महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-62, verse-18

न हि रक्षन्ति राजानो युध्यन्तो जीवितं रणे ।
चमूं विगाह्य पार्थानां युध्यन्ते क्षत्रियर्षभाः ॥१८॥

18. na hi rakṣanti rājāno yudhyanto jīvitaṁ raṇe ,
camūṁ vigāhya pārthānāṁ yudhyante kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ.

18. na hi rakṣanti rājānaḥ yudhyantaḥ jīvitam raṇe |
camūm vigāhya pārthānām yudhyante kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ

18. na hi rājānaḥ yudhyantaḥ raṇe jīvitam rakṣanti
kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ pārthānām camūm vigāhya yudhyante

18. Kings fighting in battle certainly do not protect their own lives. These foremost warriors (kṣatriya) fight, having plunged deep into the Pārthas' army.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - protect

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• युध्यन्तः (yudhyantaḥ) - fighting, engaged in battle

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the war

• चमूम् (camūm) - army

• विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having penetrated, having entered, having plunged into

• पार्थानाम् (pārthānām) - of the Pārthas, of the sons of Pṛthā

• युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - fight, battle

• क्षत्रियर्षभाः (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ) - best of Kṣatriyas, foremost warriors

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - protect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

युध्यन्तः (yudhyantaḥ) - fighting, engaged in battle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yudhyant

yudhyant - fighting, warring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root yudh (class 4) with the -at suffix, forming a present active participle.

Root: yudh (class 4)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence, livelihood

Root: jīv (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

चमूम् (camūm) - army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of camū

camū - army, host, forces

विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having penetrated, having entered, having plunged into

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from the root gāh with the prefix vi- and the -ya suffix for absolutives.

Prefix: vi

Root: gāh (class 1)

पार्थानाम् (pārthānām) - of the Pārthas, of the sons of Pṛthā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a name for the Pāṇḍavas, especially Arjuna

युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - fight, battle

(verb)

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

Root: yudh (class 4)

क्षत्रियर्षभाः (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ) - best of Kṣatriyas, foremost warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriyarṣabha

kṣatriyarṣabha - chief of warriors, foremost Kṣatriya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)

• kṣatriya – warrior, member of the kṣatriya (warrior) class
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)