महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-75

ते सेने वध्यमाने तु ताभ्यां दिव्यैर्महाशरैः ।
शरपातमपक्रम्य ततः प्रेक्षकवत्स्थिते ॥७५॥

75. te sene vadhyamāne tu tābhyāṁ divyairmahāśaraiḥ ,
śarapātamapakramya tataḥ prekṣakavatsthite.

75. te sene vadhyamāne tu tābhyām divyaiḥ mahāśaraiḥ
śarapātam apakramya tataḥ prekṣakavat sthite

75. tu tābhyām divyaiḥ mahāśaraiḥ vadhyamāne te sene
śarapātam apakramya tataḥ prekṣakavat sthite

75. But those two armies (sene), being struck down by their divine great arrows, retreated from the range of arrows and then remained as if they were spectators.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - Referring to the two armies. (those two)

• सेने (sene) - two armies

• वध्यमाने (vadhyamāne) - being struck down, being killed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - Referring to Karna and Nakula. (by those two)

• दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - by divine, by celestial

• महाशरैः (mahāśaraiḥ) - by great arrows

• शरपातम् (śarapātam) - the range of arrows, arrow-fall

• अपक्रम्य (apakramya) - having gone away from, having retreated

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• प्रेक्षकवत् (prekṣakavat) - like spectators, as if watching

• स्थिते (sthite) - remained, stood

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - Referring to the two armies. (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

सेने (sene) - two armies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of senā

senā - army, host, troop

वध्यमाने (vadhyamāne) - being struck down, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being struck, being killed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vadh (to strike, kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - Referring to Karna and Nakula. (by those two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - by divine, by celestial

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

महाशरैः (mahāśaraiḥ) - by great arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāśara

mahāśara - great arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)

शरपातम् (śarapātam) - the range of arrows, arrow-fall

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śarapāta

śarapāta - fall of arrows, range of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+pāta)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• pāta – falling, descent, range
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √pat (to fall, fly).
  Root: pat (class 1)

अपक्रम्य (apakramya) - having gone away from, having retreated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Gerund derived from the root √kram (to step, go) with prefix apa.

Prefix: apa

Root: kram (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षकवत् (prekṣakavat) - like spectators, as if watching

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'prekṣaka' (spectator) with the suffix '-vat' (like).

Compound type : taddhita (prekṣaka+-vat)

• prekṣaka – spectator, beholder
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from the root √īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

स्थिते (sthite) - remained, stood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, remained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here as a finite verb in combination with 'te sene'.