महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-26

ततो द्रोणो महाराज नाम विश्राव्य संयुगे ।
पाण्डुपाञ्चालमत्स्यानां प्रचक्रे कदनं महत् ॥२६॥

26. tato droṇo mahārāja nāma viśrāvya saṁyuge ,
pāṇḍupāñcālamatsyānāṁ pracakre kadanaṁ mahat.

26. tataḥ droṇaḥ mahārāja nāma viśrāvya saṃyuge
pāṇḍupāñcālamatsyānām pracakre kadanam mahat

26. mahārāja tataḥ droṇaḥ saṃyuge nāma viśrāvya
pāṇḍupāñcālamatsyānām mahat kadanam pracakre

26. Then, O great king, Droṇa, after proclaiming his name in the battle, wrought great destruction upon the Pāṇḍus, Pañcālas, and Matsyas.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

• नाम (nāma) - his name (Droṇa's name) (name)

• विश्राव्य (viśrāvya) - after proclaiming (having caused to hear, having announced, having proclaimed)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in the battle (in battle, in combat)

• पाण्डुपाञ्चालमत्स्यानाम् (pāṇḍupāñcālamatsyānām) - upon the Pāṇḍus, Pañcālas, and Matsyas (of the Pāṇḍus, Pañcālas, and Matsyas)

• प्रचक्रे (pracakre) - he wrought, he caused (he made, he did, he performed, he caused)

• कदनम् (kadanam) - destruction (slaughter, destruction, killing)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, extensive)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of `tad` (that).

Note: Indicates sequence.

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of a sage, military preceptor of Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas)

Note: Subject of `pracakre`.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of `mahā` (great) and `rājan` (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

नाम (nāma) - his name (Droṇa's name) (name)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

Note: Object of `viśrāvya`.

विश्राव्य (viśrāvya) - after proclaiming (having caused to hear, having announced, having proclaimed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) of causative

From `vi` (apart, fully) + `śru` (to hear), causative stem `śrāvaya` + `lyap` (absolutive suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the action of Droṇa.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in the battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict, encounter

From `sam` (together) + `yuj` (to join, to fight).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Specifies the location of the action.

पाण्डुपाञ्चालमत्स्यानाम् (pāṇḍupāñcālamatsyānām) - upon the Pāṇḍus, Pañcālas, and Matsyas (of the Pāṇḍus, Pañcālas, and Matsyas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍupāñcālamatsya

pāṇḍupāñcālamatsya - Pāṇḍus, Pañcālas, and Matsyas (names of kingdoms/peoples)

Dvaṃdva compound.

Compound type : itaretara-dvaṃdva (pāṇḍu+pāñcāla+matsya)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas (descendants of Pāṇḍu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pāñcāla – the Pañcālas (people or kingdom)
  proper noun (masculine)
• matsya – the Matsyas (people or kingdom)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, related to `kadanam`.

प्रचक्रे (pracakre) - he wrought, he caused (he made, he did, he performed, he caused)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √kṛ

Perfect, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada.

Root `kṛ` (to do) with preverb `pra` (forth, greatly).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Verb for `droṇaḥ`.

कदनम् (kadanam) - destruction (slaughter, destruction, killing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kadana

kadana - killing, slaughter, destruction, havoc

From `kad` (to kill).

Root: kad (class 1)

Note: Object of `pracakre`.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, extensive)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, mighty

From `mah` (to be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `kadanam`.