महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-27, verse-2

तं प्रयान्तं कुरुश्रेष्ठं स्वांस्त्रातुं द्रोणतापितान् ।
सुशर्मा भ्रातृभिः सार्धं युद्धार्थी पृष्ठतोऽन्वयात् ॥२॥

2. taṁ prayāntaṁ kuruśreṣṭhaṁ svāṁstrātuṁ droṇatāpitān ,
suśarmā bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṁ yuddhārthī pṛṣṭhato'nvayāt.

2. tam prayāntam kuruśreṣṭham svān trātum droṇatāpitān
suśarmā bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdham yuddhārthī pṛṣṭhataḥ anvayāt

2. yuddhārthī suśarmā bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdham pṛṣṭhataḥ tam
kuruśreṣṭham droṇatāpitān svān trātum prayāntam anvayāt

2. Suśarman, eager for battle, along with his brothers, followed from behind that best of the Kurus (Arjuna) who was proceeding to protect his own men, tormented by Droṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him, that)

• प्रयान्तम् (prayāntam) - proceeding (going, proceeding, moving forward)

• कुरुश्रेष्ठम् (kuruśreṣṭham) - best of the Kurus (Arjuna) (best among Kurus)

• स्वान् (svān) - his own men (his own people/relatives/men)

• त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect (to protect, to save)

• द्रोणतापितान् (droṇatāpitān) - tormented by Droṇa

• सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Suśarman (Suśarman (proper name))

• भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers (by brothers, with brothers)

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with (with, along with)

• युद्धार्थी (yuddhārthī) - eager for battle (desiring battle, eager for war)

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind (from behind, at the back)

• अन्वयात् (anvayāt) - followed (followed, pursued)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रयान्तम् (prayāntam) - proceeding (going, proceeding, moving forward)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayāt

prayāt - one who goes forward, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Derived from root yā (to go) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

कुरुश्रेष्ठम् (kuruśreṣṭham) - best of the Kurus (Arjuna) (best among Kurus)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuruśreṣṭha

kuruśreṣṭha - best of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śreṣṭha)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative
  superlative of praśasya (excellent)
  Root: praśas

स्वान् (svān) - his own men (his own people/relatives/men)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, kin, property

त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect (to protect, to save)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root trā

Root: trā (class 2)

द्रोणतापितान् (droṇatāpitān) - tormented by Droṇa

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of droṇatāpita

droṇatāpita - tormented by Droṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇa+tāpita)

• droṇa – Droṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• tāpita – heated, tormented, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Causative Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'tap' (to heat, torment) in causative, then past passive participle
  Root: tap (class 1)

सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Suśarman (Suśarman (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suśarman

suśarman - good protector, Suśarman (name of a Trigarta king)

भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers (by brothers, with brothers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with (with, along with)

(indeclinable)

युद्धार्थी (yuddhārthī) - eager for battle (desiring battle, eager for war)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuddhārthin

yuddhārthin - desiring battle, seeking war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+arthin)

• yuddha – battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• arthin – desiring, wishing, asking for, seeker
  adjective (masculine)
  from artha (purpose, object) + -in suffix

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind (from behind, at the back)

(indeclinable)

from pṛṣṭha (back) + -tas suffix

अन्वयात् (anvayāt) - followed (followed, pursued)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anu-i

Imperfect Tense

Third person singular active, root i (to go) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)