महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-15

द्रोणकर्णकृपैर्गुप्तां महेष्वासैः प्रहारिभिः ।
कस्तां सेनां तदा पार्थ मनसापि प्रधर्षयेत् ।
ऋते देवान्महेष्वासाद्बहुरूपान्महेश्वरात् ॥१५॥

15. droṇakarṇakṛpairguptāṁ maheṣvāsaiḥ prahāribhiḥ ,
kastāṁ senāṁ tadā pārtha manasāpi pradharṣayet ,
ṛte devānmaheṣvāsādbahurūpānmaheśvarāt.

15. droṇakarṇakṛpaiḥ guptām maheṣvāsaiḥ
prahāribhiḥ kaḥ tām senām tadā
pārtha manasā api pradharṣayet ṛte
devān maheṣvāsāt bahurūpāt maheśvarāt

15. pārtha tadā droṇakarṇakṛpaiḥ
maheṣvāsaiḥ prahāribhiḥ guptām tām senām
kaḥ manasā api pradharṣayet devān
bahurūpāt maheṣvāsāt maheśvarāt ṛte

15. O Pārtha, who then, even in thought, would dare to challenge that army, which is protected by Droṇa, Karṇa, and Kṛpa, all of whom are great archers and powerful attackers? No one could, except for the gods and the multi-formed great archer Maheśvara (Śiva).

Words meanings summery:

• द्रोणकर्णकृपैः (droṇakarṇakṛpaiḥ) - by Droṇa, Karṇa, and Kṛpa

• गुप्ताम् (guptām) - protected

• महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - by great archers

• प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - by attackers, by strikers

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• ताम् (tām) - that

• सेनाम् (senām) - army

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (Arjuna)

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with the mind, in thought

• अपि (api) - even, also

• प्रधर्षयेत् (pradharṣayet) - would dare to assault/overpower

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• देवान् (devān) - gods

• महेष्वासात् (maheṣvāsāt) - from the great archer Maheśvara (from the great archer)

• बहुरूपात् (bahurūpāt) - from Maheśvara (Śiva) who has many forms (from the multi-formed one)

• महेश्वरात् (maheśvarāt) - from Maheśvara (Śiva)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रोणकर्णकृपैः (droṇakarṇakṛpaiḥ) - by Droṇa, Karṇa, and Kṛpa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of droṇakarṇakṛpa

droṇakarṇakṛpa - Droṇa, Karṇa, and Kṛpa (names of renowned warriors and gurus)

Compound of proper nouns

Compound type : dvandva (droṇa+karṇa+kṛpa)

• droṇa – Droṇa (a revered guru and warrior)
  proper noun (masculine)
• karṇa – Karṇa (a great warrior, son of Sūrya)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṛpa – Kṛpa (a guru and warrior)
  proper noun (masculine)

गुप्ताम् (guptām) - protected

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gupta

gupta - protected, guarded, hidden

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gup (to protect) with suffix -ta

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'senām'

महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - by great archers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - a great archer, a great bow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – archer, bowman (literally 'arrow-thrower')
  noun (masculine)

प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - by attackers, by strikers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striker, attacker, assailant

Agent Noun

Derived from pra-√hṛ (to strike, attack)

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'senām'

सेनाम् (senām) - army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad'

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), i.e., Arjuna

Patronymic from Pṛthā

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with the mind, in thought

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Root: man (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

प्रधर्षयेत् (pradharṣayet) - would dare to assault/overpower

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of pradharṣayet

Optative Mood

3rd person singular Optative of √dhṛṣ with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing ablative or accusative

देवान् (devān) - gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

महेष्वासात् (maheṣvāsāt) - from the great archer Maheśvara (from the great archer)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - a great archer, a great bow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – archer, bowman (literally 'arrow-thrower')
  noun (masculine)

बहुरूपात् (bahurūpāt) - from Maheśvara (Śiva) who has many forms (from the multi-formed one)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bahurūpa

bahurūpa - multi-formed, having many shapes/forms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+rūpa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Maheśvara

महेश्वरात् (maheśvarāt) - from Maheśvara (Śiva)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - Great Lord, a name for Śiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, controller, a name for Śiva
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)