महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-21

तं तदा नाशकत्कश्चिच्चक्षुर्भ्यामभिवीक्षितुम् ।
आददानं शरैर्योधान्मध्ये सूर्यमिव स्थितम् ॥२१॥

21. taṁ tadā nāśakatkaściccakṣurbhyāmabhivīkṣitum ,
ādadānaṁ śarairyodhānmadhye sūryamiva sthitam.

21. tam tadā na aśakat kaścit cakṣurbhyām abhivīkṣitum
ādadānam śaraiḥ yodhān madhye sūryam iva sthitam

21. tadā kaścit tam śaraiḥ yodhān ādadānam,
madhye sūryam iva sthitam,
cakṣurbhyām abhivīkṣitum na aśakat

21. At that moment, no one could look at him directly with their eyes as he stood amidst the warriors like the sun, taking their lives with his arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Abhimanyu (him)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न (na) - not

• अशकत् (aśakat) - was able

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• चक्षुर्भ्याम् (cakṣurbhyām) - with (the two) eyes

• अभिवीक्षितुम् (abhivīkṣitum) - to look at, to behold, to gaze upon

• आददानम् (ādadānam) - taking away, seizing

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• योधान् (yodhān) - warriors

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्तितम् (stitam) - standing, situated

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Abhimanyu (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अशकत् (aśakat) - was able

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śak

Imperfect Active Voice

3rd person singular imperfect form of √śak (class 5).

Root: śak (class 5)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain one

चक्षुर्भ्याम् (cakṣurbhyām) - with (the two) eyes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, vision

अभिवीक्षितुम् (abhivīkṣitum) - to look at, to behold, to gaze upon

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root √īkṣ (class 1, 'to see') with prefixes abhi- and vi-.

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

आददानम् (ādadānam) - taking away, seizing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādadāna

ādadāna - taking, seizing, receiving, accepting

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root √dā (class 3, 'to give/take') with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

योधान् (yodhān) - warriors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, in the midst of

Note: Used adverbially

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, Sun god

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्तितम् (stitam) - standing, situated

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (class 1, 'to stand').

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'