महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-85, verse-16

असौ द्रोणो महेष्वासो युयुधानेन संयुगे ।
क्रीडते सूत्रबद्धेन पक्षिणा बालको यथा ॥१६॥

16. asau droṇo maheṣvāso yuyudhānena saṁyuge ,
krīḍate sūtrabaddhena pakṣiṇā bālako yathā.

16. asau droṇaḥ maheṣvāsaḥ yuyudhānena saṃyuge
krīḍate sūtrabaddhena pakṣiṇā bālakaḥ yathā

16. asau maheṣvāsaḥ droṇaḥ saṃyuge yuyudhānena
krīḍate yathā bālakaḥ sūtrabaddhena pakṣiṇā

16. That great archer Drona plays with Yuyudhana (Satyaki) in battle, just as a boy plays with a bird tied by a string.

Words meanings summery:

• असौ (asau) - that, this

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (name of a warrior)

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - a great archer, mighty bowman

• युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhana (Satyaki)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat, in conflict

• क्रीडते (krīḍate) - plays, sports, enjoys

• सूत्रबद्धेन (sūtrabaddhena) - by a string-bound bird (by one tied with a string, by a string-bound (thing))

• पक्षिणा (pakṣiṇā) - by a bird

• बालकः (bālakaḥ) - a boy, a child

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

असौ (asau) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (referring to something remote or undefined)

Note: Masculine nominative singular form of 'adas'.

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (name of a warrior)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a specific character in Mahabharata); a wooden vessel; a measure of capacity

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - a great archer, mighty bowman

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣu+āsa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• āsa – throwing, shooting (often referring to a bow or missile-thrower)
  noun (masculine)
  from root `as` (to throw) + suffix `a`
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Qualifies Droṇa.

युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhana (Satyaki)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yuyudhāna

yuyudhāna - Yuyudhana (a name of Satyaki, a Yadava warrior)

Present Active Participle

From reduplicated root `yudh` (to fight) + `āna` suffix. 'One who is fighting vigorously.'

Root: yudh (class 4)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, conflict, union

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

क्रीडते (krīḍate) - plays, sports, enjoys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of krīḍ

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: `ātmanepada` form.

सूत्रबद्धेन (sūtrabaddhena) - by a string-bound bird (by one tied with a string, by a string-bound (thing))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sūtrabaddha

sūtrabaddha - tied by a string, bound by a thread

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūtra+baddha)

• sūtra – thread, string, rule, aphorism (sūtra)
  noun (neuter)
• baddha – tied, bound, fixed, restrained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bandh` (to bind) + `kta` (past passive participle suffix).
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies `pakṣiṇā`.

पक्षिणा (pakṣiṇā) - by a bird

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

From `pakṣa` (wing) + `in` suffix.

बालकः (bālakaḥ) - a boy, a child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bālaka

bālaka - boy, child, young one

From `bāla` (young) + `ka` (diminutive suffix).

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)