महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-23

रक्षमाणाश्च तं संख्ये ये मां योत्स्यन्ति केचन ।
अपि द्रोणकृपौ वीरौ छादयिष्यामि ताञ्शरैः ॥२३॥

23. rakṣamāṇāśca taṁ saṁkhye ye māṁ yotsyanti kecana ,
api droṇakṛpau vīrau chādayiṣyāmi tāñśaraiḥ.

23. rakṣamāṇāḥ ca tam saṃkhye ye mām yotsyanti kecana
api droṇakṛpau vīrau chādayiṣyāmi tān śaraiḥ

23. ca ye kecana rakṣamāṇāḥ tam saṃkhye mām yotsyanti,
api vīrau droṇakṛpau,
tān śaraiḥ chādayiṣyāmi.

23. And whoever protects him in battle and fights against me, even if they are the two heroes Droṇa and Kṛpa, I shall cover them with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्षमाणाः (rakṣamāṇāḥ) - (those) protecting (Jayadratha) (protecting, guarding (present participle))

• च (ca) - and, also, but

• तम् (tam) - him (Jayadratha) (him, that)

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in conflict

• ये (ye) - (those) who (who, which (plural))

• माम् (mām) - me (Arjuna) (me)

• योत्स्यन्ति (yotsyanti) - they will fight

• केचन (kecana) - whoever (plural) (some, any, whoever)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the difficulty/prominence) (even, also, too)

• द्रोणकृपौ (droṇakṛpau) - Droṇa and Kṛpa (the two)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - (Droṇa and Kṛpa who are) the two heroes (the two heroes, heroic)

• छादयिष्यामि (chādayiṣyāmi) - I shall cover, I shall obscure

• तान् (tān) - them (the warriors protecting Jayadratha, including Droṇa and Kṛpa) (them)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

रक्षमाणाः (rakṣamāṇāḥ) - (those) protecting (Jayadratha) (protecting, guarding (present participle))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣamāṇa

rakṣamāṇa - protecting, guarding, preserving

Present Middle Participle

present participle of root rakṣ (1st class) with middle voice endings

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the warriors protecting Jayadratha.

च (ca) - and, also, but

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (Jayadratha) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, encounter, conflict

ये (ye) - (those) who (who, which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

माम् (mām) - me (Arjuna) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

योत्स्यन्ति (yotsyanti) - they will fight

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of yudh

future tense, Atmanepada

3rd person plural, future tense, middle voice

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Root is often Atmanepadi.

केचन (kecana) - whoever (plural) (some, any, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kascana

kascana - some, any, whoever

Note: Often combined with a relative pronoun like 'ye'.

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the difficulty/prominence) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

द्रोणकृपौ (droṇakṛpau) - Droṇa and Kṛpa (the two)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of droṇakṛpa

droṇakṛpa - Droṇa and Kṛpa

Compound type : dvandva (droṇa+kṛpa)

• droṇa – Droṇa (a name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṛpa – Kṛpa (a name)
  proper noun (masculine)

वीरौ (vīrau) - (Droṇa and Kṛpa who are) the two heroes (the two heroes, heroic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, heroic

Note: Adjective describing Droṇakṛpau.

छादयिष्यामि (chādayiṣyāmi) - I shall cover, I shall obscure

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of chad

future tense, Parasmaipada, causative

1st person singular, future tense, active voice, causative stem chādāpayati/chādayati

Root: chad (class 10)

तान् (tān) - them (the warriors protecting Jayadratha, including Droṇa and Kṛpa) (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed