महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-25

व्यूहमानो मया द्रोणो दिव्येनास्त्रेण संयुगे ।
विसृष्टशस्त्रो निहतः किं तत्र क्रूर दुष्कृतम् ॥२५॥

25. vyūhamāno mayā droṇo divyenāstreṇa saṁyuge ,
visṛṣṭaśastro nihataḥ kiṁ tatra krūra duṣkṛtam.

25. vyūhamānaḥ mayā droṇaḥ divyena astreṇa saṃyuge
visṛṣṭaśastraḥ nihataḥ kim tatra krūram duṣkṛtam

25. mayā saṃyuge vyūhamānaḥ visṛṣṭaśastraḥ droṇaḥ
divyena astreṇa nihataḥ tatra krūram duṣkṛtam kim

25. Drona, who was arranging his troops in battle, was killed by me with a divine weapon, (even though) he had laid aside his weapons. What cruel or evil deed was there in that?

Words meanings summery:

• व्यूहमानः (vyūhamānaḥ) - arranging, arraying, forming a battle array

• मया (mayā) - by me

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (the teacher/guru of Pandavas and Kauravas) (Drona)

• दिव्येन (divyena) - by divine, with a divine

• अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with a weapon, by a missile

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in engagement

• विसृष्टशस्त्रः (visṛṣṭaśastraḥ) - one who has laid aside weapons, with abandoned weapons

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter

• क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

• दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin, misdeed

Words meanings and morphology

व्यूहमानः (vyūhamānaḥ) - arranging, arraying, forming a battle array

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyūhamāna

vyūhamāna - arranging, arraying, forming a battle array

Present Middle Participle

From root √yūh (to arrange, dispose) with upasarga vi, in the middle voice, present tense.

Prefix: vi

Root: √yūh (class 1)

Note: Modifies Drona.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Agent of nihataḥ.

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (the teacher/guru of Pandavas and Kauravas) (Drona)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a specific character, teacher of Pandavas and Kauravas)

Note: Subject of the passive verb nihataḥ.

दिव्येन (divyena) - by divine, with a divine

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

From div (sky, heaven) + ya suffix.

Note: Agrees with astreṇa.

अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with a weapon, by a missile

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

From root as (to throw, cast).

Root: √as (class 4)

Note: Instrument of nihataḥ.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in engagement

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, combat, engagement

From sam + √yuj (to join) + ga.

Prefix: sam

Root: √yuj (class 7)

Note: Specifies the location of the action.

विसृष्टशस्त्रः (visṛṣṭaśastraḥ) - one who has laid aside weapons, with abandoned weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛṣṭaśastra

visṛṣṭaśastra - having laid aside weapons, with abandoned weapons

A Bahuvrīhi compound where 'weapons' (śastra) are 'laid aside' (visṛṣṭa) by someone.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (visṛṣṭa+śastra)

• visṛṣṭa – abandoned, laid aside, discharged
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √sṛj (to release, create) with upasarga vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √sṛj (class 6)
• śastra – weapon, missile, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root √śas (to cut).
  Root: √śas (class 2)

Note: Modifies Drona.

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: √han (class 2)

Note: Main predicate.

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

Note: As interrogative pronoun qualifying duṣkṛtam.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad.

Note: Adverb of place/circumstance.

क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful, harsh

From root √krū (to hurt, injure).

Root: √krū

Note: Agrees with duṣkṛtam.

दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin, misdeed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - evil deed, misdeed, sin

Past Passive Participle (originally)

Compound of dus (bad) and kṛta (done). It functions as a noun here.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, evil, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'bad' or 'difficult'.
• kṛta – done, made, performed, deed
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.