महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-117

ते वध्यमानाः समरे सूतपुत्रेण सृञ्जयाः ।
तमेवाभिमुखा यान्ति पतंगा इव पावकम् ॥११७॥

117. te vadhyamānāḥ samare sūtaputreṇa sṛñjayāḥ ,
tamevābhimukhā yānti pataṁgā iva pāvakam.

117. te vadhyamānāḥ samare sūtaputreṇa sṛñjayāḥ
tam eva abhimukhāḥ yānti pataṅgāḥ iva pāvakam

117. sūtaputreṇa samare vadhyamānāḥ te sṛñjayāḥ
pataṅgāḥ pāvakam iva tam eva abhimukhāḥ yānti

117. The Srinjayas, though being slaughtered in battle by Karna, the son of a charioteer, advanced directly towards him, just as moths fly into a fire.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain, being killed

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by Karna, the son of a charioteer (by the son of a charioteer)

• सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas (an allied clan) (the Srinjayas)

• तम् (tam) - towards Karna (him, that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, alone, just

• अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing, turned towards, confronting

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move, they proceed

• पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths, winged insects

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - to the fire

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vadh' (to strike, kill) with suffix '-yamāna'.

Root: vadh (class 1)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, combat, war

सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by Karna, the son of a charioteer (by the son of a charioteer)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, driver
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas (an allied clan) (the Srinjayas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - name of a tribe or clan (allied with Pandavas)

तम् (tam) - towards Karna (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, alone, just

(indeclinable)

अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing, turned towards, confronting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, confronting, turned towards

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, to
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move, they proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths, winged insects

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pataṅga

pataṅga - moth, butterfly, winged insect

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - to the fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier