महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-85, verse-29

पाण्डूनां सर्वसैन्येषु पाञ्चालानां तथैव च ।
द्रोणं स्म ददृशुः शूरं विनिघ्नन्तं वरान्वरान् ॥२९॥

29. pāṇḍūnāṁ sarvasainyeṣu pāñcālānāṁ tathaiva ca ,
droṇaṁ sma dadṛśuḥ śūraṁ vinighnantaṁ varānvarān.

29. pāṇḍūnām sarvasainyeṣu pāñcālānām tathā eva ca
droṇam sma dadṛśuḥ śūram vinighnantam varān varān

29. pāṇḍūnām ca pāñcālānām tathā eva sarvasainyeṣu
sma śūram varān varān vinighnantam droṇam dadṛśuḥ

29. And indeed, in all the armies of both the Pāṇḍavas and the Pañcālas, they saw the heroic Droṇa striking down the foremost warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍava forces (of the Pāṇḍavas)

• सर्वसैन्येषु (sarvasainyeṣu) - in all the armies (in all armies, in all forces)

• पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pañcāla forces (of the Pañcālas)

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

• एव (eva) - (emphasizer, with 'tathā' meaning 'similarly') (only, indeed, just, very)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa

• स्म (sma) - (emphasizer, indicating past action) (indeed, verily (used with present tense verbs to express past tense))

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• शूरम् (śūram) - the heroic (Droṇa) (heroic, brave, warrior)

• विनिघ्नन्तम् (vinighnantam) - striking down (warriors) (striking down, killing, destroying)

• वरान् (varān) - the foremost warriors (chosen ones, excellent ones, boons)

• वरान् (varān) - the foremost warriors (chosen ones, excellent ones, boons)

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍava forces (of the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (proper name, father of the Pāṇḍavas); pale, yellowish

सर्वसैन्येषु (sarvasainyeṣu) - in all the armies (in all armies, in all forces)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvasainya

sarvasainya - all armies, the entire army

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sainya)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• sainya – army, host, pertaining to an army
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from senā (army)

पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pañcāla forces (of the Pañcālas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - belonging to the Pañcāla country, a person from Pañcāla

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'eva' and 'ca' to mean 'and similarly' or 'and also'.

एव (eva) - (emphasizer, with 'tathā' meaning 'similarly') (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (proper name)

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

स्म (sma) - (emphasizer, indicating past action) (indeed, verily (used with present tense verbs to express past tense))

(indeclinable)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

Root dṛś, 3rd person plural, perfect active.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is 'they' (the observers in the armies).

शूरम् (śūram) - the heroic (Droṇa) (heroic, brave, warrior)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - heroic, brave, valiant; a hero, warrior

Note: Agrees with 'droṇam'.

विनिघ्नन्तम् (vinighnantam) - striking down (warriors) (striking down, killing, destroying)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinighnat

vinighnat - striking down, killing, destroying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root han with upasarga vi and ni

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'droṇam'.

वरान् (varān) - the foremost warriors (chosen ones, excellent ones, boons)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest; a boon; a suitor

Note: Object of 'vinighnantam'.

वरान् (varān) - the foremost warriors (chosen ones, excellent ones, boons)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest; a boon; a suitor

Note: Part of the emphatic repetition 'varān varān'.