महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-2

ततस्ते सैनिका राजन्नैव तत्रावतस्थिरे ।
संस्थाप्यमाना यत्नेन गोविन्देनार्जुनेन च ॥२॥

2. tataste sainikā rājannaiva tatrāvatasthire ,
saṁsthāpyamānā yatnena govindenārjunena ca.

2. tataḥ te sainikā rājan na eva tatra avatasthire
saṃsthāpyamānā yatnena govindena arjunena ca

2. rājan tataḥ te sainikā govindena arjunena ca
yatnena saṃsthāpyamānā tatra na eva avatasthire

2. O King, those soldiers did not stand firm there, even though Govinda and Arjuna were diligently trying to rally them.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• ते (te) - those

• सैनिका (sainikā) - soldiers

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अवतस्थिरे (avatasthire) - they stood firm, they remained

• संस्थाप्यमाना (saṁsthāpyamānā) - being made to stand firm, being established, being rallied

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, diligently

• गोविन्देन (govindena) - by Krishna (by Govinda)

• अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

Avyaya from 'tad'.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'sainikāḥ'.

सैनिका (sainikā) - soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sainika

sainika - soldier, belonging to an army

From 'senā' (army) + 'ika' suffix.

Note: Subject of 'avatasthire'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressing Dhritarashtra.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + 'tra' suffix.

अवतस्थिरे (avatasthire) - they stood firm, they remained

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of ava-√sthā

Perfect Middle

From ava-√sthā (class 1, often Atmanepada)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

संस्थाप्यमाना (saṁsthāpyamānā) - being made to stand firm, being established, being rallied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsthāpyamāna

saṁsthāpyamāna - being made to stand firm, being established, being rallied, being restrained

Present Passive Participle (Causative)

From sam-√sthā (causative stem) + yaka + māna (passive participle suffix).

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, diligently

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or manner.

गोविन्देन (govindena) - by Krishna (by Govinda)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of govinda

govinda - Govinda (an epithet of Krishna), protector of cows

Compound 'go' (cows, senses) + 'vinda' (finder, protector).

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (go+vinda)

• go – cow, earth, ray, sense
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• vinda – finder, acquirer, protector
  noun (masculine)
  From √vid (to find, to know, to gain)
  Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of the Pandava hero), white, silver

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'govindena' and 'arjunena'.