महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-9

पीड्यमानाः शरै राजन्द्रोणचापविनिःसृतैः ।
न शेकुः प्रमुखे स्थातुं भारद्वाजस्य पाण्डवाः ॥९॥

9. pīḍyamānāḥ śarai rājandroṇacāpaviniḥsṛtaiḥ ,
na śekuḥ pramukhe sthātuṁ bhāradvājasya pāṇḍavāḥ.

9. pīḍyamānāḥ śaraiḥ rājan droṇacāpaviniḥsṛtaiḥ na
śekuḥ pramukhe sthātum bhāradvājasya pāṇḍavāḥ

9. rājan,
droṇacāpaviniḥsṛtaiḥ śaraiḥ pīḍyamānāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ bhāradvājasya pramukhe sthātum na śekuḥ.

9. O King, the Pāṇḍavas, being tormented by arrows unleashed from Droṇa's bow, were unable to stand firm before Bhāradvāja (Droṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• पीड्यमानाः (pīḍyamānāḥ) - being tormented, being oppressed, being afflicted

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• द्रोणचापविनिःसृतैः (droṇacāpaviniḥsṛtaiḥ) - by those which issued from Droṇa's bow

• न (na) - not, no

• शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able, they could

• प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front, in the presence of

• स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain, to stay

• भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Droṇa (of Bhāradvāja)

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

Words meanings and morphology

पीड्यमानाः (pīḍyamānāḥ) - being tormented, being oppressed, being afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pīḍyamāna

pīḍyamāna - being afflicted, being distressed, being tormented

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pīḍ' (to torment)

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

द्रोणचापविनिःसृतैः (droṇacāpaviniḥsṛtaiḥ) - by those which issued from Droṇa's bow

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of droṇacāpaviniḥsṛta

droṇacāpaviniḥsṛta - issued from Droṇa's bow

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed by 'droṇacāpa' (Droṇa's bow) and 'viniḥsṛta' (issued/emerged). 'viniḥsṛta' is from root 'sṛ' with prefixes 'vi' and 'nis'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇacāpa+viniḥsṛta)

• droṇacāpa – Droṇa's bow
  noun (masculine)
  Compound 'Droṇa' (proper noun) + 'cāpa' (bow)
• viniḥsṛta – issued, emerged, come forth
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sṛ' (to flow, to go) with prefixes 'vi-' and 'nis-'
  Prefixes: vi+nis
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able, they could

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of śak

Perfect tense

root verb

Root: śak (class 5)

प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front, in the presence of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pramukha

pramukha - front, presence, chief, principal

Note: Often used as an indeclinable 'in front of' when used with a genitive.

स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand, to remain, to stay

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root 'sthā' with suffix 'tumun'

Root: sthā (class 1)

भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Droṇa (of Bhāradvāja)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāradvāja

bhāradvāja - descendant of Bharadvāja, Droṇa

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava