महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-67, verse-1

संजय उवाच ।
संनिरुद्धस्तु तैः पार्थो महाबलपराक्रमः ।
द्रुतं समनुयातश्च द्रोणेन रथिनां वरः ॥१॥

1. saṁjaya uvāca ,
saṁniruddhastu taiḥ pārtho mahābalaparākramaḥ ,
drutaṁ samanuyātaśca droṇena rathināṁ varaḥ.

1. saṃjaya uvāca | saṃniruddhaḥ tu taiḥ pārthaḥ mahābalaparākramaḥ
| drutaṃ samanuyātaḥ ca droṇena rathināṃ varaḥ

1. saṃjaya uvāca tu taiḥ saṃniruddhaḥ mahābalaparākramaḥ
pārthaḥ ca rathināṃ varaḥ droṇena drutaṃ samanuyātaḥ (āsīt)

1. Sañjaya said: Indeed, Partha (Arjuna), possessing great strength and valor, was surrounded by them and swiftly pursued by Drona, the foremost of charioteers.

Words meanings summery:

• संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• संनिरुद्धः (saṁniruddhaḥ) - obstructed, surrounded, stopped

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pritha/Kunti)

• महाबलपराक्रमः (mahābalaparākramaḥ) - of great strength and valor

• द्रुतं (drutaṁ) - quickly, swiftly, fast

• समनुयातः (samanuyātaḥ) - followed by, pursued

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona

• रथिनां (rathināṁ) - of charioteers

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect (liṭ) active voice

third person singular, perfect, active voice of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

संनिरुद्धः (saṁniruddhaḥ) - obstructed, surrounded, stopped

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃniruddha

saṁniruddha - obstructed, confined, besieged

past passive participle

from saṃ-ni-rudh (to obstruct, confine)

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: rudh (class 7)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - by them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pritha/Kunti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pritha (Kunti), Arjuna

from pṛthā + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

महाबलपराक्रमः (mahābalaparākramaḥ) - of great strength and valor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābalaparākrama

mahābalaparākrama - of great strength and valor

Bahuvrihi compound: one who has great (mahat) strength (bala) and valor (parākrama)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bala+parākrama)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective
  stem form 'mahā' used in compounds
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, heroism
  noun (masculine)
  from parā-kram (to step forward, exert oneself)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

द्रुतं (drutaṁ) - quickly, swiftly, fast

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of druta

druta - run, quick, swift

past passive participle

from root dru (to run)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: used adverbially here

समनुयातः (samanuyātaḥ) - followed by, pursued

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samanuyāta

samanuyāta - followed by, pursued, gone after

past passive participle

from sam-anu-yā (to follow closely)

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of a preceptor of Pandavas and Kauravas)

रथिनां (rathināṁ) - of charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

from ratha (chariot) + in (possessive suffix)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest; boon, suitor

from root vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)