महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-17, verse-26

ते वध्यमानाः पार्थेन शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
अमुह्यंस्तत्र तत्रैव त्रस्ता मृगगणा इव ॥२६॥

26. te vadhyamānāḥ pārthena śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
amuhyaṁstatra tatraiva trastā mṛgagaṇā iva.

26. te vadhyamānāḥ pārthena śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
amuhyan tatra tatra eva trastāḥ mṛgagaṇāḥ iva

26. pārthena saṃnataparvabhiḥ śaraiḥ vadhyamānāḥ te
tatra tatra eva trastāḥ mṛgagaṇāḥ iva amuhyan

26. As they were being struck down by Pārtha (Arjuna) with arrows that had bent shafts, they became bewildered right there, like frightened herds of deer.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being struck down, being killed

• पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Pārtha (Arjuna) (by Pārtha)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent shafts (describing arrows) (with bent joints/knots/shafts)

• अमुह्यन् (amuhyan) - they became bewildered, they fainted

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - emphatic 'right there' (indeed, just, only)

• त्रस्ताः (trastāḥ) - frightened, terrified

• मृगगणाः (mṛgagaṇāḥ) - herds of deer

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being struck down, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck down, being slain

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'han' (to strike, kill) in causative form, or 'vadh' stem

Root: han (class 2)

पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Pārtha (Arjuna) (by Pārtha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent shafts (describing arrows) (with bent joints/knots/shafts)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃnataparvan

saṁnataparvan - having bent joints/knots/sections

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saṃnata+parvan)

• saṃnata – bent, bowed, humble
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'nam' (to bend) with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot, section, segment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śaraiḥ'

अमुह्यन् (amuhyan) - they became bewildered, they fainted

(verb)

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

Root: muh (class 4)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated 'tatra tatra' signifies 'here and there' or 'in various places' or 'right there' with emphasis.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphatic 'right there' (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

त्रस्ताः (trastāḥ) - frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of trasta

trasta - frightened, terrified, alarmed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tras' (to tremble, be afraid)

Root: tras (class 1)

मृगगणाः (mṛgagaṇāḥ) - herds of deer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgagaṇa

mṛgagaṇa - herd of deer, group of wild animals

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mṛga+gaṇa)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – herd, group, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)