महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-21, verse-15

भ्रमरैरिव चाविष्टा द्रोणस्य निशितैः शरैः ।
अन्योन्यं समलीयन्त पलायनपरायणाः ॥१५॥

15. bhramarairiva cāviṣṭā droṇasya niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
anyonyaṁ samalīyanta palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ.

15. bhramaraiḥ iva ca āviṣṭāḥ droṇasya niśitaiḥ
śaraiḥ anyonyam samalīyanta palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ

15. droṇasya niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ bhramaraiḥ iva ca
āviṣṭāḥ palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ anyonyam samalīyanta

15. And attacked by Droṇa's sharp arrows, as if by swarming bees, they huddled together, solely intent on fleeing.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रमरैः (bhramaraiḥ) - by bees

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• च (ca) - and, also

• आविष्टाः (āviṣṭāḥ) - entered, overcome, assailed, seized

• द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Droṇa

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

• समलीयन्त (samalīyanta) - they clung together, they merged, they disappeared

• पलायनपरायणाः (palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ) - intent on fleeing, having flight as their supreme aim

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रमरैः (bhramaraiḥ) - by bees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhramara

bhramara - bee

From root bhram (to wander).

Root: bhram (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आविष्टाः (āviṣṭāḥ) - entered, overcome, assailed, seized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āviṣṭa

āviṣṭa - entered, pervaded, assailed, possessed, overcome

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ā- and root viś (to enter).

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the warriors).

द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Droṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (a proper name)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, keen, whetted, honed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ni- and root śo (to sharpen).

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with śaraiḥ.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

(pronoun)

Accusative of anyonya

anyonya - mutual, each other, one another

Reduplication of anya.

Note: Adverbial accusative.

समलीयन्त (samalīyanta) - they clung together, they merged, they disappeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of lī

Imperfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person plural.

From root lī (to cling, hide) with prefix sam. Imperfect middle voice form.

Prefix: sam

Root: lī (class 4)

पलायनपरायणाः (palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ) - intent on fleeing, having flight as their supreme aim

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of palāyanaparāyaṇa

palāyanaparāyaṇa - intent on flight, devoted to escape, having flight as chief object

Tatpuruṣa compound: palāyana (flight) + parāyaṇa (chief aim, intent on).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (palāyana+parāyaṇa)

• palāyana – flight, escape, fleeing
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From palāy (to flee).
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ay (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – chief aim, refuge, intent on, devoted to
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the warriors).