महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-37

द्रोणस्य समतिक्रान्तावनीकमपराजितौ ।
क्षणेन दृष्ट्वा तौ वीरौ मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाः ॥३७॥

37. droṇasya samatikrāntāvanīkamaparājitau ,
kṣaṇena dṛṣṭvā tau vīrau manye śocanti putrakāḥ.

37. droṇasya samatikrāntau anīkam aparājitau
kṣaṇena dṛṣṭvā tau vīrau manye śocanti putrakāḥ

37. manye putrakāḥ śocanti kṣaṇena dṛṣṭvā droṇasya
anīkam samatikrāntau aparājitau tau vīrau

37. I believe your sons lament, for they have seen how Drona's army was, in an instant, utterly overwhelmed by those two undefeated heroes (Satyaki and Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona

• समतिक्रान्तौ (samatikrāntau) - the two heroes (Satyaki and Arjuna) who have overcome (Drona's army) (the two who have overcome/surpassed)

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - army

• अपराजितौ (aparājitau) - the two heroes (Satyaki and Arjuna) who are undefeated (the two undefeated ones)

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant, in a moment

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तौ (tau) - those two heroes (Satyaki and Arjuna) (those two)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (Satyaki and Arjuna) (heroes, warriors)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

• शोचन्ति (śocanti) - they lament, they grieve

• पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - sons

Words meanings and morphology

द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a revered teacher of archery in the Mahabharata)

समतिक्रान्तौ (samatikrāntau) - the two heroes (Satyaki and Arjuna) who have overcome (Drona's army) (the two who have overcome/surpassed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samatikrānta

samatikrānta - completely overcome, surpassed, vanquished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kram' (to step, to go) with upasargas 'sam' and 'ati'.

Prefixes: sam+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

अनीकम् (anīkam) - army

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, host, array

अपराजितौ (aparājitau) - the two heroes (Satyaki and Arjuna) who are undefeated (the two undefeated ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aparājita

aparājita - undefeated, unconquered, invincible

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'ji' (to conquer) with upasarga 'parā' and negative prefix 'a'.

Compound type : negative tatpuruṣa (a+parājita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• parājita – defeated, conquered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ji' with upasarga 'parā'.
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant, in a moment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant, a twinkling of an eye

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see) with the suffix '-tvā'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तौ (tau) - those two heroes (Satyaki and Arjuna) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (Satyaki and Arjuna) (heroes, warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

शोचन्ति (śocanti) - they lament, they grieve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - son (often with an affectionate or diminutive sense)

Derived from 'putra' (son) with the diminutive/affectionate suffix '-ka'.

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