महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-35

प्रेक्षन्तस्तं महाबाहुं रुक्मपुङ्खैः समावृतम् ।
त्वदीयाश्च पलायन्ते मृगाः सिंहार्दिता इव ॥३५॥

35. prekṣantastaṁ mahābāhuṁ rukmapuṅkhaiḥ samāvṛtam ,
tvadīyāśca palāyante mṛgāḥ siṁhārditā iva.

35. prekṣantaḥ tam mahābāhum rukmapuṅkhaiḥ samāvṛtam
tvadīyāḥ ca palāyante mṛgāḥ siṃhārditāḥ iva

35. tam mahābāhum rukmapuṅkhaiḥ samāvṛtam prekṣantaḥ,
ca tvadīyāḥ mṛgāḥ siṃhārditāḥ iva palāyante

35. Seeing that mighty-armed one (Abhimanyu) covered with gold-feathered arrows, your men flee like deer afflicted by lions.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेक्षन्तः (prekṣantaḥ) - seeing (seeing, watching, perceiving)

• तम् (tam) - that one (Abhimanyu) (him, that)

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed (Abhimanyu) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• रुक्मपुङ्खैः (rukmapuṅkhaiḥ) - by arrows with golden feathers (by golden-feathered, by arrows with golden feathers)

• समावृतम् (samāvṛtam) - covered (with arrows) (covered, enveloped, surrounded)

• त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your (soldiers/men) (your own, belonging to you, your men)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पलायन्ते (palāyante) - flee (they flee, they run away)

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (deer, wild animals)

• सिंहार्दिताः (siṁhārditāḥ) - afflicted by lions (distressed by lions, attacked by lions)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेक्षन्तः (prekṣantaḥ) - seeing (seeing, watching, perceiving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prekṣat

prekṣat - seeing, watching

Present Active Participle

from root √īkṣ (to see) with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to "your men" (tvadīyāḥ) as the implied subject.

तम् (tam) - that one (Abhimanyu) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'prekṣantaḥ'.

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed (Abhimanyu) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

रुक्मपुङ्खैः (rukmapuṅkhaiḥ) - by arrows with golden feathers (by golden-feathered, by arrows with golden feathers)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rukmapuṅkha

rukmapuṅkha - having golden feathers (applied to arrows)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rukma+puṅkha)

• rukma – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feather (of an arrow)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Implies 'arrows' as the instrument.

समावृतम् (samāvṛtam) - covered (with arrows) (covered, enveloped, surrounded)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāvṛta

samāvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

from root √vṛ (to cover) with upasargas sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'tam mahābāhum'.

त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your (soldiers/men) (your own, belonging to you, your men)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvadīya

tvadīya - your, yours, relating to you

from pronominal base tvad

Note: Subject of 'palāyante'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पलायन्ते (palāyante) - flee (they flee, they run away)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of palāyate

Present Indicative

3rd person plural

Prefix: parā

Root: i (class 2)

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (deer, wild animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, beast

Note: Subject in the simile.

सिंहार्दिताः (siṁhārditāḥ) - afflicted by lions (distressed by lions, attacked by lions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃhārdita

siṁhārdita - distressed by lions, attacked by lions

Compound type : tatpurusha (siṃha+ardita)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• ardita – distressed, afflicted, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √ard (to pain, afflict)
  Root: ard (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for simile.