महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-8

निर्जित्य समरे द्रोणं कृतिनं युद्धदुर्मदम् ।
यथा पशुगणान्सिंहस्तद्वद्धन्ता सुतान्मम ॥८॥

8. nirjitya samare droṇaṁ kṛtinaṁ yuddhadurmadam ,
yathā paśugaṇānsiṁhastadvaddhantā sutānmama.

8. nirjitya samare droṇam kṛtinam yuddha-durmadam
yathā paśu-gaṇān siṃhaḥ tad-vat hantā sutān mama

8. yathā siṃhaḥ paśu-gaṇān (hanti),
tad-vat (saḥ) samare kṛtinam yuddha-durmadam droṇam nirjitya mama sutān hantā (asti)

8. Having conquered Droṇa, the accomplished and battle-intoxicated, in battle, just as a lion slays herds of animals, so will he slay my sons.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered, having vanquished

• समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa

• कृतिनम् (kṛtinam) - accomplished, skillful, celebrated

• युद्ध-दुर्मदम् (yuddha-durmadam) - battle-intoxicated, irresistible in battle

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• पशु-गणान् (paśu-gaṇān) - herds of animals, flocks of beasts

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion

• तद्-वत् (tad-vat) - so, in that manner, like that

• हन्ता (hantā) - a slayer, he will slay

• सुतान् (sutān) - sons

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered, having vanquished

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root ji (to conquer) with prefix nir (out, away, completely)

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat, conflict

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (teacher of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas)

कृतिनम् (kṛtinam) - accomplished, skillful, celebrated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtin

kṛtin - accomplished, skillful, celebrated, successful, meritorious

Derived from kṛti (action, deed) + -in suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युद्ध-दुर्मदम् (yuddha-durmadam) - battle-intoxicated, irresistible in battle

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuddha-durmada

yuddha-durmada - intoxicated by battle, irresistible in war, difficult to subdue in combat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+durmada)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• durmada – haughty, arrogant, intoxicated, difficult to subdue, furious
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: mad (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

पशु-गणान् (paśu-gaṇān) - herds of animals, flocks of beasts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paśu-gaṇa

paśu-gaṇa - herd of animals, multitude of beasts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paśu+gaṇa)

• paśu – animal, beast, cattle
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – herd, flock, multitude, group
  noun (masculine)

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

तद्-वत् (tad-vat) - so, in that manner, like that

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable formed from 'tad' (that) with suffix '-vat' (like, similar to)

हन्ता (hantā) - a slayer, he will slay

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantṛ

hantṛ - slayer, killer, destroyer

Agent noun

Agent noun from root han (to strike, kill), often implies future action when used as a predicate

Root: han (class 2)

सुतान् (sutān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, offspring, child

Past Passive Participle of sū (to bear, bring forth) used as a noun

Root: sū (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me