महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-32, verse-18

तं चाभिमन्युर्वचनात्पितुर्ज्येष्ठस्य भारत ।
बिभेद दुर्भिदं संख्ये चक्रव्यूहमनेकधा ॥१८॥

18. taṁ cābhimanyurvacanātpiturjyeṣṭhasya bhārata ,
bibheda durbhidaṁ saṁkhye cakravyūhamanekadhā.

18. tam ca abhimanyuḥ vacanāt pituḥ jyeṣṭhasya bhārata
bibheda durbhidam saṅkhye cakravyuham anekadhā

18. bhārata abhimanyuḥ ca jyeṣṭhasya pituḥ vacanāt
tam durbhidam cakravyuham saṅkhye anekadhā bibheda

18. O descendant of Bharata, Abhimanyu, acting on the command of his eldest father (Yudhiṣṭhira), pierced that formidable Chakra (cakravyuha) battle array in many places within the battle (saṅkhye).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word, from the command

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his eldest uncle, Yudhisthira, who was like a father (of the father)

• ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the eldest

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhritarashtra (O descendant of Bharata)

• बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, broke, split

• दुर्भिदम् (durbhidam) - difficult to pierce, formidable

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in war

• चक्रव्युहम् (cakravyuham) - the Chakra (wheel) formation

• अनेकधा (anekadhā) - in many ways, in many places

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to cakravyuham

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna)

Note: Subject of bibheda

वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word, from the command

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command, saying

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates the source of action

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his eldest uncle, Yudhisthira, who was like a father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Possessive for vacanāt, refers to Yudhisthira (elder uncle)

ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the eldest

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, most excellent

superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with pituḥ

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhritarashtra (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Indian

Note: Used to address Dhritarashtra

बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, broke, split

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhid

Perfect Active Voice

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice of root bhid

Root: bhid (class 7)

दुर्भिदम् (durbhidam) - difficult to pierce, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durbhid

durbhid - difficult to cleave, difficult to break

compound of dur (difficult) and bhid (to break)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+bhid)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• bhid – breaking, splitting
  noun (feminine)
  from root bhid (to break)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies cakravyuham

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, war, combat

Note: Locative of place

चक्रव्युहम् (cakravyuham) - the Chakra (wheel) formation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cakravyuha

cakravyuha - a military formation resembling a wheel (Chakra)

compound of cakra (wheel) and vyūha (formation)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cakra+vyūha)

• cakra – wheel, discus
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vyūha – arrangement, battle array
  noun (masculine)
  from root ūh (to arrange) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Object of bibheda

अनेकधा (anekadhā) - in many ways, in many places

(indeclinable)

from aneka (many) + dhā suffix

Note: Modifies bibheda