महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-20, verse-20

निर्दहन्तमनीकानि तानि तानि पुनः पुनः ।
द्रोणं मत्स्यादवरजः शतानीकोऽभ्यवर्तत ॥२०॥

20. nirdahantamanīkāni tāni tāni punaḥ punaḥ ,
droṇaṁ matsyādavarajaḥ śatānīko'bhyavartata.

20. nirdahantam anīkāni tāni tāni punaḥ punaḥ
droṇam matsyādavarajaḥ śatānīkaḥ abhyavartata

20. matsyādavarajaḥ śatānīkaḥ punaḥ punaḥ tāni
tāni anīkāni nirdahantam droṇam abhyavartata

20. Then Shataneeka, the younger brother of the Matsya king, repeatedly attacked Drona, who was burning (devastating) those various armies again and again.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्दहन्तम् (nirdahantam) - devastating (the armies) (burning, consuming, destroying, scorching)

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts, forces

• तानि (tāni) - those (various armies) (those)

• तानि (tāni) - those (various armies) (those)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (as part of 'again and again') (again, repeatedly, moreover)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (as part of 'again and again') (again, repeatedly, moreover)

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - the preceptor Drona (Drona (proper noun))

• मत्स्यादवरजः (matsyādavarajaḥ) - younger brother of the Matsya king

• शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Shataneeka (proper noun)

• अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - attacked (Drona) (approached, attacked, turned towards)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्दहन्तम् (nirdahantam) - devastating (the armies) (burning, consuming, destroying, scorching)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirdahat

nirdahat - burning, consuming, destroying

present active participle

From root 'dah' (to burn) with prefix 'nir'.

Prefix: nir

Root: dah (class 1)

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts, forces

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, force, front

Note: Object of nirdahantam.

तानि (tāni) - those (various armies) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Adjective to anīkāni. Repeated for emphasis (those various ones).

तानि (tāni) - those (various armies) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Repeated for emphasis (those various ones).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (as part of 'again and again') (again, repeatedly, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (as part of 'again and again') (again, repeatedly, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms the pair punaḥ punaḥ (repeatedly).

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - the preceptor Drona (Drona (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of the preceptor), a measure, bucket

Note: Object of abhyavartata.

मत्स्यादवरजः (matsyādavarajaḥ) - younger brother of the Matsya king

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsyādavaraja

matsyādavaraja - younger brother of the Matsya king

Compound 'matsya' (Matsya) + 'avaraja' (younger brother). 'Matsya' here refers to the king of Matsyas (Virata).

Compound type : tatpurusha (matsya+avaraja)

• matsya – fish; name of a kingdom/people
  noun (masculine)
• avaraja – younger brother, born after
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ava' (down/after) + 'raj' (born)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Shataneeka.

शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Shataneeka (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatānīka

śatānīka - Shataneeka (name of a warrior, son of Nakula, or brother of Virata)

Compound 'śata' (hundred) + 'anīka' (army/face).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+anīka)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• anīka – army, host, face, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - attacked (Drona) (approached, attacked, turned towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyavart

From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ava'.

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)