महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-41

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे जिष्णुर्हत्वा संशप्तकान्बली ।
अभ्ययात्तत्र यत्र स्म द्रोणः पाण्डून्प्रमर्दति ॥४१॥

41. etasminnantare jiṣṇurhatvā saṁśaptakānbalī ,
abhyayāttatra yatra sma droṇaḥ pāṇḍūnpramardati.

41. etasmin antare jiṣṇuḥ hatvā saṃśaptakān balī
abhyayāt tatra yatra sma droṇaḥ pāṇḍūn pramardati

41. etasmin antare balī jiṣṇuḥ saṃśaptakān hatvā
yatra droṇaḥ pāṇḍūn pramardati sma tatra abhyayāt

41. Meanwhile, the powerful Jishnu (Arjuna), having killed the Samshaptakas, approached the place where Drona was crushing the Pandavas.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this (in this, in the present)

• अन्तरे (antare) - meanwhile (in the interval, meanwhile, in the middle)

• जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Jishnu (Arjuna) (victorious, triumphant; Jishnu (an epithet of Arjuna))

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (having killed, after killing)

• संशप्तकान् (saṁśaptakān) - the Samshaptakas (the Samshaptakas (those who swore an oath))

• बली (balī) - powerful (powerful, strong)

• अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - he approached (he went towards, he approached)

• तत्र (tatra) - to that place (there, to that place)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• स्म (sma) - (indicates past action) (indeed, certainly (when used with present tense verb, indicates past action))

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (Drona (nominative))

• पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pandavas (the Pandavas (accusative plural))

• प्रमर्दति (pramardati) - was crushing (he crushes, he destroys)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this (in this, in the present)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

Note: Agrees with 'antare'.

अन्तरे (antare) - meanwhile (in the interval, meanwhile, in the middle)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, middle, interior

जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Jishnu (Arjuna) (victorious, triumphant; Jishnu (an epithet of Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jiṣṇu

jiṣṇu - victorious, triumphant, an epithet of Arjuna

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (having killed, after killing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root 'han'

Root: han (class 2)

संशप्तकान् (saṁśaptakān) - the Samshaptakas (the Samshaptakas (those who swore an oath))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃśaptaka

saṁśaptaka - one who has taken a solemn oath (especially to conquer or die)

From 'śap' (to swear) with 'sam' prefix + 'ka' suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

बली (balī) - powerful (powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty

Derived with possessive suffix -in

Note: Agrees with 'jiṣṇuḥ'.

अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - he approached (he went towards, he approached)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular Imperfect Active

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - to that place (there, to that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location of Drona.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a relative clause of place.

स्म (sma) - (indicates past action) (indeed, certainly (when used with present tense verb, indicates past action))

(indeclinable)

Used to convert a present tense verb into a past narrative

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (Drona (nominative))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'pramardati'.

पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pandavas (the Pandavas (accusative plural))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - a descendant of Pandu

Note: Object of 'pramardati'.

प्रमर्दति (pramardati) - was crushing (he crushes, he destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (past with sma) (laṭ) of mṛd

Present Active

3rd person singular Present Active

Prefix: pra

Root: mṛd (class 7)

Note: The use of 'sma' with the present tense verb 'pramardati' indicates a continuous past action, i.e., 'was crushing'.