महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-7, verse-15

स तथा तान्यनीकानि पाण्डवेयस्य धीमतः ।
कालवन्न्यवधीद्द्रोणो युवेव स्थविरो बली ॥१५॥

15. sa tathā tānyanīkāni pāṇḍaveyasya dhīmataḥ ,
kālavannyavadhīddroṇo yuveva sthaviro balī.

15. saḥ tathā tāni anīkāni pāṇḍaveyasya dhīmataḥ
kālavat ni-avadhīt droṇaḥ yuvā iva sthaviraḥ balī

15. saḥ balī sthaviraḥ droṇaḥ tathā yuvā iva kālavat
dhīmataḥ pāṇḍaveyasya tāni anīkāni ni-avadhīt

15. Thus, that powerful Drona, though aged, acting like a youth, slew those armies of the intelligent son of Pandu (Yudhishthira) just as Time (kāla) itself would.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• तानि (tāni) - those

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts

• पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - of Yudhishthira (the intelligent one) (of the son of Pandu)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise

• कालवत् (kālavat) - like Time, like Death

• नि-अवधीत् (ni-avadhīt) - he slew, he destroyed

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (proper name)

• युवा (yuvā) - young man, youth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - old, aged, ancient

• बली (balī) - powerful, strong, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Drona.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, array

पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - of Yudhishthira (the intelligent one) (of the son of Pandu)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - son of Pandu, descendant of Pandu (e.g., Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva)

Derived from paṇḍu with ḍhak suffix meaning "descendant".

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful

From dhī (intellect) + matup suffix (possessing).

कालवत् (kālavat) - like Time, like Death

(indeclinable)

From kāla (time/death) + vat suffix (like, similar to).

नि-अवधीत् (ni-avadhīt) - he slew, he destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (Luṅ) of ni-vadh

Aorist

Root vadh with prefix ni. Aorist 3rd person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: vadh (class 1)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of a warrior and teacher in Mahabharata)

युवा (yuvā) - young man, youth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan

yuvan - young, youthful, a young man

Note: Used in comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - old, aged, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthavira

sthavira - old, ancient, aged, firm, strong

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Drona.

बली (balī) - powerful, strong, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty, having strength

From bala (strength) + ini suffix (possessing).

Note: Refers to Drona.