महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-85, verse-31

पाञ्चालान्सृञ्जयान्मत्स्यान्केकयान्पाण्डवानपि ।
द्रोणोऽजयन्महाबाहुः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥३१॥

31. pāñcālānsṛñjayānmatsyānkekayānpāṇḍavānapi ,
droṇo'jayanmahābāhuḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.

31. pāñcālān sṛñjayān matsyān kekayān pāṇḍavān api
droṇaḥ ajayat mahābāhuḥ śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ

31. mahābāhuḥ droṇaḥ pāñcālān sṛñjayān matsyān kekayān
api pāṇḍavān śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ ajayat

31. The mighty-armed Droṇa conquered the Pañcālas, the Sañjayas, the Matsyas, the Kekayas, and even the Pāṇḍavas, by hundreds and then by thousands.

Words meanings summery:

• पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pañcāla warriors (the Pañcālas)

• सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Sṛñjaya warriors (the Sṛñjayas)

• मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - the Matsya warriors (the Matsyas)

• केकयान् (kekayān) - the Kekaya warriors (the Kekayas)

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍava warriors (the Pāṇḍavas)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

• अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered (he conquered, he defeated)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed (Droṇa) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)

• अथ (atha) - and then (then, moreover, and)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

Words meanings and morphology

पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pañcāla warriors (the Pañcālas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

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

Note: Object of 'ajayat'.

सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Sṛñjaya warriors (the Sṛñjayas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - a member of the Sṛñjaya tribe/kingdom (allied with Pañcālas)

Note: Object of 'ajayat'.

मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - the Matsya warriors (the Matsyas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - a member of the Matsya tribe/kingdom; fish

Note: Object of 'ajayat'.

केकयान् (kekayān) - the Kekaya warriors (the Kekayas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kekaya

kekaya - a member of the Kekaya tribe/kingdom

Note: Object of 'ajayat'.

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍava warriors (the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pāṇḍu, specifically the five Pāṇḍava brothers

Note: Object of 'ajayat'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that even the Pāṇḍavas were conquered.

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'ajayat'.

अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered (he conquered, he defeated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ji

Imperfect Active

Root ji, 3rd person singular, imperfect active.

Root: ji (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed (Droṇa) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed; a person with mighty arms

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'droṇaḥ'.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)

(indeclinable)

Derived from śata (hundred) with suffix -śas (distributive)

Note: Denotes quantity.

अथ (atha) - and then (then, moreover, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śataśaḥ' and 'sahasraśaḥ'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śas (distributive)

Note: Denotes quantity.