महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-86, verse-24

आचार्यो लघुहस्तत्वादभेद्यकवचावृतः ।
उपलभ्य रणे क्रीडेद्यथा शकुनिना शिशुः ॥२४॥

24. ācāryo laghuhastatvādabhedyakavacāvṛtaḥ ,
upalabhya raṇe krīḍedyathā śakuninā śiśuḥ.

24. ācāryaḥ laghuhastatvāt abhedyakavacāvṛtaḥ
upalabhya raṇe krīḍet yathā śakuninā śiśuḥ

24. ācāryaḥ laghuhastatvāt abhedyakavacāvṛtaḥ
upalabhya raṇe krīḍet yathā śakuninā śiśuḥ

24. The preceptor (guru), due to his lightness of hand and being protected by impenetrable armor, would play in battle just as a child plays with a bird.

Words meanings summery:

• आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - Droṇa, the military preceptor of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas (preceptor, teacher)

• लघुहस्तत्वात् (laghuhastatvāt) - due to his quickness and dexterity in combat (because of lightness of hand, skill, quickness)

• अभेद्यकवचावृतः (abhedyakavacāvṛtaḥ) - covered by impenetrable armor

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having encountered (enemies) or found an opportunity (having obtained, having found, having perceived)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• क्रीडेत् (krīḍet) - would toy with (enemies) (would play, should play, might play)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• शकुनिना (śakuninā) - by a bird, with a bird

• शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - child, infant, young animal

Words meanings and morphology

आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - Droṇa, the military preceptor of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas (preceptor, teacher)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, master, guru

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

लघुहस्तत्वात् (laghuhastatvāt) - due to his quickness and dexterity in combat (because of lightness of hand, skill, quickness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of laghuhastatva

laghuhastatva - light-handedness, quickness, dexterity

Derived with the abstract noun suffix -tva from laghuhasta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (laghuhasta+tva)

• laghuhasta – light-handed, quick-handed, dexterous
  adjective (masculine)
• tva – state of being, -ness (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix -tva forms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns.

अभेद्यकवचावृतः (abhedyakavacāvṛtaḥ) - covered by impenetrable armor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhedyakavacāvṛta

abhedyakavacāvṛta - covered/protected by impenetrable armor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhedyakavaca+āvṛta)

• abhedyakavaca – impenetrable armor
  noun (neuter)
• abhedya – impenetrable, not to be broken/pierced
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Gerundive (potential passive participle) of root bhid with negative prefix a-
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• kavaca – armor, mail, breastplate
  noun (neuter)
• āvṛta – covered, surrounded, protected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root vṛ with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having encountered (enemies) or found an opportunity (having obtained, having found, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form from root labh with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

Root: raṇ (class 1)

क्रीडेत् (krīḍet) - would toy with (enemies) (would play, should play, might play)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of krīḍ

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

शकुनिना (śakuninā) - by a bird, with a bird

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - bird, fowl

शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - child, infant, young animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young one