महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-68

तान्प्रभग्नांस्तथा द्रौणिः पृष्ठतो विकिरञ्शरैः ।
अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन कालवत्पाण्डुवाहिनीम् ॥६८॥

68. tānprabhagnāṁstathā drauṇiḥ pṛṣṭhato vikirañśaraiḥ ,
abhyavartata vegena kālavatpāṇḍuvāhinīm.

68. tān prabhagnān tathā drauṇiḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ vikiran
śaraiḥ abhyavartata vegena kālavat pāṇḍuvāhinīm

68. tathā drauṇiḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ śaraiḥ vikiran tān
prabhagnān vegena kālavat pāṇḍuvāhinīm abhyavartata

68. And so, Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman), scattering arrows from behind upon those who were shattered and fleeing, swiftly attacked the Pāṇḍava army, like (the destructive power of) time.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• प्रभग्नान् (prabhagnān) - routed, shattered, broken

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

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman) (son of Droṇa)

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear

• विकिरन् (vikiran) - scattering, showering

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - he turned towards, he attacked

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, rapidly, forcefully

• कालवत् (kālavat) - like time, like Death

• पाण्डुवाहिनीम् (pāṇḍuvāhinīm) - the Pāṇḍava army

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रभग्नान् (prabhagnān) - routed, shattered, broken

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prabhagna

prabhagna - broken, shattered, defeated, routed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhañj (to break) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhañj (class 7)

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

(indeclinable)

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman) (son of Droṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear

(indeclinable)

विकिरन् (vikiran) - scattering, showering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikiran

vikiran - scattering, strewing, diffusing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to scatter, strew) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 6)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - he turned towards, he attacked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-ā-vṛt

Imperfect tense (laṅ) 3rd person singular middle voice.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, rapidly, forcefully

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

कालवत् (kālavat) - like time, like Death

(indeclinable)

-vat suffix indicating similarity.

पाण्डुवाहिनीम् (pāṇḍuvāhinīm) - the Pāṇḍava army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāṇḍuvāhinī

pāṇḍuvāhinī - army of the Pāṇḍavas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+vāhinī)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vāhinī – army, host, force
  noun (feminine)