महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-5, verse-6

तेनातियशसा कर्ण घ्नता शत्रुगणान्मम ।
सुयुद्धेन दशाहानि पालिताः स्मो महात्मना ॥६॥

6. tenātiyaśasā karṇa ghnatā śatrugaṇānmama ,
suyuddhena daśāhāni pālitāḥ smo mahātmanā.

6. tena atiyaśasā karṇa ghnatā śatrugaṇān mama
suyuddhena daśa ahāni pālitāḥ smaḥ mahātmanā

6. karṇa mama śatrugaṇān ghnatā tena atiyaśasā
mahātmanā suyuddhena daśa ahāni pālitāḥ smaḥ

6. O Karna, that highly renowned and great-souled Bhishma, by slaying my hordes of enemies, protected us for ten days with his excellent warfare.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• अतियशसा (atiyaśasā) - by the highly renowned, by the very glorious one

• कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna

• घ्नता (ghnatā) - by the one killing, slaying

• शत्रुगणान् (śatrugaṇān) - hordes of enemies, enemy forces

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• सुयुद्धेन (suyuddhena) - by excellent battle, by good warfare

• दश (daśa) - ten

• अहानि (ahāni) - days

• पालिताः (pālitāḥ) - protected, governed, maintained

• स्मः (smaḥ) - Often used with past participles to indicate past tense. (we are)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

अतियशसा (atiyaśasā) - by the highly renowned, by the very glorious one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of atiyaśas

atiyaśas - very famous, highly glorious

Compound of 'ati' (very) and 'yaśas' (fame).

Compound type : Praadi-samāsa (ati+yaśas)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excess or intensity.
• yaśas – fame, glory, honor
  noun (neuter)

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (a great warrior, son of Surya and Kunti)

घ्नता (ghnatā) - by the one killing, slaying

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghnat

ghnat - killing, slaying, striking

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'han' (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

शत्रुगणान् (śatrugaṇān) - hordes of enemies, enemy forces

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatrugaṇa

śatrugaṇa - multitude of enemies, host of foes

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śatru+gaṇa)

• śatru – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śat
• gaṇa – group, multitude, host, troop
  noun (masculine)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सुयुद्धेन (suyuddhena) - by excellent battle, by good warfare

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of suyuddha

suyuddha - good battle, excellent fight

Compound of 'su' (good) and 'yuddha' (battle). 'yuddha' is a past passive participle used as a noun.

Compound type : Praadi-samāsa (su+yuddha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating goodness or excellence.
• yuddha – battle, fight, combat
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yudh' (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

अहानि (ahāni) - days

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ahan

ahan - day

पालिताः (pālitāḥ) - protected, governed, maintained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pālita

pālita - protected, guarded, governed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'pāl' (to protect, govern).

Root: pāl (class 1)

स्मः (smaḥ) - Often used with past participles to indicate past tense. (we are)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (mahātman)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)