महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-23

धार्तराष्ट्रास्त्रिधाभूता वध्यन्ते पाण्डुसृञ्जयैः ।
अगोपाः पशवोऽरण्ये बहुभिः श्वापदैरिव ॥२३॥

23. dhārtarāṣṭrāstridhābhūtā vadhyante pāṇḍusṛñjayaiḥ ,
agopāḥ paśavo'raṇye bahubhiḥ śvāpadairiva.

23. dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ tridhābhūtāḥ vadhyante pāṇḍusṛñjayaiḥ
agopāḥ paśavaḥ araṇye bahubhiḥ śvāpadaiḥ iva

23. dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ tridhābhūtāḥ pāṇḍusṛñjayaiḥ vadhyante
agopāḥ paśavaḥ araṇye bahubhiḥ śvāpadaiḥ iva

23. The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, having split into three factions, are being slaughtered by the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas, much like unprotected cattle in a forest are killed by numerous wild predators.

Words meanings summery:

• धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Kauravas

• त्रिधाभूताः (tridhābhūtāḥ) - split into three factions (having become threefold, divided into three parts)

• वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - are being killed, are being slain, are being slaughtered

• पाण्डुसृञ्जयैः (pāṇḍusṛñjayaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas

• अगोपाः (agopāḥ) - without a protector, shepherdless, unprotected

• पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, cattle, beasts

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest, in the wilderness

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• श्वापदैः (śvāpadaiḥ) - by wild animals, by beasts of prey

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Kauravas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - a descendant of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a Kaurava

Derived from Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper noun) + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

त्रिधाभूताः (tridhābhūtāḥ) - split into three factions (having become threefold, divided into three parts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tridhābhūta

tridhābhūta - having become threefold, divided in three ways

Compound: tridhā (in three ways) + bhūta (become, past passive participle of √bhū)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tridhā+bhūta)

• tridhā – in three ways, threefold
  indeclinable
  From tri (three) + dhā (suffix indicating manner)
• bhūta – become, happened, past
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

वध्यन्ते (vadhyante) - are being killed, are being slain, are being slaughtered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of vadh

Root: vadh (class 1)

पाण्डुसृञ्जयैः (pāṇḍusṛñjayaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍusṛñjaya

pāṇḍusṛñjaya - the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas (combined)

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (pāṇḍu+sṛñjaya)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (the father of the Pāṇḍavas), or a descendant of Pāṇḍu (a Pāṇḍava)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sṛñjaya – Sṛñjaya (name of a king, or a tribe allied with the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)

अगोपाः (agopāḥ) - without a protector, shepherdless, unprotected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agopa

agopa - without a protector, shepherdless

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (negation) + gopa (protector, shepherd)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gopa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• gopa – shepherd, cowherd, protector
  noun (masculine)
  From √gup (to protect)
  Root: gup (class 1)

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, cattle, beasts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - cattle, animal, beast

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest, in the wilderness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

श्वापदैः (śvāpadaiḥ) - by wild animals, by beasts of prey

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śvāpada

śvāpada - wild animal, beast of prey

Compound: śvan (dog) + pada (foot). Bahuvrīhi: 'having feet like a dog' (referring to predatory animals).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śvan+pada)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, trace
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)