महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-1, verse-42

नारायणास्त्रे निहते द्रोणपुत्रस्य धीमतः ।
हतशेषेष्वनीकेषु किमकुर्वत मामकाः ॥४२॥

42. nārāyaṇāstre nihate droṇaputrasya dhīmataḥ ,
hataśeṣeṣvanīkeṣu kimakurvata māmakāḥ.

42. nārāyaṇāstre nihate droṇaputrasya dhīmataḥ
hataśeṣeṣu anīkeṣu kim akurvata māmakāḥ

42. māmakāḥ droṇaputrasya dhīmataḥ nārāyaṇāstre
nihate hataśeṣeṣu anīkeṣu kim akurvata

42. When the Nārāyaṇāstra of the intelligent son of Drona (Aśvatthāman) was rendered ineffective, what did my people do amidst the armies that remained after the slaughter?

Words meanings summery:

• नारायणास्त्रे (nārāyaṇāstre) - when the divine weapon of Nārāyaṇa was rendered ineffective or exhausted (when the Nārāyaṇāstra)

• निहते (nihate) - was destroyed, rendered ineffective

• द्रोणपुत्रस्य (droṇaputrasya) - of Aśvatthāman, son of Drona (of Drona's son)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of Aśvatthāman, who is described as intelligent (of the intelligent, of the wise)

• हतशेषेषु (hataśeṣeṣu) - in/among the remaining slain, among those left after being killed

• अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies, in the hosts

• किम् (kim) - what

• अकुर्वत (akurvata) - did they do

• मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - the Kauravas, Duryodhana's brothers and allies (my people, my sons)

Words meanings and morphology

नारायणास्त्रे (nārāyaṇāstre) - when the divine weapon of Nārāyaṇa was rendered ineffective or exhausted (when the Nārāyaṇāstra)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nārāyaṇāstra

nārāyaṇāstra - the divine missile/weapon (astra) associated with or given by Nārāyaṇa (Lord Vishnu)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+astra)

• nārāyaṇa – Narayana (a name of Lord Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• astra – missile, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √as (class 4)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

निहते (nihate) - was destroyed, rendered ineffective

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed, rendered ineffective

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix 'ni' and root √han ('to strike, kill').

Prefix: ni

Root: √han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'nārāyaṇāstre' in locative absolute construction.

द्रोणपुत्रस्य (droṇaputrasya) - of Aśvatthāman, son of Drona (of Drona's son)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - son of Drona

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (genitive) (droṇa+putra)

• droṇa – Drona (name of the teacher)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of Aśvatthāman, who is described as intelligent (of the intelligent, of the wise)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, discerning, thoughtful

From 'dhī' (thought, intelligence) + possessive suffix 'mat'.

Note: Agrees with 'droṇaputrasya'.

हतशेषेषु (hataśeṣeṣu) - in/among the remaining slain, among those left after being killed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of hataśeṣa

hataśeṣa - remaining after being slain, those left after slaughter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or karmadhāraya (hata+śeṣa)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √han ('to strike, kill').
  Root: √han (class 2)
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, what is left
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'anīkeṣu'.

अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies, in the hosts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, battle array

किम् (kim) - what

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Acts as the object of 'akurvata'.

अकुर्वत (akurvata) - did they do

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect (laṅ), Middle Voice

3rd person plural, imperfect tense, middle voice.

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to 'māmakāḥ'.

मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - the Kauravas, Duryodhana's brothers and allies (my people, my sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māmaka

māmaka - my, mine; my kinsmen, my people

Derived from 'mama' (mine/my) + suffix.

Note: Refers to Duryodhana's side in the Mahabharata.