महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-21

भोजमेके न्यवर्तन्त जलसंधमथापरे ।
पाण्डवैर्हन्यमानाश्च द्रोणमेवापरेऽव्रजन् ॥२१॥

21. bhojameke nyavartanta jalasaṁdhamathāpare ,
pāṇḍavairhanyamānāśca droṇamevāpare'vrajan.

21. bhojam eke nyavartanta jalasaṃdham atha apare
pāṇḍavaiḥ hanyamānāḥ ca droṇam eva apare avrajan

21. eke bhojam nyavartanta,
atha apare jalasaṃdham (nyavartanta).
ca pāṇḍavaiḥ hanyamānāḥ apare droṇam eva avrajan.

21. Some (soldiers) retreated to Bhoja, while others turned towards Jalasandha. And still others, being struck down by the Pāṇḍavas, fled specifically to Droṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• भोजम् (bhojam) - Bhoja (a proper name)

• एके (eke) - some soldiers (some, some ones)

• न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - they turned back, they retreated

• जलसंधम् (jalasaṁdham) - Jalasandha (a proper name)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, and

• अपरे (apare) - other groups of soldiers (others)

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas

• हन्यमानाः (hanyamānāḥ) - being struck, being killed, being slain

• च (ca) - and

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अपरे (apare) - other groups of soldiers (others)

• अव्रजन् (avrajan) - they went, they marched, they fled

Words meanings and morphology

भोजम् (bhojam) - Bhoja (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhoja

bhoja - Bhoja (a proper name, usually referring to the ruler of the Bhojas or a specific king)

एके (eke) - some soldiers (some, some ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, single, some, certain

न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - they turned back, they retreated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect middle 3rd plural

From root vṛt (class 1, ātmanepada) with prefix ni. ni-vṛt means 'to turn back, retreat'.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

जलसंधम् (jalasaṁdham) - Jalasandha (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jalasaṃdha

jalasaṁdha - Jalasandha (a proper name, a king allied with the Kauravas)

अथ (atha) - then, now, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

अपरे (apare) - other groups of soldiers (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, western

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pandu; belonging to Pandu

Derived from Paṇḍu with the suffix -a.

हन्यमानाः (hanyamānāḥ) - being struck, being killed, being slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hanyamāna

hanyamāna - being struck, being killed, being slain

Present passive participle

From root han (class 2) with suffix śānac in passive voice.

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a proper name); a measure of capacity; a bucket

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - other groups of soldiers (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, western

अव्रजन् (avrajan) - they went, they marched, they fled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vraj

Imperfect active 3rd plural

From root vraj (class 1). avrajan is the imperfect form.

Root: vraj (class 1)