महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-18, verse-39

तान्यनीकानि दृप्तानि शस्त्रवन्ति महान्ति च ।
द्राव्यमाणान्यदृश्यन्त सौबलेन महात्मना ॥३९॥

39. tānyanīkāni dṛptāni śastravanti mahānti ca ,
drāvyamāṇānyadṛśyanta saubalena mahātmanā.

39. tāni anīkāni dṛptāni śastravanti mahānti ca
drāvyamāṇāni adṛśyanta saubalena mahātmanā

39. ca tāni dṛptāni śastravanti mahānti anīkāni
mahātmanā saubalena drāvyamāṇāni adṛśyanta

39. And those proud, well-armed, great armies were seen being routed by the magnanimous Saubala (Śakuni).

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts

• दृप्तानि (dṛptāni) - proud, arrogant, fierce

• शस्त्रवन्ति (śastravanti) - armed, possessing weapons

• महान्ति (mahānti) - great, large, vast

• च (ca) - and

• द्राव्यमाणानि (drāvyamāṇāni) - being routed, being made to flee

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen

• सौबलेन (saubalena) - by Śakuni (by Saubala, by the son of Subala)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Śakuni, who is described as magnanimous (perhaps ironically, or referring to his military prowess) (by the great-souled one, by the magnanimous one)

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, hosts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, array, battle-array

दृप्तानि (dṛptāni) - proud, arrogant, fierce

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dṛpta

dṛpta - proud, arrogant, haughty, fierce

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dṛp (to be proud, boast)

Root: dṛp (class 4)

शस्त्रवन्ति (śastravanti) - armed, possessing weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śastravat

śastravat - armed, possessing weapons

Derived from śastra (weapon) with suffix -vat (possessing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+vat)

• śastra – weapon, arm, knife
  noun (neuter)
• vat – possessing, having, endowed with (suffix)
  suffix
  Taddhita suffix -vat to form adjectives indicating possession

महान्ति (mahānti) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्राव्यमाणानि (drāvyamāṇāni) - being routed, being made to flee

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of drāvyamāṇa

drāvyamāṇa - being made to run, being put to flight, being routed (causal present passive participle)

Present Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from causal form of root √dru (to run, flee) + passive suffix -yamāna

Root: dru (class 1)

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सौबलेन (saubalena) - by Śakuni (by Saubala, by the son of Subala)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saubala

saubala - son of Subala, a patronymic; Śakuni

Derived from Subala (father's name)

Note: Agent in a passive construction

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Śakuni, who is described as magnanimous (perhaps ironically, or referring to his military prowess) (by the great-souled one, by the magnanimous one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble; a great being (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
  Compound part, usually from mahat
• ātman – self, soul (ātman), essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'saubalena'