महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-50, verse-75

कथं च वो रथस्थानां शरवर्षाणि मुञ्चताम् ।
नीतोऽभिमन्युर्निधनं कदर्थीकृत्य वः परैः ॥७५॥

75. kathaṁ ca vo rathasthānāṁ śaravarṣāṇi muñcatām ,
nīto'bhimanyurnidhanaṁ kadarthīkṛtya vaḥ paraiḥ.

75. katham ca vaḥ ratha-sthānām śara-varṣāṇi muñcatām
nītaḥ abhimanyuḥ nidhanam kadartha-ī-kṛtya vaḥ paraiḥ

75. vaḥ ratha-sthānām śara-varṣāṇi muñcatām
(satsu - implied: being present) Abhimanyuḥ
paraiḥ vaḥ kadartha-ī-kṛtya nidhanam
katham ca nītaḥ (abhūt - implied: was)?

75. How then was Abhimanyu brought to his demise (nidhanam) by the enemies, after they had humiliated you, while all of you, standing on your chariots, were releasing showers of arrows?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how

• च (ca) - and, but, then

• वः (vaḥ) - of you, for you

• रथ-स्थानाम् (ratha-sthānām) - of those standing on chariots

• शर-वर्षाणि (śara-varṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

• मुञ्चताम् (muñcatām) - of those releasing

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, brought

• अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, demise

• कदर्थ-ई-कृत्य (kadartha-ī-kṛtya) - having humiliated, having disgraced

• वः (vaḥ) - you (accusative)

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, but, then

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - of you, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

रथ-स्थानाम् (ratha-sthānām) - of those standing on chariots

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha-stha

ratha-stha - standing in a chariot, charioteer

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+stha)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, being, situated
  adjective
  Derived from the root √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

शर-वर्षाणि (śara-varṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śara-varṣa

śara-varṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)

मुञ्चताम् (muñcatām) - of those releasing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of muñcat

muñcat - releasing, loosening, abandoning

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √muc (to release, to loosen).

Root: muc (class 6)

नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, brought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, brought, guided

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √nī (to lead, to guide).

Root: nī (class 1)

अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna and Subhadra)

निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, demise

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, destruction, end, demise

कदर्थ-ई-कृत्य (kadartha-ī-kṛtya) - having humiliated, having disgraced

(indeclinable)

Denominative verb stem formed from the noun 'kadartha' (disgrace) with the suffix '-ī' and the root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: absolutive form

वः (vaḥ) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, supreme