महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-12

तेऽपि सर्वप्रयत्नेन द्रोणमेव समाद्रवन् ।
बिभित्सन्तो महासेतुं वार्योघाः प्रबला इव ॥१२॥

12. te'pi sarvaprayatnena droṇameva samādravan ,
bibhitsanto mahāsetuṁ vāryoghāḥ prabalā iva.

12. te api sarvaprayatnena droṇam eva sam adravan
bibhitsantaḥ mahāsetum vāri oghāḥ prabalāḥ iva

12. te api sarvaprayatnena droṇam eva sam adravan,
prabalāḥ vāri oghāḥ mahāsetum bibhitsantaḥ iva.

12. They also, with their utmost effort, rushed directly at Drona, just as powerful torrents of water rush, desiring to breach a great dam.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन (sarvaprayatnena) - with all effort, with utmost endeavor

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

• सम् (sam) - together, with, completely, thoroughly

• अद्रवन् (adravan) - rushed towards, attacked

• बिभित्सन्तः (bibhitsantaḥ) - desiring to break, wishing to shatter

• महासेतुम् (mahāsetum) - a great dam/bridge

• वारि (vāri) - water

• ओघाः (oghāḥ) - torrents, floods, masses

• प्रबलाः (prabalāḥ) - powerful, strong

• इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to the Pandavas/their forces.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

सर्वप्रयत्नेन (sarvaprayatnena) - with all effort, with utmost endeavor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarvaprayatna

sarvaprayatna - all effort, utmost endeavor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+prayatna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• prayatna – effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Describes the manner of action.

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of a preceptor)

Note: Object of 'sam adravan'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

सम् (sam) - together, with, completely, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

upasarga

Note: Functions as a preverb (upasarga) to 'adravan'.

अद्रवन् (adravan) - rushed towards, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dru

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

From root dru (class 1) with a- augment (and prefixes sam and ā). Imperfect a-dravan.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: With prefixes 'sam-' and 'ā-', meaning 'rushed together towards'.

बिभित्सन्तः (bibhitsantaḥ) - desiring to break, wishing to shatter

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bibhitsat

bibhitsat - desiring to break, wishing to shatter or pierce

Present Active Desiderative Participle

From root bhid (to break) with desiderative suffix san and participle suffix śatṛ. bhid -> bhitsa -> bibhitsa (reduplication) -> bibhitsant.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vāri oghāḥ'.

महासेतुम् (mahāsetum) - a great dam/bridge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsetu

mahāsetu - great dam, great bridge, great embankment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+setu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• setu – bridge, dam, dike, embankment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: si (class 5)

Note: Object of the desiderative participle 'bibhitsantaḥ'.

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: The 'i' in 'vāri' becomes 'y' in sandhi with 'oghāḥ' to form 'vāryoghāḥ'. Here, 'vāri' functions like a stem or genitive.

ओघाः (oghāḥ) - torrents, floods, masses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ogha

ogha - flood, current, torrent, stream, mass, multitude

Root: vāh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile, 'torrents'.

प्रबलाः (prabalāḥ) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabala

prabala - strong, powerful, mighty, preponderant

From pra (prefix) + bala (strength).

Prefix: pra

Root: bal

Note: Qualifies 'oghāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)