महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-9, verse-42

देवव्रतस्य समरे हेतुं मृत्योर्महात्मनः ।
द्रोणायाभिमुखं यान्तं के वीराः पर्यवारयन् ॥४२॥

42. devavratasya samare hetuṁ mṛtyormahātmanaḥ ,
droṇāyābhimukhaṁ yāntaṁ ke vīrāḥ paryavārayan.

42. devavratasya samare hetum mṛtyoḥ mahātmanaḥ
droṇāya abhimukham yāntam ke vīrāḥ paryavārayan

42. ke vīrāḥ samare droṇāya abhimukham yāntam mṛtyoḥ
mahātmanaḥ devavratasya hetum paryavārayan

42. Which heroes obstructed the one who, being the cause of death for the great-souled Devavrata in battle, was advancing towards Droṇa?

Words meanings summery:

• देवव्रतस्य (devavratasya) - of Devavrata

• समरे (samare) - in battle

• हेतुम् (hetum) - the instrumental cause (of Devavrata's death) (the cause, the reason)

• मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Devavrata (Bhishma) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Droṇa

• अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing, towards

• यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, advancing

• के (ke) - who

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

• पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they obstructed, they surrounded, they held back

Words meanings and morphology

देवव्रतस्य (devavratasya) - of Devavrata

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - Devavrata (a proper name, particularly Bhishma); one who has taken a divine vow

समरे (samare) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

हेतुम् (hetum) - the instrumental cause (of Devavrata's death) (the cause, the reason)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, instrument

मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise, the god of death (Yama)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Devavrata (Bhishma) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great person (ātman)

द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Droṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (a proper name, the guru of the Pandavas and Kauravas)

अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing, towards

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, directed to

यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, advancing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yānt

yānt - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root yā-

Root: yā (class 2)

के (ke) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they obstructed, they surrounded, they held back

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of paryavar

Prefixes: pari+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)