)

• महासुरे (mahāsure) - when the great demon (was killed) (in the great demon, upon the great demon)

Words meanings and morphology

आचार्ये (ācārye) - when the preceptor Droṇa (in the teacher, in the preceptor, when the teacher)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, master, instructor

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

निहते (nihate) - when killed (killed, struck down, slain)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, slain

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ni- and root han (to strike, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with ācārye and vṛtre.

द्रोणे (droṇe) - when Droṇa (was killed) (in Droṇa, upon Droṇa)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (a proper name, preceptor of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas)

धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhṛṣṭadyumna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭadyumna

dhṛṣṭadyumna - Dhṛṣṭadyumna (a proper name, commander of the Pāṇḍava army, slayer of Droṇa)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict, in an encounter

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, fight, encounter, war

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

निहते (nihate) - when killed (killed, struck down, slain)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, slain

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ni- and root han (to strike, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with vṛtre.

वज्रहस्तेन (vajrahastena) - by Indra (the wielder of the thunderbolt) (by the wielder of the thunderbolt)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajrahasta

vajrahasta - wielder of the thunderbolt (epithet of Indra)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vajra+hasta)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

वृत्रे (vṛtre) - when Vṛtra (was killed) (in Vṛtra, when Vṛtra)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (a proper name, a Vedic demon slain by Indra)

महासुरे (mahāsure) - when the great demon (was killed) (in the great demon, upon the great demon)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāsura

mahāsura - great demon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)