महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-8

ते समेत्य सुसंरब्धाः सहिताः पुरुषर्षभाः ।
महेष्वासवरैर्गुप्तं द्रोणानीकं बिभित्सवः ॥८॥

8. te sametya susaṁrabdhāḥ sahitāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ,
maheṣvāsavarairguptaṁ droṇānīkaṁ bibhitsavaḥ.

8. te sametya susaṃrabdhāḥ sahitāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
maheṣvāsavaraiḥ guptam droṇānīkam bibhitsavaḥ

8. te susaṃrabdhāḥ sahitāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ sametya,
maheṣvāsavaraiḥ guptam droṇānīkam bibhitsavaḥ.

8. Those foremost among men, greatly enraged and united, having come together, desired to break through Drona's army, which was protected by the best archers.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (the warriors from the previous verse) (they (masc. nom. pl.))

• समेत्य (sametya) - having come together (having assembled, having come together, having met)

• सुसंरब्धाः (susaṁrabdhāḥ) - greatly enraged (greatly enraged, very furious)

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united (united, accompanied, together)

• पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - foremost among men (bulls among men, foremost of men, best of men)

• महेष्वासवरैः (maheṣvāsavaraiḥ) - by the best archers (by the best archers, by the chief bowmen)

• गुप्तम् (guptam) - protected (protected, guarded, hidden)

• द्रोणानीकम् (droṇānīkam) - Drona's army

• बिभित्सवः (bibhitsavaḥ) - desiring to break through (wishing to break, desiring to cleave, intending to pierce)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (the warriors from the previous verse) (they (masc. nom. pl.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समेत्य (sametya) - having come together (having assembled, having come together, having met)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from sam + i + suffix -tya

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Precedes the main action.

सुसंरब्धाः (susaṁrabdhāḥ) - greatly enraged (greatly enraged, very furious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of susaṃrabdha

susaṁrabdha - greatly enraged, very furious, highly excited

Past Passive Participle

from su + sam + rabh

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃrabdha)

• su – well, good, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• saṃrabdha – enraged, furious, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam + rabh
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'te' and 'puruṣarṣabhāḥ'.

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united (united, accompanied, together)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, united, together

Past Passive Participle

from sa + hi (usually interpreted as 'with' + 'placed')

Note: Qualifies 'te' and 'puruṣarṣabhāḥ'.

पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - foremost among men (bulls among men, foremost of men, best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull-like among men, best of men, foremost of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for the great warriors.

महेष्वासवरैः (maheṣvāsavaraiḥ) - by the best archers (by the best archers, by the chief bowmen)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsavara

maheṣvāsavara - best of great archers, chief bowmen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+iṣvāsa+vara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣvāsa – archer, bowman (one who shoots arrows)
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agent of protection.

गुप्तम् (guptam) - protected (protected, guarded, hidden)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gupta

gupta - protected, guarded, hidden, concealed

Past Passive Participle

from root gup

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'droṇānīkam'.

द्रोणानीकम् (droṇānīkam) - Drona's army

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of droṇānīka

droṇānīka - Drona's army, division of Drona

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇa+anīka)

• droṇa – Drona (name of the preceptor)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, array, division
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the desire to break through.

बिभित्सवः (bibhitsavaḥ) - desiring to break through (wishing to break, desiring to cleave, intending to pierce)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bibhitsu

bibhitsu - desiring to break, wishing to cleave, intending to pierce

Desiderative active participle

desiderative from root bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'te' and 'puruṣarṣabhāḥ'.