महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-35

कुर्वन्तः शासनं तस्य पाण्डवेया यशस्विनः ।
सरो हंसा इवापेतुर्घ्नन्तो द्रोणरथं प्रति ॥३५॥

35. kurvantaḥ śāsanaṁ tasya pāṇḍaveyā yaśasvinaḥ ,
saro haṁsā ivāpeturghnanto droṇarathaṁ prati.

35. kurvantaḥ śāsanam tasya pāṇḍaveyāḥ yaśasvinaḥ
saraḥ haṃsāḥ iva apetuḥ ghnantaḥ droṇaratham prati

35. tasya śāsanam kurvantaḥ yaśasvinaḥ pāṇḍaveyāḥ
saraḥ haṃsāḥ iva droṇaratham prati ghnantaḥ apetuḥ

35. Carrying out his command, the glorious Pāṇḍavas advanced towards Droṇa's chariot, striking as they went, like swans flying towards a lake.

Words meanings summery:

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - carrying out, following (doing, performing, making)

• शासनम् (śāsanam) - command (command, order, rule, instruction)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the commander) (his, of him, of that)

• पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu)

• यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious (glorious, famous, renowned)

• सरः (saraḥ) - lake (lake, pond, large pool)

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans (swans, geese)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अपेतुः (apetuḥ) - they advanced towards (they advanced, they went towards)

• घ्नन्तः (ghnantaḥ) - striking (at the enemy) (striking, killing, smiting)

• द्रोणरथम् (droṇaratham) - Droṇa's chariot

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, concerning)

Words meanings and morphology

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - carrying out, following (doing, performing, making)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'pāṇḍaveyāḥ'.

शासनम् (śāsanam) - command (command, order, rule, instruction)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, order, rule, instruction, governing

Derived from root 'śās' (to command, rule).

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kurvantaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the commander) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'senāpatiḥ' from the previous verse.

पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - descendant of Pāṇḍu, one of the Pāṇḍavas

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious (glorious, famous, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, celebrated, renowned

'yaśas' (fame) + 'vin' (possessing) suffix.

Note: Modifies 'pāṇḍaveyāḥ'.

सरः (saraḥ) - lake (lake, pond, large pool)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, large pool

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of implied motion towards, in simile.

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans (swans, geese)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a mythical bird

Root: han

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

particle for comparison

अपेतुः (apetuḥ) - they advanced towards (they advanced, they went towards)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of apā-i

Perfect

3rd person plural Perfect of root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'apa'.

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The main verb for the Pāṇḍavas.

घ्नन्तः (ghnantaḥ) - striking (at the enemy) (striking, killing, smiting)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghnant

ghnant - striking, killing, smiting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, to kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'pāṇḍaveyāḥ', indicating simultaneous action.

द्रोणरथम् (droṇaratham) - Droṇa's chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇaratha

droṇaratha - Droṇa's chariot

Compound type : tatpurusha (droṇa+ratha)

• droṇa – Droṇa (name of a warrior and guru)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of the postposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, concerning)

(indeclinable)

preposition

Note: Postposition.