महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-39, verse-29

दृष्ट्वा ते च महाराज द्रोणपुत्रपराक्रमम् ।
निहतान्मेनिरे सर्वान्पाण्डून्द्रोणसुतेन वै ॥२९॥

29. dṛṣṭvā te ca mahārāja droṇaputraparākramam ,
nihatānmenire sarvānpāṇḍūndroṇasutena vai.

29. dṛṣṭvā te ca mahārāja droṇaputraparākramam
nihatān menire sarvān pāṇḍūn droṇasutena vai

29. mahārāja te ca droṇaputraparākramam dṛṣṭvā
droṇasutena sarvān pāṇḍūn nihatān vai menire

29. And they, O great king, having witnessed the valor of Drona's son, Ashvatthama, truly believed that all the Pandavas had been slain by Drona's son.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having witnessed

• ते (te) - they

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Dhritarashtra (O great king)

• द्रोणपुत्रपराक्रमम् (droṇaputraparākramam) - the valor of Ashvatthama (the valor/prowess of Drona's son)

• निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed (ones)

• मेनिरे (menire) - they thought, they considered, they believed

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, all (of them)

• पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pandavas

• द्रोणसुतेन (droṇasutena) - by Ashvatthama (by Drona's son)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having witnessed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root `dṛś` with suffix `-tvā`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Dhritarashtra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

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

द्रोणपुत्रपराक्रमम् (droṇaputraparākramam) - the valor of Ashvatthama (the valor/prowess of Drona's son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇaputraparākrama

droṇaputraparākrama - valor/prowess of Drona's son

Compound type : tatpurusha (droṇaputra+parākrama)

• droṇaputra – son of Drona, Ashvatthama
  noun (masculine)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, heroism
  noun (masculine)

निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed (ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `han` (to strike, kill) with prefix `ni`.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

मेनिरे (menire) - they thought, they considered, they believed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of man

Perfect tense, ātmanepada

Root `man` (class 4, ātmanepada). Reduplicated perfect.

Root: man (class 4)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, all (of them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pandava (descendant of Pandu)

द्रोणसुतेन (droṇasutena) - by Ashvatthama (by Drona's son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇasuta

droṇasuta - son of Drona

Compound type : tatpurusha (droṇa+suta)

• droṇa – Drona (name of a preceptor)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)