महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-23

सकृद्भिन्नं त्वया व्यूहं तत्र तत्र पुनः पुनः ।
वयं प्रध्वंसयिष्यामो निघ्नमाना वरान्वरान् ॥२३॥

23. sakṛdbhinnaṁ tvayā vyūhaṁ tatra tatra punaḥ punaḥ ,
vayaṁ pradhvaṁsayiṣyāmo nighnamānā varānvarān.

23. sakṛt bhinnam tvayā vyūham tatra tatra punaḥ punaḥ
vayam pradhvaṃsayiṣyāmaḥ nighnamānāḥ varān varān

23. tvayā sakṛt bhinnam vyūham tatra tatra punaḥ punaḥ
vayam varān varān nighnamānāḥ pradhvaṃsayiṣyāmaḥ

23. We will repeatedly destroy the battle formation (vyūha) that has been broken by you, striking down the most prominent warriors again and again.

Words meanings summery:

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once, only once

• भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - broken, split, divided

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• व्यूहम् (vyūham) - array, formation, battle array, arrangement

• तत्र (tatra) - in various places (there, in that place)

• तत्र (tatra) - in various places (there, in that place)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• प्रध्वंसयिष्यामः (pradhvaṁsayiṣyāmaḥ) - we will destroy

• निघ्नमानाः (nighnamānāḥ) - striking, killing, slaying

• वरान् (varān) - the best warriors (best, excellent ones, chief ones)

• वरान् (varān) - the best warriors (best, excellent ones, chief ones)

Words meanings and morphology

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once, only once

(indeclinable)

भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - broken, split, divided

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, divided, different

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhid' (to split, break)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vyūham'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the past passive participle 'bhinnam'.

व्यूहम् (vyūham) - array, formation, battle array, arrangement

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyūha

vyūha - array, formation, battle array, arrangement, military formation

From vi- + ūh (to move, to push)

Prefix: vi

Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pradhvaṃsayiṣyāmaḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - in various places (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative suffix tral from tad

तत्र (tatra) - in various places (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative suffix tral from tad

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'pradhvaṃsayiṣyāmaḥ'.

प्रध्वंसयिष्यामः (pradhvaṁsayiṣyāmaḥ) - we will destroy

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of pradhvaṃs

Future tense, 1st person plural, active voice, causative form.

From pra- + dhvaṃs (to fall, to perish). Causative stem 'dhvaṃs-aya'

Prefix: pra

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Pandavas/Abhimanyu.

निघ्नमानाः (nighnamānāḥ) - striking, killing, slaying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nighnamāna

nighnamāna - striking, killing, slaying, harming

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From ni- + han (to strike, kill). 'han' becomes 'ghna' in certain forms.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes 'vayam' (we) while performing the main action.

वरान् (varān) - the best warriors (best, excellent ones, chief ones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - excellent, best, chief; boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'nighnamānāḥ'.

वरान् (varān) - the best warriors (best, excellent ones, chief ones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - excellent, best, chief; boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'nighnamānāḥ'.